# Index Management

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979 "2020-08-31T15:50:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Pierrelaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@Pierrelaurent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierrelaurent)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/1 "2020-08-31T15:50:28Z")

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Hi There

I keep getting this error when i try to start metricbeat. I have got the newest version of Logstash Elasticsearch and Kibana running on centos 7

ERROR instance/beat.go:951 Exiting: Index management requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled  
Exiting: Index management requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled

I already added: setup.ilm.enabled: false

but I am still getting this error

I know this is because i try to run it through logstash. Because if I configure output to be elasticsearch. Than it works.

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/2 "2020-09-01T09:58:15Z")

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Hi!

What version of Metricbeat are you running? Also did you upgrade from an older version?

Related to [How to turn off index management in filebeat.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-turn-off-index-management-in-filebeat-yml/188930)

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**Author:** ![Pierrelaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@Pierrelaurent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierrelaurent)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/3 "2020-09-01T11:20:41Z")

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Hi,

I did not upgrade. And the version of metricbeat is 7.9.0-1.

I Already read that thread and tried the settings out. But it did not help

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/4 "2020-09-01T11:33:22Z")

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Can you share your complete configuration?

C.

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**Author:** ![Pierrelaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@Pierrelaurent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierrelaurent)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/5 "2020-09-01T11:34:04Z")

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Do you mean configuration files? Of each separate ELK-unit?

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/6 "2020-09-01T11:49:37Z")

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Just those of Metricbeat.

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**Author:** ![Pierrelaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@Pierrelaurent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierrelaurent)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/7 "2020-09-01T12:13:40Z")

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```auto
 ###################### Metricbeat Configuration Example #######################

# This file is an example configuration file highlighting only the most common
# options. The metricbeat.reference.yml file from the same directory contains all the
# supported options with more comments. You can use it as a reference.
#
# You can find the full configuration reference here:
# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/index.html

# =========================== Modules configuration ============================

metricbeat.config.modules:
  # Glob pattern for configuration loading
  path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml

  # Set to true to enable config reloading
  reload.enabled: true

  # Period on which files under path should be checked for changes
  reload.period: 10s

# ======================= Elasticsearch template setting =======================

#setup.template.settings:
# index.number_of_shards: 1
# index.codec: best_compression
#_source.enabled: false

# ================================== General ===================================

# The name of the shipper that publishes the network data. It can be used to group
# all the transactions sent by a single shipper in the web interface.
#name:

# The tags of the shipper are included in their own field with each
# transaction published.
#tags: ["service-X", "web-tier"]

# Optional fields that you can specify to add additional information to the
# output.
#fields:
# env: staging

# ================================= Dashboards =================================
# These settings control loading the sample dashboards to the Kibana index. Loading
# the dashboards is disabled by default and can be enabled either by setting the
# options here or by using the `setup` command.
setup.dashboards.enabled: enabled

# The URL from where to download the dashboards archive. By default this URL
# has a value which is computed based on the Beat name and version. For released
# versions, this URL points to the dashboard archive on the artifacts.elastic.co
# website.
#setup.dashboards.url:

# =================================== Kibana ===================================

# Starting with Beats version 6.0.0, the dashboards are loaded via the Kibana API.
# This requires a Kibana endpoint configuration.
setup.kibana:

  # Kibana Host
  # Scheme and port can be left out and will be set to the default (http and 5601)
  # In case you specify and additional path, the scheme is required: http://localhost:5601/path
  # IPv6 addresses should always be defined as: https://[2001:db8::1]:5601
  host: "rhce-server3.pierre.nl:5601"

  # Kibana Space ID
  # ID of the Kibana Space into which the dashboards should be loaded. By default,
  # the Default Space will be used.
  #space.id:

# =============================== Elastic Cloud ================================

# These settings simplify using Metricbeat with the Elastic Cloud (https://cloud.elastic.co/).

# The cloud.id setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.hosts` and
# `setup.kibana.host` options.
# You can find the `cloud.id` in the Elastic Cloud web UI.
#cloud.id:

# The cloud.auth setting overwrites the `output.elasticsearch.username` and
# `output.elasticsearch.password` settings. The format is `<user>:<pass>`.
#cloud.auth:

# ================================== Outputs ===================================

# Configure what output to use when sending the data collected by the beat.

# ---------------------------- Elasticsearch Output ----------------------------
#output.elasticsearch.hosts: ["rhce-server2.pierre.nl:9200"]

# Protocol - either `http` (default) or `https`.
#protocol: "https"

  # Authentication credentials - either API key or username/password.
  #api_key: "id:api_key"
  #username: "elastic"
  #password: "changeme"

