title: Is there any way to manage/manupulate ElasticSearch indices, when it's not running?
body: <p>I have a single-node <strong>EalsticSearch</strong> that currently has too many shards (in comparison to its server hardware) and those (lots of shards) stop ElasticSearch from working. I want to select just some of my indices (and shards) to be served by my ElasticSearch. Is there any way to filter/close ElaticSearch indices when it's not running</p>