From aa4154d472ef9034adbcfed40e266d9137f2ea3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Serrano Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:22:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ILM: Clarify docs about setup.ilm.pattern --- libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc index 3502596e1434..779ce30f8a80 100644 --- a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc +++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc @@ -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 will no longer be subject to +Index Lifecycle Management. [float] [[setup-ilm-policy_name-option]] From 0903adabc3f1bd696a209703427a5089c274a63e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Serrano Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 10:23:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] address review comments --- libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc index 779ce30f8a80..759660fe71f2 100644 --- a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc +++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc @@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ date math with the rollover API]. 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 will no longer be subject to -Index Lifecycle Management. +Existing indices that don't match the new pattern might no longer be subject to +index lifecycle management. [float] [[setup-ilm-policy_name-option]]