# Indices is not deleting after 60 days of retention

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106 "2021-06-07T07:06:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aniket\_Pant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Aniket\_Pant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aniket_Pant)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106/1 "2021-06-07T07:06:34Z")

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Using ELK 7.11  
Following are the indicies that should be deleted

```auto
health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size
green open log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001 _HTx3o3iTEW25cP-anki-A 1 1 37767666 0 39.2gb 19.6gb
green open log-pb-flow-2021.06.04-000003 McUrYPO5S6WjZmwoL_gj2g 1 1 1780730 0 2.1gb 1gb
green open log-pb-flow-2021.05.05-000002 CkJzzRBxQ1m1BDD3Rkqcjg 1 1 35851127 0 37.4gb 18.7gb

```

`log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001` should be deleted on june 5 but it didn't  
**GET log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001/\_ilm/explain**

```auto
{
  "indices" : {
    "log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001" : {
      "index" : "log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001",
      "managed" : true,
      "policy" : "packetbeat_flow_policy",
      "lifecycle_date_millis" : 1620217537126,
      "age" : "32.77d",
      "phase" : "hot",
      "phase_time_millis" : 1617625511448,
      "action" : "complete",
      "action_time_millis" : 1620217538464,
      "step" : "complete",
      "step_time_millis" : 1620217538464,
      "phase_execution" : {
        "policy" : "packetbeat_flow_policy",
        "phase_definition" : {
          "min_age" : "0ms",
          "actions" : {
            "rollover" : {
              "max_size" : "50gb",
              "max_age" : "30d"
            },
            "set_priority" : {
              "priority" : 100
            }
          }
        },
        "version" : 5,
        "modified_date_in_millis" : 1616673431501
      }
    }
  }
}

```

**GET log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001/\_settings**

```auto
{
  "log-pb-flow-2021.04.05-000001" : {
    "settings" : {
      "index" : {
        "lifecycle" : {
          "name" : "packetbeat_flow_policy",
          "rollover_alias" : "log-pb-flow",
          "indexing_complete" : "true"
        },
        "routing" : {
          "allocation" : {
            "include" : {
              "_tier_preference" : "data_content"
            }
          }
        },
        "refresh_interval" : "1s",
        "number_of_shards" : "1",
        "provided_name" : "<log-pb-flow-{now/d}-000001>",
        "creation_date" : "1617625511104",
        "priority" : "100",
        "number_of_replicas" : "1",
        "uuid" : "_HTx3o3iTEW25cP-anki-A",
        "version" : {
          "created" : "7110299"
        }
      }
    }
  }

```

ILM Policy for this index  
**GET \_ilm/policy/packetbeat\_flow\_policy**

```auto
{
  "packetbeat_flow_policy" : {
    "version" : 5,
    "modified_date" : "2021-03-25T11:57:11.501Z",
    "policy" : {
      "phases" : {
        "hot" : {
          "min_age" : "0ms",
          "actions" : {
            "rollover" : {
              "max_size" : "50gb",
              "max_age" : "30d"
            },
            "set_priority" : {
              "priority" : 100
            }
          }
        },
        "delete" : {
          "min_age" : "60d",
          "actions" : {
            "delete" : {
              "delete_searchable_snapshot" : true
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

```

I have other indices also, which is also not deleting

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106/2 "2021-06-07T07:21:15Z")

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If I remember correctly the next phase time starts ticking at the rime of rollover. As each index covers up to 30 days I believe you have actually configured a total retention period of up to 90 days.

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**Author:** ![Aniket\_Pant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Aniket\_Pant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aniket_Pant)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106/3 "2021-06-07T07:43:40Z")

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> [@Aniket\_Pant](#):
>
> ```auto
> "delete" : {
> "min_age" : "60d",
> "actions" : {
> "delete" : {
> "delete_searchable_snapshot" : true
> }
> 
> ```

so i have to set 30 days in delete policy so that it become 60 days

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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:** [July 5, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-is-not-deleting-after-60-days-of-retention/275106/4 "2021-07-05T07:44:30Z")

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