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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions docs/reference/modules/indices/index_management.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ When set to `true`, you must specify the index name to <<indices-delete-index,de
// tag::cluster-indices-close-enable-tag[]
`cluster.indices.close.enable` {ess-icon}::
(<<dynamic-cluster-setting,Dynamic>>)
Enables <<indices-open-close,opening of closed indices>> in {es}. You might enable this setting temporarily to change the analyzer configuration for an existing index. We strongly recommend leaving this set to `false` (the default) otherwise.
Enables <<indices-close,closing of open indices>> in {es}. If `false`, you
cannot close open indices. Defaults to `true`.
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IMPORTANT: Closed indices are a data loss risk because they are not included when you make cluster configuration changes, such as scaling to a different capacity, failover, and many other operations. Additionally, closed indices can lead to inaccurate disk space counts.
NOTE: Closed indices still consume a significant amount of disk space.

[[reindex-remote-whitelist]]
// tag::reindex-remote-whitelist[]
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