# Filebeat ilm options don't work

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-ilm-options-dont-work/308768>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management, filebeat\
**Created:** [July 4, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-ilm-options-dont-work/308768 "2022-07-04T03:24:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![busishe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/busishe/32/107755_2.png) [@busishe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/busishe)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-ilm-options-dont-work/308768/1 "2022-07-04T03:24:33Z")

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i edit filebeat.yml set "setup.ilm.policy\_name" to my own test policy created by kibana.

filebeat log shows the option worked.  
{"log.level":"info","[@timestamp](https://github.com/timestamp)":"2022-07-04T02:51:11.473Z","log.logger":"index-management.ilm","log.origin":{"file.name":"ilm/std.go","file.line":118}, **"message":"ILM policy my-1day-test exists already."** ,"service.name":"filebeat","ecs.version":"1.6.0"}

but lifecyle policy didnt setup to my index. i use kibana to see es index details

`"lifecycle": { "name": "", "parse_origination_date": "false", "step": { "wait_time_threshold": "12h" }, "indexing_complete": "false", "rollover_alias": "", "origination_date": "-1" },`

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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:** [August 1, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-ilm-options-dont-work/308768/2 "2022-08-01T05:25:10Z")

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