[ILM][Docs] Clarify how to change setup.ilm.pattern (#24129) (#24396)

* ILM: Clarify docs about setup.ilm.pattern * address review comments (cherry picked from commit f3dda90) Co-authored-by: DeDe Morton <[email protected]>
elastic · Mar 21, 2021 · 4502e2a · 4502e2a
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@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ For more information, see
 {ref}/indices-rollover-index.html#_using_date_math_with_the_rollover_api[Using
 date math with the rollover API].
 
-NOTE: If you modify this setting after loading the index template, you must
-overwrite the template to apply the changes.
+NOTE: Before modifying this setting for an existing ILM setup, you must manually
+remove any aliases related to the previous pattern, then overwrite the policy.
+Existing indices that don't match the new pattern might no longer be subject to
+index lifecycle management.
 
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 [[setup-ilm-policy_name-option]]