From 9359ce072dbc844c0056d923489e50d87c58ebf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DeDe Morton Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 13:45:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Clarify how ILM affects template setup options (#16704) Co-authored-by: chrousto --- libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc | 4 +++- libbeat/docs/shared-template-load.asciidoc | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc index 4ed4cba0e2a..1336ee86b0a 100644 --- a/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc +++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-ilm.asciidoc @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ == Configure index lifecycle management Use the {ref}/getting-started-index-lifecycle-management.html[index lifecycle -management] feature in {es} to manage your {beatname_uc} indices as they age. +management] (ILM) feature in {es} to manage your {beatname_uc} indices as they age. For example, instead of creating daily indices where index size can vary based on the number of Beats and number of events sent, use an index lifecycle policy to automate a rollover to a new index when the existing index reaches a @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ setup.ilm.pattern: "{now/d}-000001" <1> {ref}/indices-rollover-index.html#_using_date_math_with_the_rollover_api[Using date math with the rollover API]. +WARNING: If <> is enabled (which is typically the default), `setup.template.name` and `setup.template.pattern` are ignored. + [float] === Configuration options diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-template-load.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-template-load.asciidoc index 51ab193697a..07d0010672f 100644 --- a/libbeat/docs/shared-template-load.asciidoc +++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-template-load.asciidoc @@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ output.elasticsearch.index: "customname-%{[{beat_version_key}]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}" setup.template.name: "customname" setup.template.pattern: "customname-*" ----- +WARNING: If <> is enabled (which is typically the default), `setup.template.name` and `setup.template.pattern` are ignored. + ifndef::no_dashboards[] + If you're using pre-built Kibana dashboards, also set the