# Index Patterns management

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854 "2020-01-13T14:55:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Borges](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mauricio_borges/32/54964_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Borges](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mauricio_Borges)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854/1 "2020-01-13T14:55:34Z")

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Hi Team!

Where I can learn more about Index Pattern Management ?  
I'd like to know how I can group couple servers by indexes ( using Beats and ES ).  
For example:  
Server A, Server B and Server C ingest Logs into filebeat-ABC\* index pattern.  
Server D, Server F and Server G ingest Logs into filebeat-DFG\* index pattern.  
And the same idea for metrics, packages, heart beats logs.

Thanks! Mauricio

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**Author:** ![mattkime](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattkime/32/43522_2.png) [@mattkime](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattkime)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854/2 "2020-01-14T04:27:26Z")

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@Mauricio_Borges It seems that you already understand the basics - Index Patterns are simply wild card references to index names. Here are some docs - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html)

How you wish to go about this will depend upon your particular needs.

Hope that helps.

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**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Borges](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mauricio_borges/32/54964_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Borges](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mauricio_Borges)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854/3 "2020-01-14T11:57:23Z")

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Thanks Matt!  
In fact, I'd like to know how I specify for an Edge System use specific index pattern at ES. For example, suppose we already have 2 indexes ( filebeat-ABC\* and filebeat-DFG\* ) at ES, then a new server born and I want install Filebeat to ingest log data at filebeat-DGF\* index. How I setup this approach ? any setting on filebeat.yml entry to set before run "filebeat setup" ?  
Thanks, Mauricio

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**Author:** ![mattkime](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattkime/32/43522_2.png) [@mattkime](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattkime)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854/4 "2020-01-14T13:28:36Z")

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For your example, the index pattern could simply be ‘filebeat-\*’ and it would work without further configuration

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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:** [February 11, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-patterns-management/214854/5 "2020-02-11T13:28:38Z")

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