# ILM transfer index to cold, than frozen phase with searchable snapshot

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-transfer-index-to-cold-than-frozen-phase-with-searchable-snapshot/296755>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management, frozen-indices\
**Created:** [February 9, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-transfer-index-to-cold-than-frozen-phase-with-searchable-snapshot/296755 "2022-02-09T16:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![bolemebrige](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bolemebrige/32/77609_2.png) [@bolemebrige](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bolemebrige)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-transfer-index-to-cold-than-frozen-phase-with-searchable-snapshot/296755/1 "2022-02-09T16:25:12Z")

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Hi,

is it possible to transfer index to cold phase, make snapshot, mount it as fully searchable snapshot and than after some time transfer it to frozen phase while mounting it as partially mounted index.  
It seems like logical step for me but ILM on 7.15.0 stops in cold phase and tires to make snapshot of index again where it sees problem since snapshot of that index already exists.

Thank you,

Filip

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-transfer-index-to-cold-than-frozen-phase-with-searchable-snapshot/296755/2 "2022-03-09T16:26:09Z")

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