--- title: "Using Kibana" slug: "ses-kibana-classic" tags: ["Search Engine Service"] updated: 2026-09-17T09:18:10Z published: 2026-09-17T09:18:10Z canonical: "guide.ncloud-docs.com/ses-kibana-classic" stale: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Using Kibana Available in Classic Kibana is an open-source interface for visualizing and exploring data stored in Elasticsearch clusters. You can use data to create various charts and manage clusters. This guide introduces the following features: - [Getting started with Kibana](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#Kibana%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%91): How to access Kibana and an overview of the menu. - [Dev Tools](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#DevTools): Introduction to the Console in the **Dev Tools** for easily calling APIs. - [Data management](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%ED%84%B0%EA%B4%80%EB%A6%AC): How to store and retrieve data using APIs, create index patterns, and search data in the **Discover** menu. - [Manage snapshot](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#%EC%8A%A4%EB%83%85%EC%83%B7%EA%B4%80%EB%A6%AC): How to create snapshots using APIs, identify causes of snapshot creation failures, restore data from snapshots, and delete snapshots. Note - This guide describes only selected Kibana features that are commonly used to work with Search Engine Service. For more information on Kibana, see [Kibana Guide](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.6/index.html). - This guide is based on Kibana version 6.6.1. ## Getting started with Kibana To use Kibana, you must first access Kibana. Log in to explore various menus in Kibana. ### Access Kibana When you create an Elasticsearch cluster in the Search Engine Service, Kibana is installed on the manager node and starts automatically. You can access Kibana either from the NAVER Cloud Platform console or through a web browser. Note - Before accessing Kibana, check your Kibana access ID and password. - You can view your ID and set the password in **Cluster > Manage cluster > Reset Kibana access password**. - For more information on how to access Kibana from the NAVER Cloud Platform console, see [Access Kibana](/docs/en/ses-cluster-classic#Kibana%EC%A0%91%EC%86%8D). To access Kibana via a web browser: 1. In your web browser, connect to manager node public IP:80. - This accesses port 5601, which is forwarded to port 80. 2. In the following screen, enter the Kibana access information and click **[Log in]**. ![ses-kibana-classic_login_ko](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/ses-kibana-vpc_login_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A44%3A29Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A44%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XgGjYzOdsVsOIKnH94EHw2SzRDQiEL3txIsTMJcKcUQ%3D) - **Username**: Enter the Kibana access ID. - **Password**: Enter the Kibana access password. - In the first interface after login, click **[Try our sample data]** to use the sample data. ### Kibana menu The Kibana menu includes the following: - **Discover**: Search stored data (see [Search data](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%ED%84%B0%EA%B2%80%EC%83%89)). - **Visualize**: Data visualization tool. - **Dashboard**: View visualized data and search results at a glance. - **Timelion**: Visualization tools for time-series data. - **Dev Tools**: Manage data using APIs (see [Dev Tools](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#DevTools)). - **Management**: Manage index patterns, saved objects, and advanced Kibana settings. ## Dev Tools You can use the console in the **Dev Tools** menu to easily work with APIs and view request results. The Dev Tools interface includes the following: ![ses-kibana-classic_console](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/ses-kibana-classic_console.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A44%3A29Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A44%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XgGjYzOdsVsOIKnH94EHw2SzRDQiEL3txIsTMJcKcUQ%3D) | Component | Description | | --- | --- | | ① Console features | - **History**: View and rerun previously executed commands. - **Settings**: Configure the Console environment. - **Help**: View keyboard shortcuts available in the console. | | ② Input component | Component for entering commands - ![i-ses-kibanarunclassic](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/i-ses-kibanarunclassic.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A44%3A29Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A44%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XgGjYzOdsVsOIKnH94EHw2SzRDQiEL3txIsTMJcKcUQ%3D): Click to execute the command. - Press **[Ctrl]+[Enter]** to run the command. - ![i-ses-kibanaactionclassic](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/i-ses-kibanaactionclassic.