# This Beat requires the default distribution of Elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [May 23, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490 "2019-05-23T16:35:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maurya\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maurya_m/32/46127_2.png) [@Maurya\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maurya_M)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/1 "2019-05-23T16:35:25Z")
Using Filebeat image : [docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:7.0.0](http://docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:7.0.0) Elastic Search image : [k8s.gcr.io/elasticsearch:v6.2.5](http://k8s.gcr.io/elasticsearch:v6.2.5) EDIT: Now have changed to [docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss:6.4.0](http://docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-oss:6.4.0), but in the filebeat logs getting this error: ERROR beater/filebeat.go:298 Could not init registrar: Registry file path must be a file. /usr/share/filebeat/data/registry is a directory. do i need to rm some registry on all the k8s nodes? what is the name of the registry file (default) i did not specify on daemonset. do we have complitible versions list which i can refer to have the whole Elastic stack deplyment on kubernetes. ---
**Author:** ![jsoriano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsoriano/32/27920_2.png) [@jsoriano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsoriano)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/2 "2019-05-24T17:52:19Z")
Hi @Maurya_M, You can find a compatibility matrix here: [https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix\_compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_compatibility) Filebeat 7.0 is not compatible with Elasticsearch \< 7.0, you need to upgrade Elasticsearch first if you want to use this version of Filebeat. Also default distribution of Filebeat requires default distribution of Elasticsearch. ---
**Author:** ![Maurya\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maurya_m/32/46127_2.png) [@Maurya\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maurya_M)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/3 "2019-05-26T06:43:33Z")
thanks @jsoriano for sharing the compatibility matrix. now i know which version to be sure. Also what do you mean by default distribution ( sorry if i am novice user ) want to understand does that mean oss vs license version? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/4 "2019-05-26T18:22:41Z")
The Default distribution includes our X-Pack features, and provides a free Basic license. That includes a whole bunch of functionality which you can see here [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) ---
**Author:** ![Maurya\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maurya_m/32/46127_2.png) [@Maurya\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maurya_M)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/5 "2019-05-27T05:38:57Z")
thanks @warkolm for clarifying the distributions, i am currently using filebeat:6.3.0, if i move to any other versions , i am getting errors in the pod logs ( filebeat daemonset) , do i need to erase / remove the /usr/share/filebeat/data on the host mountpath? Also another error i coming across now is this related to the version i am using? "ERROR cfgfile/reload.go:201 Unable to create runner due to error: Can only start an input when all related states are finished: {Id:1536484-2049 Finished:false Fileinfo:0xc4205be0d0 " ---
**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:** [May 27, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/6 "2019-05-27T05:39:29Z")
You would be better off creating a new topic for each of those questions. ---
**Author:** ![Maurya\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maurya_m/32/46127_2.png) [@Maurya\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maurya_M)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/7 "2019-05-27T05:50:41Z")
ok will create new topic. thanks for your support on the distribution question . cheers & thanks, Maurya ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-beat-requires-the-default-distribution-of-elasticsearch/182490/8 "2019-06-24T05:50:48Z")
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