# Elasticsearch starting creating extra indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [February 6, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666 "2018-02-06T14:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jeremy\_C](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeremy_C)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666/1 "2018-02-06T14:57:13Z")

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A few weeks ago I upgraded from 5.6.6 to 6.1.2. A few days ago elasticsearch started creating some extra indices.  
For example, today instead of just the usual winlogbeat index "winlogbeat-2018.02.06" there is also "winlogbeat-6.1.2-2018.02.06".

Everything seems to be working, cluster is green, etc. Any ideas why it started doing this? Or how to make it stop?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666/2 "2018-02-06T15:09:12Z")

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Question moved to #beats:winlogbeat

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666/3 "2018-02-06T15:22:13Z")

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I think `winlogbeat-6.1.2-2018.02.06` is the new default naming convention when Beats are writing directly to Elasticsearch, while the `winlogbeat-2018.02.06` pattern is commonly used in many example Logstash configs. It may also be an older version of Winlogbeat.

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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:** [March 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-starting-creating-extra-indices/118666/4 "2018-03-06T15:22:38Z")

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