# Snapshot & Restore : 6.2 version **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 31, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622 "2019-01-31T17:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/1 "2019-01-31T17:49:18Z")
Couple of questions: 1. is there any webinar for snapshot and restore ? 2. Is it possible to change the name of the indices while restoring ? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/2 "2019-01-31T18:03:34Z")
1. I did not find it. 2. Yes. See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.6/modules-snapshots.html#\_restore](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.6/modules-snapshots.html#_restore) ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/3 "2019-01-31T18:32:27Z")
Thanks David ! It helped! ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/4 "2019-02-11T14:51:59Z")
Should the number of nodes on the snapshot cluster and restore cluster be same ? What if the number of nodes are not same? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/5 "2019-02-11T15:03:17Z")
Not a problem. You are restoring indices not nodes. ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/6 "2019-02-11T16:20:36Z")
So we will have to have same number of indices and replicas on both the snapshot and restore clusters ... is my understanding right ? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/7 "2019-02-11T16:22:17Z")
You will have the same number of shards. For replicas, it will depend on the number of nodes. If you restore in a cluster with only one node, obviously you won't have any replica allocated. ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/8 "2019-02-11T16:23:08Z")
thanks for clarifying ! ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/9 "2019-02-21T17:45:39Z")
If i have a 5 data node cluster - Shall i just run the curator to take the snapshot into a directory on that one node ? Is this the right approach ? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/10 "2019-02-21T18:02:49Z")
That's another question not related to the original one. Could you open a new thread? ---
**Author:** ![aniaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@aniaks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aniaks)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/11 "2019-02-21T18:03:09Z")
> [@aniaks](#): > > If i have a 5 data node cluster - Shall i just run the curator to take the snapshot into a directory on that one node ? Is this the right approach ? sure ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-restore-6-2-version/166622/12 "2019-03-21T18:03:18Z")
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