Distributed Index Handler 26.2
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# DREFLUSHANDPAUSE

Prepares the Content component for a snapshot (hot backup). Content flushes all files to disk and pauses indexing, so a snapshot of the data can be taken. This index action is most applicable if your Content component storage is a SAN with disk-snapshot capabilities.

NOTE: The index ID returned from this index action (for example, `INDEXID=41`) because you need this ID to restart the paused indexing queue.

After sending the index action, poll Content with the IndexerGetStatus action until the returned status is `-16` (Indexing Paused). You can then perform the snapshot.

After the hot backup completes, restart the index queue, again with the IndexerGetStatus action and with the index ID returned from `DREFLUSHANDPAUSE`. For example:

    http://Hume:20000/action=IndexerGetStatus&index=41&IndexAction=restart

## Example

    http://Hume:9071/DREFLUSHANDPAUSE?

This index action instructs the Content component to flush all files to disk and pause indexing.

## Optional Parameters

This index action accepts the following standard index action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
IgnoreMaxPendingItems | Whether to ignore the IndexQueueMaxPendingItems limit for this index action.
IndexUID | An identification code for any document tracking events.
NoArchive | Turn off configured archiving for the index action.
Priority | The priority for the index job.

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Version 26.2 | Last updated April 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Distributed Index Handler 26.2

Topic Title: DREFLUSHANDPAUSE