# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1002 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 1003 --- ## [Kibana crashes server due to very high disk reads](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-crashes-server-due-to-very-high-disk-reads/72984)
**Author:** [@Lex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-crashes-server-due-to-very-high-disk-reads/72984 "2017-01-31T14:11:45Z")
Short description: I have a problem with Kibana. After a while the server experiences very high disk reads ( \> 100GB). This causes the server to crash or get unresponsive. Question: Are you familiar with this issue… --- ## [Modify Elasticsearch URLs generated by Kibana - Avoid Special Characters](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-elasticsearch-urls-generated-by-kibana-avoid-special-characters/73216)
**Author:** [@shashi0905](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shashi0905)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-elasticsearch-urls-generated-by-kibana-avoid-special-characters/73216 "2017-01-31T11:16:12Z")
Hello, We need to use kibana (with Logstash and Elasticsearch) through an additional server for security within our intranet applications. Everything works fine, but our 'Guardian' Server seems to have problem with som… --- ## [Filtering in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-in-kibana/73005)
**Author:** [@OucemaBellagha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OucemaBellagha)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-in-kibana/73005 "2017-01-31T09:42:29Z")
Hi folks, I'm having a weird filtering result with Kibana, so I want to filter my output using NOT messsage: ABC which shows nothing. But when I do the opposite way messsage: ABC kibana shows the output of messages c… --- ## [Kibana dashboard visualize query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-visualize-query/73074)
**Author:** [@ViJaY\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ViJaY_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-visualize-query/73074 "2017-01-31T00:49:09Z")
Hello, Could you please help me out to create Visualize in Kibana dashboard for the PDF Downloaded Counts from IIS Logs. Using Status code of 200 and only .PDF downloaded counts should display using filters. For E… --- ## [Twitter dashboard in IE](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/twitter-dashboard-in-ie/73295)
**Author:** [@bishaka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bishaka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/twitter-dashboard-in-ie/73295 "2017-01-30T22:29:14Z")
When i try to open Kibana's twitter dashboard on Internet Explorer (IE) it gives the following message. Can someone please help? --- ## [Unable to revive connection - Kibana to Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-revive-connection-kibana-to-elasticsearch/73206)
**Author:** [@nandu\_mahesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nandu_mahesh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-revive-connection-kibana-to-elasticsearch/73206 "2017-01-30T22:03:57Z")
We have a setup in such a way that Elasticsearch is running behind Apache2 , (the url looks something like this :- https://myelk/analytics/ ) and kibana on another machine . I have changed the kibana.yml file in such wa… --- ## [Breaking changes to plugin API in 5.2.0: elasticsearch clusters](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/breaking-changes-to-plugin-api-in-5-2-0-elasticsearch-clusters/73293)
**Author:** [@Court](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Court)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/breaking-changes-to-plugin-api-in-5-2-0-elasticsearch-clusters/73293 "2017-01-30T22:02:53Z")
If you write plugins that have server-side code that interacts with the Elasticsearch client and/or core plugin, we've made some changes to the internal plugin API that will require some modifications to your plugin to w… --- ## [Kibana 5.2.1: documentation mismatch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-2-1-documentation-mismatch/73112)
**Author:** [@John16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/John16)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-2-1-documentation-mismatch/73112 "2017-01-30T22:00:18Z")
Hello, I am following tutorial at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html I have ELK stack installed at version 5.1.2 (current). The documentation says: " For this tutorial, any pa… --- ## [Cannot install x-pack in kibana 5.1.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-install-x-pack-in-kibana-5-1-2/73232)
**Author:** [@Guare](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Guare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-install-x-pack-in-kibana-5-1-2/73232 "2017-01-30T19:41:28Z")
Hello mates!! I want to integrate x-pack in kibana and elasticsearch. In elasticsearch installs without problems but does not happen same in kibana. I tried installing the plugin in offline and online with "kibana-plug… --- ## [Grouping postfix queueid](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grouping-postfix-queueid/73096)
**Author:** [@toger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/toger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grouping-postfix-queueid/73096 "2017-01-29T11:09:21Z")
My system is logging postfix logs (via Filebeat -\> Logstash -\> ElasticSearch 5.X) I configured postfix patterns in logstash, so every fields are usable and searchable in kibana. My logs file looks like below : line 1… --- ## [Unable to browse Indexes with time-based events in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-browse-indexes-with-time-based-events-in-kibana/73113)
