# Index Management Tab is not visible **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [March 16, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787 "2020-03-16T16:17:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/1 "2020-03-16T16:17:36Z")
Hi, I have installed Kibana and ES ( 7.5.1 both) basic version. I need to test Index Management feature present in Basic Version of ES-Kibana. ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-indices.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-indices.html)) However, I am not able to see : **Management \> Elasticsearch \> Index Management** Please find the screenshot below: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/f/2f85a18f992cb62cd1392f7d0a1ebfb5e4fdca12.png) Could someone please help me find/route to Index Management? Thanks, Somebody ---
**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/2 "2020-03-16T16:45:05Z")
Hi @somebody, Can you verify your license? From Dev Tools GET \_license? Thanks, Liza ---
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/3 "2020-03-16T17:12:25Z")
Hi @Liza_Dayoub It states the status is active : * * * { "license" : { "status" : "active", "uid" : "\", "type" : "basic", "issue\_date" : "2020-03-15T18:46:49.511Z", "issue\_date\_in\_millis" : 1584298009511, "max\_nodes" : 1000, "issued\_to" : "default", "issuer" : "elasticsearch", "start\_date\_in\_millis" : -1 } } * * * ---
**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/4 "2020-03-16T17:34:52Z")
Hi @somebody, It looks like you might have Elasticsearch basic version running with Kibana oss version and that is why you can't see index management, can you verify which Kibana package was installed? Thanks, Liza ---
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/5 "2020-03-16T18:00:22Z")
Hi @LizaD, Is there a way to find that what version ( basic/oss ) have been installed? Could you let me know the following: 1. Is there any expiry time for basic version license? 2. We need only basic version ( not Gold/Platinum/Enterprise ). Is there a way to update the license so that it does not expire at all? Thanks, Somebody ---
**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/6 "2020-03-16T18:58:50Z")
Hi @somebody, The basic license does not expire. I am not sure of way to tell if you have Kibana oss or basic, it just looks like oss from your screenshot. You might be able to install Kibana basic and point your data and config to the new installation, but let me confirm with @tylersmalley if that is the recommended way. @tylersmalley can you help give further input? Thanks, Liza ---
**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/7 "2020-03-16T20:24:35Z")
As Liza mentioned, it looks like you have the OSS version of Kibana installed. Where did you obtain the download from? I would recommend obtaining it from our [Kibana download page](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana), if you need 7.5.1 specifically you can download that [here](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/past-releases/kibana-7-5-1). ---
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/8 "2020-03-16T20:57:36Z")
Hi @LizaD, Thank you for helping me on this. Hi @tylersmalley, Thank you for the Kibana download page. I installed that and now I can see the Index Management tab. Thanks, Somebody ---
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/9 "2020-03-17T16:16:30Z")
Hi @LizaD, @tylersmalley, Could you help me understand the meaning of the following ( Got from GET /\_license ): { "license" : { "status" : "active", "uid" : "\", "type" : "basic", "issue\_date" : "2020-03-15T18:46:49.511Z", "issue\_date\_in\_millis" : 1584298009511, "max\_nodes" : 1000, "issued\_to" : "default", "issuer" : "elasticsearch", "start\_date\_in\_millis" : -1 } } What does uid, max\_nodes, issued\_to and start\_date\_in\_miilis mean? Thanks, Somebody ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Downey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ryan_downey/32/35987_2.png) [@Ryan\_Downey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ryan_Downey)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/10 "2020-03-17T19:14:09Z")
The easiest way to check is to go into the Kibana folder and look at the License.txt. It wont specifically say OSS but it will either say Apache License = OSS or Elastic = basic & paid versions. I know the beats are like this as well. Not sure about the rest of the Elastic tools. ---
**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/11 "2020-03-18T12:43:43Z")
Hi @somebody, - uid is the unique identifier for this license - max\_nodes is the maximum number of nodes allowed by this license for your cluster - start\_date\_in\_millis is the start date for this license in milliseconds, since the basic license does not expire, this value is -1. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/12 "2020-03-18T12:46:01Z")
Hi @Ryan_Downey, Thanks for that info! Yes the license.txt will show "Apache License" for OSS and "Elastic License Agreement" for the basic/paid versions. 🙂 Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![somebody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@somebody](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somebody)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/13 "2020-03-18T17:09:29Z")
Thank you @Ryan_Downey and @LizaD ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management-tab-is-not-visible/223787/14 "2020-04-15T17:09:30Z")
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