# Simulate recovery from snapshot

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simulate-recovery-from-snapshot/197549>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simulate-recovery-from-snapshot/197549 "2019-08-30T15:57:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![rschirin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rschirin/32/45283_2.png) [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simulate-recovery-from-snapshot/197549/1 "2019-08-30T15:57:41Z")

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hi,  
I would like to know if you have any suggestion regarding the possibility to simulate a disaster event after which I should use snapshot recovery.  
I mean, is there a way to simulate the last part (restore operation) and to get the time required.

thanks

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**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simulate-recovery-from-snapshot/197549/2 "2019-08-30T16:08:25Z")

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If you want to test on same server then restore your snapshot with different name and you will know if it worked or not

Check restore section where it says how to restore index as another name.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html)

last week I setup another cluster (three node) new hardware.  
stop all ingestion.  
did the backup

move all backup to new servers  
restore it and I had all the data back online in less then hour.

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simulate-recovery-from-snapshot/197549/3 "2019-09-27T16:08:26Z")

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