# Do too many indexes (like .monitoring-kibana-6-2017.09.11 or .monitoring-es-6-2017.09.11) slow down the index and search?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 12, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181 "2017-09-12T09:09:43Z")
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### Author:  [@shijiebei2009](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shijiebei2009)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/1 "2017-09-12T09:09:43Z")
these indexes are auto created by monitoring in x-pack.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/2 "2017-09-12T09:11:11Z")
They are auto created by the Monitoring functionality in X-Pack.
What license level do you have?
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### Author:  [@shijiebei2009](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shijiebei2009)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/3 "2017-09-12T09:30:35Z")
I have basic license
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### Author:  [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/4 "2017-09-12T09:31:41Z")
If you have basic license (Free) it will store only seven day indices. There is no concept of too many i think
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/5 "2017-09-12T09:33:59Z")
> [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](#):
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> There is no concept of too many i think
What do you mean?
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### Author:  [@shijiebei2009](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shijiebei2009)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/6 "2017-09-12T09:34:59Z")
> [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](#):
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> ere is no concept of too many i thin
ok , I'll see it after seven days, may be it will deleted automatically
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### Author:  [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/7 "2017-09-12T09:35:14Z")
Whenever I saw `GET _cat/indices` it maintain only seven days data.
For monitoring kibana (7 indices) and ES (7 indices)
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### Author:  [@shijiebei2009](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shijiebei2009)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/8 "2017-09-12T09:40:05Z")
also for monitoring logstash (7 indices) ?
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### Author:  [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/9 "2017-09-12T09:45:04Z")
🙂 Didnt tried upto now. Might be the same.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-too-many-indexes-like-monitoring-kibana-6-2017-09-11-or-monitoring-es-6-2017-09-11-slow-down-the-index-and-search/100181/10 "2017-10-10T09:46:01Z")
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