# Exiting: resource 'metricbeat-7.8.0' exists, but it is not an alias

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-resource-metricbeat-7-8-0-exists-but-it-is-not-an-alias/244507
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management, metricbeat
**Created:** [August 11, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-resource-metricbeat-7-8-0-exists-but-it-is-not-an-alias/244507 "2020-08-11T08:10:45Z")
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### Author: ![elastic8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@elastic8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elastic8)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-resource-metricbeat-7-8-0-exists-but-it-is-not-an-alias/244507/1 "2020-08-11T08:10:45Z")

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we have more than 50 server running and we installed metricbeat 7.6.2 and in some server 7.8.0 but whenver we are tying to setup (metricbeat setup) cmd it show below error  
**Exiting: resource 'metricbeat-7.8.0' exists, but it is not an alias**

i have tried all possible ways not getting proper guide  
im using default metricbeat setting in yml in all server  
thanks in advance

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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 8, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exiting-resource-metricbeat-7-8-0-exists-but-it-is-not-an-alias/244507/2 "2020-09-08T10:10:47Z")

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