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[[working-remote-clusters]]
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== Remote Clusters
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{kib} *Management* provides user interfaces for working with data from remote
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clusters and managing the {ccr} process. You can replicate indices from a
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leader remote cluster to a follower index in a local cluster. The local follower indices
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can be used to provide remote backups for disaster recovery or for geo-proximite copies of data.
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Before using these features, you should be familiar with the following concepts:
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* {ref}/xpack-ccr.html[{ccr-cap}]
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* {ref}/modules-cross-cluster-search.html[{ccs-cap}]
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* {ref}/cross-cluster-configuring.html[Cross-cluster security requirements]
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[[managing-remote-clusters]]
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== Managing remote clusters
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*Remote clusters* helps you manage remote clusters for use with
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{ccs} and {ccr}. You can add and remove remote clusters and check their connectivity.
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Before you use this feature, you should be familiar with the concept of
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{ref}/modules-remote-clusters.html[remote clusters].
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Go to *Management > Elasticsearch > Remote clusters* to create or manage your remotes.
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To set up a new remote, click *Add a remote cluster*. Give the cluster a unique name
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and define the seed nodes for cluster discovery. You can edit or remove your remote clusters
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from the *Remote clusters* list view.
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image::images/add_remote_cluster.png[][UI for adding a remote cluster]
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Once a remote cluster is registered, you can use the tools under *{ccr-cap}*
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to add and manage follower indices on the local cluster, and replicate data from
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indices on the remote cluster based on an auto-follow index pattern.
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[[managing-cross-cluster-replication]]
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== [xpack]#Managing {ccr}#
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*{ccr-cap}* helps you create and manage the {ccr} process.
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If you want to replicate data from existing indices, or set up
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local followers on a case-by-case basis, go to *Follower indices*.
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If you want to automatically detect and follow new indices when they are created
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on a remote cluster, you can do so from *Auto-follow patterns*.
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Creating an auto-follow pattern is useful when you have time-series data, like a logs index, on the
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remote cluster that is created or rolled over on a daily basis. Once you have configured an
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auto-follow pattern, any time a new index with a name that matches the pattern is
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created in the remote cluster, a follower index is automatically configured in the local cluster.
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From the same view, you can also see a list of your saved auto-follow patterns for
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a given remote cluster, and monitor whether the replication is active.
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Before you use these features, you should be familiar with the following concepts:
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* {ref}/ccr-requirements.html[Requirements for leader indices]
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* {ref}/ccr-auto-follow.html[Automatically following indices]
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To get started, go to *Management > Elasticsearch > {ccr-cap}*.
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image::images/auto_follow_pattern.png[][UI for adding an auto-follow pattern]
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image::images/follower_indices.png[][UI for adding follower indices]
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