# Monitoring Beats: Instance list too short (old) **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Created:** [June 18, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-beats-instance-list-too-short-old/136365 "2018-06-18T20:19:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaem2111](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kaem2111/32/24961_2.png) [@kaem2111](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kaem2111)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-beats-instance-list-too-short-old/136365/1 "2018-06-18T20:19:53Z")
As you see here: ![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/9/09e2b19f08aa5d55d26525f56651d4060f8adc00.png) Total beats are **64** (instead of metric 64 + file 63 + winlog 1 = 128), so only the newest half of all beats are shown in the list (see 1-20 of **64** , I would expect 1-20 of **128)**. Moreover the list is fluctuating over time: sometimes 60 file- and 4 metricbeats are shown 5 minutes later it is vice versa. Even if you use 'Filter beats' to show only e.q. metricbeats the number of really shown metricbeats vary from 0 to 64. My recommendation is to extend the list that all beats can fit into it. ---
**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-beats-instance-list-too-short-old/136365/2 "2018-06-21T08:21:16Z")
This is an X-Pack related issue. Do you mind posting your question there? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-beats-instance-list-too-short-old/136365/3 "2018-07-19T10:21:17Z")
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