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A44%3A29Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A44%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XgGjYzOdsVsOIKnH94EHw2SzRDQiEL3txIsTMJcKcUQ%3D): Click to display the following menu: - **Copy as cURL**: Copy your command in cURL format to the clipboard. - **Open documentation**: View documentation for the API related to your command. - **Auto indent**: Automatically add or remove indentation in your command. | | ③ Result component | Displays the result of the command execution. | ## Manage data You can manage data using Kibana. From the console in the **Dev Tools** menu, you can store and view data through APIs. You can also create index patterns and search data stored in the cluster. ### Store data To store data using APIs: 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, call the API to store data. - The result is displayed on the right pane. - Example 1: Store data with the name and dept fields in the test index. ``` PUT test/_doc/1 { "name" : "asd", "dept" : "Document Management" } ``` - Example 2: Create an index with 3 primary shards and 1 replica shard, with no data. ``` PUT my_index { "settings": { "index": { "number_of_shards": 3, "number_of_replicas": 1 } } } ``` ### View data To view data stored in the cluster via the API: 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, call the API to view the data. - The results are displayed on the right pane. - Example: View data in text index. ``` GET test/_search { "query" : { "match_all" : {} } } ``` ### Create index pattern To use indices in Kibana, you must first create an index pattern. Using index patterns, you can view and manage data from multiple indices at once. Note To create an index pattern, data must already be stored in the cluster. To create an index pattern: 1. In Kibana, click the **Management** menu. 2. Click the **Index Patterns** menu. 3. Click **[Create index pattern]**. 4. Enter an index pattern in the **Index pattern** field to view it in Kibana. - Indices that match the index pattern are displayed. 5. Click **[Next step]**. 6. Review the **Configure settings**, then click **[Create index pattern]**. - If date or time fields are available in the index, select the appropriate field in the **Time Filter field name**. - Details of the created index pattern are displayed. ### Search data You can search data stored in the cluster from the **Discover** menu in Kibana. Note To search data, you must first create an index pattern. See [Create index pattern](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#%EC%9D%B8%EB%8D%B1%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%A8%ED%84%B4%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1). To search data in the cluster: 1. In Kibana, click the **Discover** menu. 2. From the dropdown list, select the index pattern to view. - Data from the indices included in the selected index pattern is displayed. ![ses-kibana-classic_discover](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/ses-kibana-classic_discover.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T15%3A44%3A29Z&se=2026-10-27T16%3A44%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XgGjYzOdsVsOIKnH94EHw2SzRDQiEL3txIsTMJcKcUQ%3D) 3. Enter a search term (for example, `name:asd`) in the search field and press **[Enter]** to view the search results. - Select fields to display only the data you need. ## Manage snapshot In Kibana, you can create and delete snapshots using the console in the **Dev Tools** menu. If snapshot creation fails, you can identify the cause, or restore data using an existing snapshot. Note To create and manage snapshots in Object Storage, the Object Storage Plugin must be installed on all nodes in the cluster. (See [Install Object Storage Plugin](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#ObjectStoragePlugin%EC%84%A4%EC%B9%98)) ### Install Object Storage Plugin To access Object Storage from the cluster, you must install the Object Storage Plugin on all nodes in the cluster. Follow these steps to install the plugin. 1. Connect to the manager node via SSH and run the following commands.(For more information on SSH access, see [Connect to the manager node via SSH](/docs/en/ses-ssh-classic).) ``` echo "-Des.allow_insecure_settings=true" | sudo tee -a /etc/elasticsearch/jvm.options sudo /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install repository-s3 ``` 1. Enter `y` to install the Object Storage Plugin. 2. Repeat steps 1–2 for all nodes in the cluster to install the Object Storage Plugin. - While connected to the manager node, run the command "ssh sshuser@Data Node IP Address" and type `yes` to connect to each data node via SSH. - In the **Cluster** menu, click **[View details]** to find the IP addresses of each data node. - While connected to the data node, run the `logout` command to return to the manager mode. 3. Restart the cluster to apply the installed plugin (see [Restart cluster](/docs/en/ses-cluster-classic#%ED%81%B4%EB%9F%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0%EC%9E%AC%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%91)). ### Create snapshot using Elasticsearch API You can create a snapshot of a cluster by calling the Elasticsearch API. Note - You must first install the Object Storage Plugin on all nodes in the cluster (see [Install Object Storage Plugin](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#ObjectStoragePlugin%EC%84%A4%EC%B9%98)). - You must also create a bucket in Object Storage to store snapshots in advance. For more information on bucket creation, see [Create bucket](/docs/en/objectstorage-use-bucket#%EB%B2%84%ED%82%B7%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1). To create a snapshot of a cluster: 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, run the following command to create a repository. ``` PUT _snapshot/my-own-snapshot-repository { "type" : "s3", "settings": { "region" : "kr", "endpoint" : "https://kr.object.ncloudstorage.com", "bucket": "name of the bucket to store snapshots", "path_style_access": "true", "access_key":"Access Key ID value", "secret_key":"Secret Key value" } } ``` - `my-own-snapshot-repository`: Name the repository. - `access_key`, `secret_key`: API authentication key values. For more information on API authentication keys, see [Ncloud API](https://api.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/common-ncpapi). 3. In the console, run the following command to call the snapshot creation API. ``` POST _snapshot/my-own-snapshot-repository/my-own-snapshot-name ``` - `my-own-snapshot-repository`: The repository name created in step 2. - `my-own-snapshot-name`: Name the snapshot. - Specify indices when calling the API as shown below to create snapshots only for the specified indices. ``` PUT _snapshot/my-own-snapshot-repository/my-own-snapshot-name { "indices": "myindex, myindex2" } ``` - The snapshot is stored at the specified path in Object Storage. ### Identify cause of snapshot creation failure To identify the cause of snapshot creation failures in Kibana: 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, run the `GET _snapshot` command to check the repository of a failed snapshot. - The list of repositories is displayed on the right pane. 3. Run the following command to view the detailed status of the snapshot. ``` GET _snapshot/"snapshot repository"/"snapshot name" ``` ### Restore snapshot You can use snapshots to restore cluster data or migrate data from one cluster to another. Note Ensure that a snapshot exists before attempting a restore. (see [Create snapshot using Elasticsearch API](/docs/en/ses-kibana-classic#ElasticsearchAPI%EB%A5%BC%ED%86%B5%ED%95%B4%EC%8A%A4%EB%83%85%EC%83%B7%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1)). To restore a snapshot: 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, run the following command to create a repository to restore. ``` PUT _snapshot/restore-repository { "type" : "s3", "settings": { "region" : "kr", "endpoint" : "https://kr.object.ncloudstorage.com", "bucket": "estest", "path_style_access": "true", "access_key":"Access Key ID value", "secret_key":"Secret Key value" } } ``` - `bucket`: Name of the bucket where the snapshot to restore is stored. - `base_path`: Folder name where the snapshot is located (cluster-name-cluster-number). - Run the following command to verify that the repository was created successfully. ``` GET _snapshot ``` - Run the following command to view the list of snapshots stored in the repository. ``` GET _cat/snapshots/restore-repository ``` 3. Run the following command to view the list of indices available for restoration in the snapshot. ``` GET _snapshot/restore-repository/"snapshot name" ``` 4. Run the following command to view the list of indices currently present in the cluster. ``` GET _cat/indices ``` - Indices cannot be restored if an index with the same name already exists in the current cluster. 5. Run the command to restore indices. - Restore a specific index - Example: Restore `metricbeat-7.7.0-2021.06.23`. ``` POST _snapshot/restore-repository/test4/_restore { "indices": "metricbeat-7.7.0-2021.06.23", "ignore_unavailable": true } ``` - Restore multiple indices using a wildcard (*) - Example: Restore all indices starting with `metricbeat`. ``` POST _snapshot/restore-repository/test4/_restore { "indices": "metricbeat*", "ignore_unavailable": true } ``` - Restore all indices except for specific ones. - Example: Restore all indices except `kibana`. ``` POST _snapshot/restore-repository/test4/_restore { "indices": "-.kibana*", "ignore_unavailable": true } ``` - Setting this to `"indices": "*"` will trigger a restore for all indices, but duplicate indices will cause the operation to fail. 6. Run the following command to check if the indices were restored successfully. ``` GET _cat/indices ``` - Immediately after restoration, the index status may temporarily be yellow, and the cluster status may show a warning. ### Delete snapshot 1. In Kibana, click the **Dev Tools** menu. 2. In the console, run the following command to delete a snapshot. ``` DELETE _snapshot/restore-repository/test4 ``` - You can run the following command to verify that the snapshot has been deleted. ``` GET _cat/snapshots/restore-repository ``` Note When deleting a large snapshot, a timeout response may occur. This happens when the operation exceeds 30 seconds, but the snapshot deletion continues and completes normally in the background.