# Elasticsearch 7.8.1 not writing to ilm-history-\*

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-8-1-not-writing-to-ilm-history/246311>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-8-1-not-writing-to-ilm-history/246311 "2020-08-25T15:15:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![DougR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dougr/32/48095_2.png) [@DougR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DougR)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-8-1-not-writing-to-ilm-history/246311/1 "2020-08-25T15:15:21Z")

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# TL;DR

Elasticsearch is not writing to `ilm-history-*` in v. 7.8.1, but indices rolling over as expected.

# Issue

I'm using ILM in Elasticsearch 7.8.1. Indices are rolling over, as expected, but Elasticsearch isn't writing to the `ilm-history-*` indices, as expected. I've specifically set `indices.lifecycle.history_index_enabled: true`, but haven't had any luck. I'm not seeing any issues in the log (i.e., no references to the `ilm-history-*` indices in the log at all, such as "unable to create").

The last entry written to the `ilm-history-*` indices was on June 30, which would be right around the time I upgraded to 7.8.0.

# Updates

## Aug. 25, 2020, 11:07 +05:00

In a follow-up to the previous update, in my test environment, I updated the settings on the `ilm-history-2-*` indices to `hidden: false`, and also updated the template settings to `hidden: false`. I'm now able to view the indices using the kibana index pattern `ilm-history-*`.

My updated question is now: Is this likely to create any issues? Is there a good reason why `ilm-history-*` is or should be hidden, and therefore not viewable with Kibana index pattern?

## Aug. 25, 2020, 10:52 +05:00

I found [this issue](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/58277), which prompted me to do some further searching. It appears that the ILM indices are there under `ilm-history-2-*`, rather than `ilm-history-1-*`. However, the indices are now marked as `hidden: true`, and I don't seem to be able to view them from Kibana.

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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:** [September 22, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-8-1-not-writing-to-ilm-history/246311/2 "2020-09-22T15:15:25Z")

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