# Custom index using ES 7.1.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-using-es-7-1-0/182950>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 27, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-using-es-7-1-0/182950 "2019-05-27T18:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maurya\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maurya_m/32/46127_2.png) [@Maurya\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maurya_M)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-using-es-7-1-0/182950/1 "2019-05-27T18:05:41Z")

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Hi,  
I am trying to generate custom index into elastic search from filebeat with the following config: (using both 7.1.0 versions) , but unable to see this index - oraclesidecar-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd} on the elastic search / kibana management index page. Any ideas why / what is wrong in the below config?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/c/0ca62c84c3b3cda766eafe638d9021f2e5f44e6f.png)

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**Author:** ![Andre\_Letterer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andre_letterer/32/42248_2.png) [@Andre\_Letterer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andre_Letterer)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-using-es-7-1-0/182950/2 "2019-05-27T23:53:45Z")

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The reason for this behaviour you have discovered lies in this documentation page:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/7.1/elasticsearch-output.html#\_index](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/7.1/elasticsearch-output.html#_index)  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/7.1/ilm.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/7.1/ilm.html)  
The default behaviour has changed since 7.0 for `setup.ilm.enabled`.  
So you have two options. one would be to set false for this value.  
2nd possibility: you just leave out index value and reconfigure the values `setup.ilm.rollover_alias` and `setup.ilm.pattern`.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-index-using-es-7-1-0/182950/3 "2019-06-25T00:05:38Z")

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