# ILM policy deletes index after 7 days despite the configuration is set to delete after 30days **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 6, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-deletes-index-after-7-days-despite-the-configuration-is-set-to-delete-after-30days/222440 "2020-03-06T10:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Petr.Simik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/petr.simik/32/38082_2.png) [@Petr.Simik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Petr.Simik)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-deletes-index-after-7-days-despite-the-configuration-is-set-to-delete-after-30days/222440/1 "2020-03-06T10:57:07Z")
I have a problem with IML policy, it deletes index after 7 days despite the configuration is set to delete after 30days. What I have configured wrong.? (see all detail below) 1. I have created index templa 2. created index policy 3. assigned policy to template (with correct alias) 4. created empty index with alias 5. start import of the data I found data are deleted after 7 days, bud policy is set delete 30days. I do not use warm phase (is this a problem?) **the policy configuration:** > GET \_ilm/policy/datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy > { > "datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy" : { > "version" : 1, > "modified\_date" : "2020-02-06T16:00:10.207Z", > "policy" : { > "phases" : { > "hot" : { > "min\_age" : "0ms", > "actions" : { > "rollover" : { > "max\_size" : "20gb", > "max\_age" : "1d" > } > } > }, > "delete" : { > "min\_age" : "30d", > "actions" : { > "delete" : { } > } > } > } > } > } > } From the list I see I have only 7 daily indices - older are deleted > GET \_cat/indices/datasource_metrics_mediator\*?v&h=index,store.size,creation.date.string&s=index > index store.size creation.date.string > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023 10mb 2020-02-28T19:58:30.661Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000024 8.6mb 2020-02-29T20:08:30.656Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000025 5.9mb 2020-03-01T20:18:30.661Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000026 11.1mb 2020-03-02T20:28:30.810Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000027 9.5mb 2020-03-03T20:38:30.753Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000028 5.4mb 2020-03-04T20:48:30.738Z > datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000029 1.8mb 2020-03-05T20:58:30.775Z the setting of the index: (confirmaton **correct policy is assigned** : datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy) > GET datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023/\_settings > { > "datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023" : { > "settings" : { > "index" : { > "lifecycle" : { > "name" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy", > "rollover\_alias" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator", > "indexing\_complete" : "true" > }, > "number\_of\_shards" : "1", > "provided\_name" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023", > "creation\_date" : "1582919910661", > "number\_of\_replicas" : "1", > "uuid" : "1ExAlnsTRgue\_wBxxeOreg", > "version" : { > "created" : "7040299" > } > } > } > } > } 6days old index **ILM explains** shows it is 5.6d old so I expect it is not deleted next day. But it is. > GET datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023/\_ilm/explain > { > "indices" : { > "datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023" : { > "index" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000023", > "managed" : true, > "policy" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy", > "lifecycle\_date\_millis" : 1583006910726, > "age" : "5.6d", > "phase" : "hot", > "phase\_time\_millis" : 1582919911011, > "action" : "complete", > "action\_time\_millis" : 1583006911226, > "step" : "complete", > "step\_time\_millis" : 1583006911226, > "phase\_execution" : { > "policy" : "datasource\_metrics\_mediator\_policy", > "phase\_definition" : { > "min\_age" : "0ms", > "actions" : { > "rollover" : { > "max\_size" : "20gb", > "max\_age" : "1d" > } > } > }, > "version" : 1, > "modified\_date\_in\_millis" : 1581004810207 > } > } > } > } Log from master node - **index deleted after 7 days** > server04prahkz:/data/elasticsearch/log# zcat company-cz-cem-2020-03\* |grep deleting |grep datasource\_metrics\_mediator > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-01T03:13:25,625+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000017/TY2yahxtRIG-dvypEW9HHA] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > [2020-03-01T03:13:25,625][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000017/TY2yahxtRIG-dvypEW9HHA] deleting index > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-02T03:29:18,405+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000018/PaoX4rIiR6i\_A3BI0FtHnQ] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > [2020-03-02T03:29:18,405][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000018/PaoX4rIiR6i\_A3BI0FtHnQ] deleting index > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-03T03:30:20,911+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000019/NefZN677QEOY1FiARSCiRQ] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > [2020-03-03T03:30:20,911][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000019/NefZN677QEOY1FiARSCiRQ] deleting index > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-04T03:47:12,850+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000020/ORRFfLOnTwyo6lGdyT5Puw] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > [2020-03-04T03:47:12,850][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000020/ORRFfLOnTwyo6lGdyT5Puw] deleting index > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-05T03:13:28,275+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[test\_datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000021/5lCvQk7KSm-oG8pfqg627A] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > {"type": "server", "timestamp": "2020-03-05T03:13:28,382+01:00", "level": "INFO", "component": "o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService", "cluster.name": "company-cz-cem", "node.name": "server04-prahkz", "message": "[datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000021/yT7xOM3hRwqyoe5ab1-6yA] deleting index", "cluster.uuid": "OAIGGQ4QTqiz4i\_tgdFx3g", "node.id": "xIiNk12YR6K8ZMfA\_Af7JA" } > [2020-03-05T03:13:28,275][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [test\_datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000021/5lCvQk7KSm-oG8pfqg627A] deleting index > [2020-03-05T03:13:28,382][INFO][o.e.c.m.MetaDataDeleteIndexService] [server04-prahkz] [datasource\_metrics\_mediator-000021/yT7xOM3hRwqyoe5ab1-6yA] deleting index ---
**Author:** ![Petr.Simik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/petr.simik/32/38082_2.png) [@Petr.Simik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Petr.Simik)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-deletes-index-after-7-days-despite-the-configuration-is-set-to-delete-after-30days/222440/2 "2020-03-11T10:15:51Z")
ILM was set to 7days and changed to 30Days later. New indexes created are probably not accepting the changed value. Do I have to refresh something or is this a BUG? I have a version 7.4.2 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-deletes-index-after-7-days-despite-the-configuration-is-set-to-delete-after-30days/222440/3 "2020-04-08T10:15:52Z")
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