Elasticsearch:Manage clusters

Operation

Description

Create a cluster

You can click Create to go to the buy page of Elasticsearch and create an Elasticsearch cluster. For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch cluster.

Enable or disable the initiative alert feature

You can click Initiative Alert to enable the initiative alert feature for Elasticsearch in the CloudMonitor console. This feature is disabled by default. After you enable this feature, CloudMonitor creates alert rules to detect exceptions such as abnormal cluster status, high disk usage (greater than 75%), and high JVM heap memory (greater than 85%). These rules are applied to all Elasticsearch clusters within your Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see Configure cluster alerting.

Add tags to clusters

If you have a large number of Elasticsearch clusters, you can add tags to the cluster to facilitate cluster management. Each tag consists of a key and a value. You can use tag keys and tag values to further classify clusters. For more information, see Manage cluster tags.

Update cluster statuses

You can click the icon in the upper-right corner to update the statuses of Elasticsearch clusters. After an Elasticsearch cluster is created, it is in the Initializing state. You can click the icon to update the status of the cluster. After the value of Status for the cluster changes to Normal, you can use the cluster.

Export a cluster list

The export feature allows you to customize a cluster list and export it. Click the icon in the upper-right corner. In the Export dialog box, configure Export Mode and Translate Heading, select the columns that you want to export, and then click OK.

• Export Mode: the mode that is used to export the cluster list. Valid values: All and Selected. Default value: All.

• Translate Heading: specifies whether to translate headings. Valid values: Yes and No. Default value: Yes. If you set this parameter to Yes, exported headings are in Chinese. If you set this parameter to No, exported headings are in English, such as instanceId and description.

Customize a cluster list

You can click the icon in the upper-right corner. In the Select Filters dialog box, you can select display items based on your business requirements.

Cluster ID/Name and Actions are dimmed. You cannot select or clear them.

View the cluster list

You can choose the columns that you want to view in the cluster list. By default, the cluster list includes the following columns: Cluster ID/Name, Status, Version, Cluster Type, Specifications, Billing Method, and Created At.

View the basic information of a cluster

You can click the ID of a cluster in the Cluster ID/Name column. On the Basic Information page, view the basic information of the cluster. For more information, see View the basic information of a cluster.

Manage clusters

You can find the desired cluster and click Manage in the Actions column. On the page that appears, you can perform operations such as upgrading or downgrading the configuration of the cluster, viewing logs, configuring security settings, and configuring plug-ins.

Switch the billing method of a cluster

You can find the desired cluster and choose > Switch to Subscription or > Switch to Pay-as-you-go in the Actions column. For more information, see Switch the billing method of a cluster from pay-as-you-go to subscription or Switch the billing method of a cluster from subscription to pay-as-you-go.

Update the configuration of a cluster

You can find the desired cluster and click Upgrade Configuration or choose > Downgrade Configuration in the Actions column. On the Upgrade/Downgrade page, modify the configurations of the cluster. For more information, see Upgrade the configuration of a cluster or Downgrade the configuration of a cluster.

Release a cluster

You can find the desired cluster and choose > Release Cluster in the Actions column to release the cluster. This feature is suitable only for pay-as-you-go clusters.