# ------------------------------ Logstash Output -------------------------------
output.logstash:
  hosts: ["192.168.207.11:5044"]
  index: metricbeat

  # Optional SSL. By default is off.
  # List of root certificates for HTTPS server verifications
  #ssl.certificate_authorities: ["/etc/pki/root/ca.pem"]

  # Certificate for SSL client authentication
  #ssl.certificate: "/etc/pki/client/cert.pem"

  # Client Certificate Key
  #ssl.key: "/etc/pki/client/cert.key"

# ================================= Processors =================================

# Configure processors to enhance or manipulate events generated by the beat.

processors:
  - add_host_metadata: ~
  - add_cloud_metadata: ~
  - add_docker_metadata: ~
  - add_kubernetes_metadata: ~

# ================================== Logging ===================================

# Sets log level. The default log level is info.
# Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug
#logging.level: debug

# At debug level, you can selectively enable logging only for some components.
# To enable all selectors use ["*"]. Examples of other selectors are "beat",
# "publish", "service".

# ============================= X-Pack Monitoring ==============================
# Metricbeat can export internal metrics to a central Elasticsearch monitoring
# cluster. This requires xpack monitoring to be enabled in Elasticsearch. The
# reporting is disabled by default.

# Set to true to enable the monitoring reporter.
#monitoring.enabled: false

# Sets the UUID of the Elasticsearch cluster under which monitoring data for this
# Metricbeat instance will appear in the Stack Monitoring UI. If output.elasticsearch
# is enabled, the UUID is derived from the Elasticsearch cluster referenced by output.elasticsearch.
#monitoring.cluster_uuid:

# Uncomment to send the metrics to Elasticsearch. Most settings from the
# Elasticsearch output are accepted here as well.
# Note that the settings should point to your Elasticsearch *monitoring* cluster.
# Any setting that is not set is automatically inherited from the Elasticsearch
# output configuration, so if you have the Elasticsearch output configured such
# that it is pointing to your Elasticsearch monitoring cluster, you can simply
# uncomment the following line.
#monitoring.elasticsearch:

# ============================== Instrumentation ===============================

# Instrumentation support for the metricbeat.
#instrumentation:
    # Set to true to enable instrumentation of metricbeat.
    #enabled: false

    # Environment in which metricbeat is running on (eg: staging, production, etc.)
    #environment: ""

    # APM Server hosts to report instrumentation results to.
    #hosts:
    # - http://localhost:8200

    # API Key for the APM Server(s).
    # If api_key is set then secret_token will be ignored.
    #api_key:

    # Secret token for the APM Server(s).
    #secret_token:

# ================================= Migration ==================================

# This allows to enable 6.7 migration aliases
#migration.6_to_7.enabled:

# Enable ILM support. Valid values are true, false, and auto. When set to auto
# # (the default), the Beat uses index lifecycle management when it connects to a
# # cluster that supports ILM; otherwise, it creates daily indices.
setup.ilm.enabled: auto
#
# Set the prefix used in the index lifecycle write alias name. The default alias
# # name is 'metricbeat-%{[agent.version]}'.
setup.ilm.rollover_alias: 'metricbeat'
#
# # Set the rollover index pattern. The default is "%{now/d}-000001".
setup.ilm.pattern: "{now/d}-000001"
#
# # Set the lifecycle policy name. The default policy name is
# # 'beatname'.
setup.ilm.policy_name: "mypolicy"
#
# # The path to a JSON file that contains a lifecycle policy configuration. Used
# # to load your own lifecycle policy.
# # The path to a JSON file that contains a lifecycle policy configuration. Used
# # to load your own lifecycle policy.
setup.ilm.policy_file:
#
# # Disable the check for an existing lifecycle policy. The default is true. If
# # you disable this check, set setup.ilm.overwrite: true so the lifecycle policy
# # can be installed.
setup.ilm.check_exists: true
#
# # Overwrite the lifecycle policy at startup. The default is false.
setup.ilm.overwrite: false

#setup.template.enabled: false
#setup.template.name: "metricbeat"
#setup.template.pattern: "metricbeat-*"
#ilm.enabled: false 

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**Author:** ![Pierrelaurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@Pierrelaurent](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pierrelaurent)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/8 "2020-09-01T12:14:07Z")

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I see that ilm is on auto now, but I also tried with False

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/9 "2020-09-01T13:16:46Z")

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Thank you for sharing your configuration.

I would suggest to completely remove everything that is related to `ilm` (`setup.ilm.*`) and check again.

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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:** [September 29, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-management/246979/10 "2020-09-29T15:16:49Z")

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