Is there a way to change the name of an Index in ElasticSearch after data has been loaded?

Question

I create and bulk load a bunch of individual data records of type person (JSON formatted) into an ElasticSearch index called enterprise using a command like:

curl -XPOST localhost:9200/enterprise/person/_bulk --data-binary  @./JSON_DATA/people1.json

Is there a simple way to change the name of the enterprise index to something like last_enterprise after it's already been loaded with data? And, if so, does it trigger/force re-indexing or not (and why)?

Any help you can offer is appreciated.

Check: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28626803/how-to-rename-an-index-in-a-cluster — alpert, Apr 27 '16 at 20:54

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '16 at 06:16

2

You should use aliases. Really easy to use and flexible.

My advice: always use aliases.

answered Apr 28 '16 at 06:16

dadoonet

14,109
3
42
49

Is there a way to change the name of an Index in ElasticSearch after data has been loaded?

1 Answers1