elastic/kibana

Kibana Snapshot and Restore UI does not list non-searchable snapshot backing indices for a data stream restore

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#179221 opened on Mar 22, 2024

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Feature:Snapshot and RestoreTeam:Kibana Managementbuggood first issuetriage_needed

Description

Kibana version: 7.17.8 Elastic Cloud

Elasticsearch version: 7.17.8 Elastic Cloud

Describe the bug: When attempting to restore a backing index from a data stream using the Kibana -> Stack Management -> Snapshot and Restore UI. The UI does not find the backing index even though it is listed in the snapshot.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create data stream that is saved to snapshots but not part of any searchable snapshots.
  2. Verify that backing indices exist in a snapshot
  3. Try to restore the same backing index using the Kibana UI which will give you the error below:

There is a workaround for this by using the Restore API.

Expected behavior: The UI should allow you to restore an index like this the same way the Restore API does. The code is filtering out any backing indices, if that can be removed it should fix this.

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Tech stack
typescriptreact
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datafrontend
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2
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1-3 hours
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clear
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TypeScriptReactKibana plugin structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85
Research direction
Examine the file step logistics.tsx at line 67 in the snapshot restore plugin. The filter that excludes backing indices from the list needs to be removed or modified to allow non searchable snapshot backing indices to appear for data stream restore. Ensure that the change does not inadvertently include searchable snapshot indices or other unwanted entries. Review existing tests for the restore snapshot form to cover this case.