Retry policy execution API
Retry executing the policy for an index that is in the ERROR step.
Sets the policy back to the step where the error occurred and executes the step.
Use the ILM Explain API to determine if an index is in the ERROR
step.
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index (required)
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(string) Identifier for the indices to retry in comma-separated format.
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timeout
-
(time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for a response. If no
response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and
returns an error. Defaults to
30s. For more information about
time units, see Time units.
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master_timeout
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(time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for a connection to the
master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. For more information about
time units, see Time units.
You must have the manage_ilm privileges on the indices being managed to use this API.
For more information, see Security Privileges.
The following example retries the policy for my_index.
If the request succeeds, you receive the following result: