# Snapshot lifecycle management in basic version of elastic

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856 "2019-10-09T14:43:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kadiveti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kadiveti/32/79949_2.png) [@kadiveti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kadiveti)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/1 "2019-10-09T14:43:25Z")

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Hi  
Can someone Please provide step by step process for slm in elastic search basic 7.x version.  
I had tried post /\_slm/my policy name ..  
It is not recognizing giving error like index name error.  
Please help me to solve this issue asap

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/2 "2019-10-09T15:34:18Z")

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Which exact version are you running ? Where did you download it from?

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**Author:** ![kadiveti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kadiveti/32/79949_2.png) [@kadiveti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kadiveti)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/3 "2019-10-10T04:57:24Z")

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I see the snapshot lifecycle management is free for elasticsearch basic licenses for version 7.2 but when I try the POST method/\_slm/ its throws me error.

I want to know the prerequisites to implement the sanpshot lifecycle management how to implemet snapshot lifecycle management is there any documentation available when I try

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.x/slm-api-put.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.x/slm-api-put.html)

When I try this I am getting error

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/4 "2019-10-10T06:55:51Z")

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It's available from 7.4

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**Author:** ![renu\_jessi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/renu_jessi/32/55702_2.png) [@renu\_jessi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/renu_jessi)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/5 "2019-10-10T14:32:41Z")

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Hi Sai,

I got the same error..upgrad ur elastic search from 7.2 to 7.4

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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:** [November 7, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-lifecycle-management-in-basic-version-of-elastic/202856/6 "2019-11-07T14:32:44Z")

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