# Snapshot Management Option not in OpenSearch Plugin Menu **URL:** \ **Category:** OpenSearch Dashboards\ **Tags:** troubleshoot\ **Created:** [June 14, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697 "2023-06-14T20:53:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdhoyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sdhoyt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/sdhoyt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/1 "2023-06-14T20:53:43Z")
**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser): OpenSearch version 2.3 I am trying to setup Snapshot Management for my OpenSearch instance. It seems as though I should be able to set this up in the dashboard based on this page: [Snapshot Management (SM): A new way to automate snapshots · OpenSearch](https://opensearch.org/blog/snapshot-management/) But the Snapshot Management option is not there in my dashboard: ![Screen Shot 2023-06-14 at 2.52.32 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/0/06a29f9124387cfcfec8f27ffb35469649646b96.png) ---
**Author:** ![Gsmitt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/gsmitt/32/1718_2.png) [@Gsmitt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Gsmitt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/2 "2023-06-15T23:31:13Z")
Hey @sdhoyt Can you see it under Index Management? Meaning click on Index Management. ---
**Author:** ![sdhoyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sdhoyt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/sdhoyt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/3 "2023-06-19T17:40:27Z")
![Screen Shot 2023-06-19 at 11.39.02 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/2/292291d1f26653d27ca91653df67bb7adbeda71c.png) Hi @Gsmitt This is what I see under Index Management. I clicked through all the options and don’t see anything for Snapshot Management ---
**Author:** ![Gsmitt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/gsmitt/32/1718_2.png) [@Gsmitt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Gsmitt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/4 "2023-06-19T21:05:56Z")
Did you configure Configure TLS as shown [here](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/install-and-configure/install-opensearch/debian/#configure-tls) ---
**Author:** ![sdhoyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sdhoyt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/sdhoyt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/5 "2023-06-19T21:20:58Z")
No, I haven’t done that. Thanks for the information. How does that work if the OpenSearch instance was created using the AWS CDK? It seems like those instructions are for installing OpenSearch on a local server, but I may be misunderstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Gsmitt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/gsmitt/32/1718_2.png) [@Gsmitt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Gsmitt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/6 "2023-06-19T21:38:18Z")
Hey @sdhoyt > [@sdhoyt](#): > > How does that work if the OpenSearch instance was created using the AWS CDK? I really dont know, I havent used AWS CDK. > [@sdhoyt](#): > > It seems like those instructions are for installing OpenSearch on a local server, but I may be misunderstanding. I believe so, but if you can take what the document is showing and convert it to what you need on AWS CDK it might work. Unfortunately I dont know. ---
**Author:** ![sdhoyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sdhoyt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/sdhoyt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/snapshot-management-option-not-in-opensearch-plugin-menu/14697/7 "2023-06-19T21:44:26Z")
Ok, thanks for your help!