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Add links to Freeze/Unfreeze index APIs (#40225) (#40268)
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indices. This allows for a much higher disk-to-heap ratio than would otherwise
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You can freeze the index using the <<freeze-index-api, Freeze Index API>>.
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Searches performed on frozen indices use the small, dedicated,
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<<search-throttled,`search_throttled` threadpool>> to control the number of
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concurrent searches that hit frozen shards on each node. This limits the amount
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not intended for high search load. It is possible that a search of a frozen
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index may take seconds or minutes to complete, even if the same searches
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completed in milliseconds when the indices were not frozen.
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To make a frozen index writable again, use the <<unfreeze-index-api, Unfreeze Index API>>.
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== Best Practices

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