# ILM update settings **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-update-settings/239999 "2020-07-06T12:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liorg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@liorg2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/liorg2)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-update-settings/239999/1 "2020-07-06T12:07:55Z")
Hi anyone knows if I added a cold storage phase to my ILM, will it take into account current indices which were move to warm phase before? for example, indices which were moved to warm phase 100 days ago ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/4/04bd62826f251c266ec80aa64ce2462d628e23f1.png) ---
**Author:** ![dakrone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dakrone/32/23351_2.png) [@dakrone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dakrone)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-update-settings/239999/2 "2020-07-06T16:42:53Z")
It would depend on what version of Elasticsearch. In 7.7.0+ indices stop at the last phase currently configured (so the `warm/completed/completed` step) in which case adding a `cold` phase would mean that the indices older than 90 days would move immediately into the cold phase. For versions prior to 7.7.0, the indices are in the `completed/completed/completed` step, in which case adding the `cold` phase would only affect indices that hadn't already completed all of their ILM actions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-update-settings/239999/3 "2020-08-03T16:43:03Z")
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