# Can we use same index for 2 different sources?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366 "2022-06-16T08:52:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Avinash\_Pattnaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Pattnaik)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366/1 "2022-06-16T08:52:40Z")
Hello,
I am new to Elastic and have a query. We are feeding Elastic with logs from our VMware infrastructure via vrops. All vrops logs are uploaded to Elastic with the index check\_vrops.mm.yyyy
Now, I want to send some more logs from another source but I want them to go an index where I can use both these logs and the logs from vrops together for dashboard creation. Since while creating dashboard i can select only one index pattern which in my case is check\_vrops\*.
What should I name the index to which the logs from the 2nd source will be sent? I want to have the logs from both sources under a similar index pattern for creating dashboards.How can I achieve it? Any ideas please?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366/2 "2022-06-16T09:04:14Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃
Are they the same format? If not, then it's best to keep it in a different set of indices.
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### Author:  [@Avinash\_Pattnaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Pattnaik)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366/3 "2022-06-16T09:29:13Z")
Thank you.
Yes, they are in the same format. They are logs from storage devices and VMs.
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### Author:  [@Avinash\_Pattnaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Pattnaik)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366/4 "2022-06-16T09:46:45Z")
Can I use different set of indices to create visualization on a single dashboard?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-same-index-for-2-different-sources/307366/5 "2022-07-14T09:46:46Z")
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