**Author:** [@John16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/John16)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-browse-indexes-with-time-based-events-in-kibana/73113 "2017-01-29T09:38:47Z")
Hello, I installed version 5.1.2 of ELK stack and strictly following https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-discovering.html tutorial. I successfully loaded sample data into elasticsearch and defi… --- ## [Increase URL\_MAX\_OTHERS to avoid URL overflow error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-url-max-others-to-avoid-url-overflow-error/73054)
**Author:** [@ArunANayagam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ArunANayagam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-url-max-others-to-avoid-url-overflow-error/73054 "2017-01-28T17:03:13Z")
Hi, I am using Kibana 4.6.1. I am intentionally trying to execute a large boolean query. I am getting a URL overflow error, defined here, ./src/ui/public/error\_url\_overflow/url\_overflow\_service.js I don't know how … --- ## [Export Saved Objects via REST APi](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-saved-objects-via-rest-api/72028)
**Author:** [@David\_McClain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_McClain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-saved-objects-via-rest-api/72028 "2017-01-27T18:31:37Z")
Hi, I'm trying to figure out the best way to programatically export all of the saved objects - Saved Searches, Visualizations, and Dashboard - as individual documents. I want to be able to create an SDLC around the D… --- ## [Checking if a field exists via scripted field in Kibana 5.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/checking-if-a-field-exists-via-scripted-field-in-kibana-5-1/72945)
**Author:** [@gkraan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gkraan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/checking-if-a-field-exists-via-scripted-field-in-kibana-5-1/72945 "2017-01-27T18:02:33Z")
Hi, I am using the 'metricbeat' to pull data from several servers into a single E.S. instance, which works fine. I have several visualizations in Kibana based on this info, but Kibana is set to only display data not ol… --- ## [App.js can't find dashboard of undefined](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-js-cant-find-dashboard-of-undefined/72968)
**Author:** [@Mantu\_Nigam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mantu_Nigam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-js-cant-find-dashboard-of-undefined/72968 "2017-01-27T17:44:39Z")
Getting an error can't find dashboard of undefined while loading chart in iframe. It was working fine earlier. --- ## [Is there any changes to be done in Kibana, when changing the ES data path?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-changes-to-be-done-in-kibana-when-changing-the-es-data-path/73034)
**Author:** [@Kulasangar\_Gowrisang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kulasangar_Gowrisang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-changes-to-be-done-in-kibana-when-changing-the-es-data-path/73034 "2017-01-27T16:32:16Z")
I'm having a number of indices which are actually causing some space issues at the moment in my Ubuntu machine. The indices keep growing on a daily basis. So I thought of moving it to another mount directory which has … --- ## [Color event based on severity](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/color-event-based-on-severity/72958)
**Author:** [@ThomasB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ThomasB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/color-event-based-on-severity/72958 "2017-01-27T15:43:03Z")
Hi, I am trying to pimp the search field in my Kibana Dashboard for our ELK setup (standard logging use case). The main part of the dashboard is a saved search, showing the most important fields (timestamp, severity, app… --- ## [Time range for url field populated with current dashboard value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-for-url-field-populated-with-current-dashboard-value/72971)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Schrader](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Schrader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-for-url-field-populated-with-current-dashboard-value/72971 "2017-01-27T13:20:32Z")
I am using a field formatter to create a "drill down" URL for a field that uses the {{value}} as part of the query within the formatted URL. I copy the URL for a dashboard with a place holder query to create the formatt… --- ## [Show explicit timestamp in timelion?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-explicit-timestamp-in-timelion/72986)
**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/show-explicit-timestamp-in-timelion/72986 "2017-01-27T12:42:38Z")
Hi threre, in a bar / line / area-chart in kibana5, you see the detailed timestamp in the tooltip: I built the same query in timelion. What I like in timelon is: grid in the background drops a line to 0 if no resu… --- ## [Timelion offset: best userfriendly way to work with offset](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-offset-best-userfriendly-way-to-work-with-offset/72993)
**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-offset-best-userfriendly-way-to-work-with-offset/72993 "2017-01-27T12:29:50Z")
Hi, I am very interested in using timelion to support our load tests of our application. Therefore I want to use the offset function of timelion. Lets say I have the start time of my baseline test at 2017-01-20 10:00… --- ## [Rebuild/restart kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rebuild-restart-kibana/72990)
