# Where to check if a cluster is dumping backups in linux?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 20, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676 "2018-06-20T11:34:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![elastico](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elastico/32/35758_2.png) [@elastico](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elastico)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676/1 "2018-06-20T11:34:09Z")

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I am still learning ES and been given an ES cluster hosted on CentOS 6.5 machines to check if it's dumping a backup somewhere.

I used the `GET /_snapshot/_all` api but get nothing back so no snapshots have been configured.

I checked the daily scheduled logs `/var/log/elasticsearch` for the past few days and no mention of a backup there.

`/_cluster/stats api` doesnt mention anything related to snapshots or backups either.

My supervisor was sure that the previous guy told him the backups are being dumped somewhere?

Can someone guide me here please? Feel like I am looking in the wrong places.

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**Author:** ![elastico](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elastico/32/35758_2.png) [@elastico](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elastico)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676/2 "2018-06-21T10:20:25Z")

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Polite Bump (first and last bump)

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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:** [June 21, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676/3 "2018-06-21T10:24:58Z")

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If there are no snapshots configured, none are probably taken.

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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:** [July 19, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-to-check-if-a-cluster-is-dumping-backups-in-linux/136676/4 "2018-07-19T10:24:59Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2018, 10:24am UTC

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