# ILM Policy for non writing existing index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-for-non-writing-existing-index/255217>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 12, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-for-non-writing-existing-index/255217 "2020-11-12T13:25:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ksaha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@ksaha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksaha)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-for-non-writing-existing-index/255217/1 "2020-11-12T13:25:50Z")

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Hi,  
I am exploring ILM in Elasticsearch. I am having one question, can we apply ILM policy to non writing existing index?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-for-non-writing-existing-index/255217/2 "2020-11-17T23:20:39Z")

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Do you mean [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.10/ilm-with-existing-indices.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.10/ilm-with-existing-indices.html)?

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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:** [December 15, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-for-non-writing-existing-index/255217/3 "2020-12-15T23:20:50Z")

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