Service Overview
Search Engine provides automated creation and configuration of the distributed search and analytics engines Elasticsearch and OpenSearch through a web-based console. Users can select a server type that matches the system configuration to set up a cluster, and it supports the data analysis and visualization tools Kibana and the OpenSearch dashboard.
- Search Engine provides the Elasticsearch Enterprise version and the OpenSearch version.
- Elasticsearch Enterprise’s software license uses a user-owned license (BYOL, Bring Your Own License), and software licensing policies in cloud environments must follow the vendor’s policies.
The Search Engine Cluster consists of multiple master nodes and data nodes. Data nodes can be installed from a minimum of one up to a maximum of ten, and are typically deployed with three or more. If a master node is not installed separately, the data nodes also perform the master node role, and up to ten can be installed. When master nodes are installed separately, up to 50 data nodes are possible.
Provided features
Search Engine provides the following features.
- Auto Provisioning (Auto Provisioning): You can configure and set up Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters via the UI.
- Operation Control Management: Provides functionality to control the status of running servers. In addition to starting and stopping the cluster, it can be restarted to apply configuration values.
- Backup and Recovery: You can back up using the built-in backup feature, and you can restore to the point in time of the backup file.
- Add Data Node: If cluster expansion is required, you can add nodes with the same specifications as the existing data nodes. Up to 10 nodes can be added within the cluster.
- Visualization Tool Support: Provides data analysis and visualization tools, and supports Elasticsearch Kibana or OpenSearch dashboards.
- Monitoring: CPU, memory, and cluster performance monitoring information can be accessed through the Cloud Monitoring service.
Component
Search Engine provides pre‑validated engine versions and various server types in accordance with its open‑source support policy. Users can select and use them based on the scale of the service they wish to configure.
Engine version
The engine versions supported by Search Engine are as follows.
Technical support can be used until the supplier’s EoTS (End of Technical Service) date, and the EOS date when new creation is halted is set to six months before the EoTS date.
The EOS and EoTS dates may change according to the supplier’s policy, so please refer to the supplier’s license management policy page for details.
- Elasticsearch: https://www.elastic.co/kr/support/eol
The next version of Search Engine is scheduled to be offered after March 2026. The actual service schedule may change.
- OpenSearch version 3.4.0
| Provided version | EoS Date | EoTS Date |
|---|---|---|
| 8.15.0 | 2027-01 (planned) | 2027-07-15 |
| 8.19.7 | 2027-01 (planned) | 2027-07-15 |
- OpenSearch: https://opensearch.org/releases/
| Provided version | EoS Date | EoTS Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2.19.3 | 2027-01 (planned) | 2027-07-15 |
| 3.4.0 | TBD | TBD |
Server Type
The server types supported by Search Engine are as follows.
For detailed information about the server types provided by Search Engine, see Search Engine Server Types.
Standard se1v2m4
| Category | example | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| Server type | Standard | Provided server types
|
| Server specifications | se1 | Provided server specifications
|
| Server specifications | v2 | Number of vCores
|
| Server specifications | m4 | Memory capacity
|
Preliminary Service
This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating the service. Please refer to the guide provided for each service and prepare in advance.
| Service Category | service | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| Networking | VPC | A service that provides an isolated virtual network in a cloud environment |