# Possible to move doc type in warm and hot architecture

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-to-move-doc-type-in-warm-and-hot-architecture/79686>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-to-move-doc-type-in-warm-and-hot-architecture/79686 "2017-03-23T05:22:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![newbie\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newbie\_here](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/newbie_here)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-to-move-doc-type-in-warm-and-hot-architecture/79686/1 "2017-03-23T05:22:49Z")

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Hi,

I have tried and tested swapping of the indices in a hot and warm architecture in Elasticsearch, using curator also.

Are there ways to do such for specific doc types of indices via the curator, moving from hot nodes to warm and vice-versa

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-to-move-doc-type-in-warm-and-hot-architecture/79686/2 "2017-03-23T06:04:45Z")

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No. Complete indices must be moved.

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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:** [April 20, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/possible-to-move-doc-type-in-warm-and-hot-architecture/79686/3 "2017-04-20T06:05:25Z")

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