# Index lifecycle error illegal\_argument\_exception: index.lifecycle.rollover\_alias \[\] does not point to index \[\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068 "2020-02-26T15:32:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Erich\_King](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/erich_king/32/53990_2.png) [@Erich\_King](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Erich_King)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068/1 "2020-02-26T15:32:22Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![dlrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@dlrash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dlrash)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068/2 "2020-03-03T19:54:15Z")

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

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**Author:** ![WarwickTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9bcb4/32.png) [@WarwickTX](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/WarwickTX)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068/3 "2020-03-25T20:45:56Z")

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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?

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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:** [April 22, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-illegal-argument-exception-index-lifecycle-rollover-alias-does-not-point-to-index/221068/4 "2020-04-22T20:46:00Z")

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