# Could not locate that index-pattern (id: metricbeat-\*), \[click here to re-create it\](#/management/kibana/index\_pattern)
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-id-metricbeat-click-here-to-re-create-it-management-kibana-index-pattern/211148
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [December 9, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-id-metricbeat-click-here-to-re-create-it-management-kibana-index-pattern/211148 "2019-12-09T15:14:48Z")
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### Author:  [@baronnenate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baronnenate)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-id-metricbeat-click-here-to-re-create-it-management-kibana-index-pattern/211148/1 "2019-12-09T15:14:48Z")
Hi, I'm VERY new to ELK - I've been setting up a test stack over the past week or so, after a lot reading guides, following tutorials, etc. - I've managed to get something up and running. However, I've started to encounter some problems, probably from my lack of understanding.
Current (and probably the first of many!) problem I've got is I'm getting an error on a metricbeat system overview dashboard which is showing the error:
Could not locate that index-pattern (id: metricbeat-\*), click here to re-create it
The index pattern exists so I think somewhere along the line I've goofed something up, I wonder if anyone can help?
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### Author:  [@alisongoryachev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alisongoryachev)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-id-metricbeat-click-here-to-re-create-it-management-kibana-index-pattern/211148/2 "2019-12-19T21:05:33Z")
Welcome, @baronnenate!
Can you confirm that metricbeat is up and running, and it is configured correctly? See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-getting-started.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-getting-started.html).
Also, this previous Discuss post may be helpful: [Dashboard error: Could not locate that index-pattern although it exists](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-error-could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-although-it-exists/112876/15)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-id-metricbeat-click-here-to-re-create-it-management-kibana-index-pattern/211148/3 "2020-01-16T21:13:37Z")
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