HOW to restore a snapshot from another location

[elastic_mostafa (mostafa)]

Hello ,
I try to restore a snapshot located on another local reader (B:)
The Elasticsearch directory is located on C:

here the snapshot content located on B:\

what spets should I follow to restore this snapshot ?
once done , is it possible to remove the snapshot or ES stills need it ?

thanks

[DavidTurner]

@elastic_mostafa

what spets should I follow to restore this snapshot ?

Assuming you have a single node, you can register this directory as a read-only repository with Elasticsearch: Snapshot module | Elasticsearch Guide [8.11] | Elastic

Then restore this snapshot: Snapshot module | Elasticsearch Guide [8.11] | Elastic

If you have multiple nodes then you need to set up a shared filesystem or a read-only URL repository.

@elastic_mostafa

once done , is it possible to remove the snapshot or ES stills need it ?

Once the restore has succeeded, Elasticsearch does not need the repository any more. You can deregister the repository with DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}.