**Author:** [@Akaren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akaren)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rebuild-restart-kibana/72990 "2017-01-27T09:43:43Z")
We are having kibana 5.1. I've found out that kibana after restart process doesn't rebuild the code again. Is there any way how to do it? --- ## [Kibana agreggations wildcard queries](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-agreggations-wildcard-queries/72937)
**Author:** [@cterron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cterron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-agreggations-wildcard-queries/72937 "2017-01-26T23:05:02Z")
I have an index with document like these: { "client": "id1", "f\_1": 20, "f\_2": 30, }, { "client": "id2", "f\_2": 40, "f\_4": 50 }, { "client": "id3", "f\_5": 10, "f\_6": 20 } Etc.... Is it possible using kib… --- ## [Create logstash index pattern failed?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-logstash-index-pattern-failed/72954)
**Author:** [@robertchen117](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/robertchen117)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-logstash-index-pattern-failed/72954 "2017-01-26T21:31:48Z")
root# curl -XPUT http://localhost:9200/.kibana/index-pattern/logstash-\* -d '{"title" : "logstash-\*", "timeFieldName": "@timestamp"}' {"index":".kibana","type":"index-pattern","id":"logstash-\*","version":2,"\_shards":{"… --- ## [Kibana shows blank sites in Discover, Management, ... after deleting/creation of default index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-shows-blank-sites-in-discover-management-after-deleting-creation-of-default-index-pattern/72405)
**Author:** [@Manuel16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manuel16)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-shows-blank-sites-in-discover-management-after-deleting-creation-of-default-index-pattern/72405 "2017-01-26T19:56:51Z")
Hi all, currently we have a problem with Kibana: After deleting the default index pattern in Kibana, we are not able to create this default pattern again. Our default pattern is called "packets-", if we try to create it… --- ## [8GB memory usage of browser - freezing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/8gb-memory-usage-of-browser-freezing/72892)
**Author:** [@wolframklug](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wolframklug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/8gb-memory-usage-of-browser-freezing/72892 "2017-01-26T17:06:51Z")
Kibana version: 5.1.2 Elasticsearch version: 5.1.2 Server OS version: Ubuntu AWS Browser version:FFox 50.1 Browser OS version: MAC OS SIERRA 10.12 Steps to reproduce: This visual: { "title": "flows\_Bkup2", "type… --- ## [No Data Found error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-data-found-error/72778)
**Author:** [@ronchalant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ronchalant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-data-found-error/72778 "2017-01-26T16:44:22Z")
I have looked through many other threads on this issue, and I cannot seem to find anything that works for me. I have an Elasticsearch 2.4.0 cluster w/ the appropriate marvel agent configured on all nodes. This has been… --- ## [Underlying grid in area / linechart?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/underlying-grid-in-area-linechart/72923)
**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/underlying-grid-in-area-linechart/72923 "2017-01-26T16:39:24Z")
Hi, is it possible put a grid as background of a line / area chart in kibana 5 like it was in kibana 3? Thanks, Andreas --- ## ["zero fill" like in kibana 3 in line chart in kibana 5.1?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-fill-like-in-kibana-3-in-line-chart-in-kibana-5-1/72922)
**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-fill-like-in-kibana-3-in-line-chart-in-kibana-5-1/72922 "2017-01-26T16:35:45Z")
Hi, I am currently migrating from kibana 3 to 5.1. In some line charts, we enabled the "zero fill" flag in kibana 3. That causes a line to fall to zero, if no values are present. In kibana 5 just the points are connect… --- ## [Need to perform aggregation, delta/percentage comparison and plot, is this possible in Kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-perform-aggregation-delta-percentage-comparison-and-plot-is-this-possible-in-kibana/72148)
**Author:** [@am87](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/am87)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-perform-aggregation-delta-percentage-comparison-and-plot-is-this-possible-in-kibana/72148 "2017-01-26T15:48:15Z")
Hey guys, I need some help with a Kibana visualization i'm putting together. I would like to perform an aggregation and comparison in a very specific way and I'm not sure if its possible with Kibana or not. Any help woul… --- ## [Command 'npm run build' fails at "\_build:pleaseRun" task](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/command-npm-run-build-fails-at--build-pleaserun-task/72875)
**Author:** [@valereds](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/valereds)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/command-npm-run-build-fails-at--build-pleaserun-task/72875 "2017-01-26T15:22:52Z")
Hi all, I'm trying to run "build" command but it fails at pleaseRun task, this is error log: Running "\_build:pleaseRun" task pleaserun --install --no-install-actions --install-prefix /home/vrossi/Scrivania/Workspace/… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1001) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1003)