Index lifecycle error illegal_argument_exception: index.lifecycle.rollover_alias [] does not point to index []

[Erich_King]

Hi there.

I am getting this error when trying to implement ILM on my indexes.

Here is my ILM config

PUT _ilm/policy/rollover_policy
{
  "policy": {
    "phases": {
      "hot": {                      
        "actions": {
          "rollover": {
            "max_size": "200MB",     
            "max_age": "2d"
          }
        }
      },
      "delete": {
        "min_age": "1d",           
        "actions": {
          "delete": {}              
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Here is my template config

PUT _template/catalina.out_template
{
  "index_patterns": ["catalina.out-*"],                 
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1,
    "number_of_replicas": 1,
    "index.lifecycle.name": "rollover_policy",      
    "index.lifecycle.rollover_alias": "catalina.out"    
  }
}

And here is my bootstrap config

    PUT catalina.out-000001
    {
      "aliases": {
        "catalina.out": {
          "is_write_index": true
        }
      }
    }

As you can see , I'm trying to Automate the rollover. It seems to be going to the rollover index catalina.out-000001 but I get this error

Index lifecycle error illegal_argument_exception: index.lifecycle.rollover_alias [catalina.out] does not point to index [catalina.out-2020.02.25]

in the UI sporadically and I really am unsure why.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[dlrash (David Rash)]

I am also having this exact same issue. My configuration is nearly identical, with just the index names changed. Would appreciate some help.

[WarwickTX]

I'm having this issue with the default index created for Filebeat 7.6.0. I'm setting up a first time stack and see this issue. Any suggestions from the devs or anyone else?