Hi,
I'm trying to copy a production index onto a single node in a separate cluster. This is so that I can experiment with data types and attempt to improve performance of certain queries.
I've tried a few approaches but run into trouble each time.
1. Restore from snapshot
With a fresh cluster, populate _snapshot by pointing it at our S3 snapshot repository, wait for it to populate, then restore an index. Unfortunately this has no effect. The request to restore immediately returns with:
{"snapshot":{"snapshot":"20150603","indices":[],"shards":{"total":0,"failed":0,"successful":0}}}
2. Connect to existing cluster, detach, then rebalance
I thought that by connecting to the main cluster, then detaching, I'd be able to separate this node with a copy of all or some of the data I need. All I get however is a bunch of unallocated shards that I can't access. I was hoping ES might rebalance, but no luck.
3. Connect to existing cluster, detach, then restore from snapshot
A combination of the above. Again, no luck. I specify wait_for_completion=true and the request doesn't return, which suggests a restore is in progress, but again nothing happens. No CPU, disk or network activity, no matter how long I leave it.
Is it possible to isolate a snapshotted index on its own node? Separate to the original cluster it came from? What's the correct way of doing this?