# Storage Size exceeding ILM rollover max\_size **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\ **Created:** [September 30, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storage-size-exceeding-ilm-rollover-max-size/250428 "2020-09-30T00:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markroland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/markroland/32/69213_2.png) [@markroland](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markroland)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storage-size-exceeding-ilm-rollover-max-size/250428/1 "2020-09-30T00:34:17Z")
I have read through the [ILM documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/index-lifecycle-management.html) and it's [my understanding](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/ilm-rollover.html#_roll_over_using_multiple_conditions) that if I have a rollover policy with a max\_age and a max\_size set, that the index should rollover when one of these conditions is met, but that's not what I'm experiencing. I have attached a screenshot that shows my policy and a Storage Size exceeding that policy. What am I missing or doing wrong? ![index status](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/8/68356dc5d7bcad2a77923c326c856a1f9944d25a.png) Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storage-size-exceeding-ilm-rollover-max-size/250428/2 "2020-09-30T00:52:00Z")
The size is based on the primary size. What you are seeing is likely the total primary+replica size. ---
**Author:** ![markroland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/markroland/32/69213_2.png) [@markroland](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markroland)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storage-size-exceeding-ilm-rollover-max-size/250428/3 "2020-09-30T15:57:12Z")
Thanks @warkolm. Ultimately my goal is to keep the disk on my Instance from filling up. I'm trying to do that by tuning the logs to rotate and delete using ILM in order to stay under the limit, but my limits don't seem to be working. I'm attaching a screenshot of my instance as well as my Index Management. Maybe a better question is - How does my Instance disk allocation relate to the Elasticsearch storage size? ![Instances](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/9/29dc5103b10d8a57c8a83489dd7587a9ee69aa8a.png) ![Index Management](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/4/f406fa2a4c8e9757d11ca535c720f10fd7635f00.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storage-size-exceeding-ilm-rollover-max-size/250428/4 "2020-10-28T15:57:31Z")
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