From ac7be2c0cc4ee972877fec0972ad6c7ac693886e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Serrano Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 16:54:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [ILM][Docs] Clarify how to change setup.ilm.pattern (#24129) * ILM: Clarify docs about setup.ilm.pattern * address review comments (cherry picked from commit f3dda90b0458cf57d5556ad1f728bc5c00e4e633) --- 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..759660fe71f2 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 might no longer be subject to +index lifecycle management. [float] [[setup-ilm-policy_name-option]]