# Transform indices show green but Regular indices shows yellow status

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** transforms\
**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233 "2020-07-30T14:03:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sanjaysubramanian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sanjaysubramanian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanjaysubramanian)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/1 "2020-07-30T14:03:36Z")

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Hi all

ES and K version = 7.7.0  
I am using a one node development machine that has ES and Kibana running. All my indices display a status YELLOW (understandable because I have one node). However ALL my transform indices display **GREEN**! Not sure why ? Could anyone please provide me a logic for this ?

Thanks

sanjay

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**Author:** ![Hendrik\_Muhs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hendrik_muhs/32/25802_2.png) [@Hendrik\_Muhs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hendrik_Muhs)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/2 "2020-07-31T09:17:21Z")

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Transform auto-creates the destination index with:

```auto
"auto_expand_replicas" : "0-1"

```

That's why, this is a dynamic index setting, so it can be changed later.

If you want different static settings, you can create the destination index yourself _before_ starting the transform.

Index settings are described [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules.html#index-modules-settings).

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**Author:** ![sanjaysubramanian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sanjaysubramanian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanjaysubramanian)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/3 "2020-08-07T22:23:25Z")

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Thanks @Hendrik_Muhs  
Is there a way to update an existing index with these settings ?  
I get this error  
`{ "error" : { "root_cause" : [{ "type" : "resource_already_exists_exception", "reason" : "index [chicago_crime/Y-Ny9wbsS_uASR4aae0HQA] already exists", "index_uuid" : "Y-Ny9wbsS_uASR4aae0HQA", "index" : "chicago_crime" } ], "type" : "resource_already_exists_exception", "reason" : "index [chicago_crime/Y-Ny9wbsS_uASR4aae0HQA] already exists", "index_uuid" : "Y-Ny9wbsS_uASR4aae0HQA", "index" : "chicago_crime" }, "status" : 400 }`  
Thanks  
warmly  
sanjay

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**Author:** ![sophie\_chang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sophie_chang/32/18008_2.png) [@sophie\_chang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sophie_chang)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/4 "2020-08-09T11:28:17Z")

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This should work (please substitute your index name):

```auto
PUT INDEX-NAME/_settings
{
  "index" : {
    "auto_expand_replicas" : "0-1"
  }
}

```

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**Author:** ![sanjaysubramanian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sanjaysubramanian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanjaysubramanian)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/5 "2020-08-09T17:21:55Z")

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@sophie_chang,  
Sophie Woo Hoo that worked. Thanks to you and @Hendrik_Muhs 🙂  
I am closing this thread  
warmly

sanjay

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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:** [September 6, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-indices-show-green-but-regular-indices-shows-yellow-status/243233/6 "2020-09-06T17:22:01Z")

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