# Unable to import metricbeat dashboard
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** metricbeat
**Created:** [August 20, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083 "2018-08-20T05:00:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083/1 "2018-08-20T05:00:42Z")
Hello All,
I am using metricbeat6.2.4. I want to export metricbeat dashboard in kibana. I have configured logstash output in my metricbeat.yml file instead of elasticsearch output. My Kibana dashboard is running on different server and i am using nginx webserver.
When is used the below command to import the dashboard i am getting below error:
```auto
$ /usr/share/metricbeat/bin/metricbeat setup -e -c /etc/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
```
Error:
```auto
2018-08-20T07:32:00.477Z INFO instance/beat.go:468 Home path: [/usr/share/metricbeat/bin] Config path: [/usr/share/metricbeat/bin] Data path: [/usr/share/metricbeat/bin/data] Logs path: [/usr/share/metricbeat/bin/logs]
2018-08-20T07:32:00.478Z INFO instance/beat.go:475 Beat UUID: a62b67aa-61ec-44a1-abf0-5632a63ac46f
2018-08-20T07:32:00.478Z INFO instance/beat.go:213 Setup Beat: metricbeat; Version: 6.2.4
2018-08-20T07:32:00.480Z INFO pipeline/module.go:76 Beat name: orion4
2018-08-20T07:32:00.481Z ERROR instance/beat.go:667 Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled
Exiting: Template loading requested but the Elasticsearch output is not configured/enabled
```
Can you please help me how i can import metricbeat dashboard.
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083/2 "2018-08-20T12:24:12Z")
What version of Elasticsearch / Kibana are you using?
It seems the above error comes from the issue that when you run `setup` it also tries to load the template which it can't. Try adding `--dashboard` to only load the dashboard.
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### Author:  [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083/3 "2018-08-20T12:38:47Z")
Hello Ruflin,
Thanks for your response.
After making some changes in my configuration i am able to import the dashboards.
But now i am facing another issue. For some fields i am not getting data on metricbeat dashboard.
Please refer the below screenshot:
I am talking about "The request for this panel failed"
I am getting the below log in my elasticsearch:
```auto
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Fielddata is disabled on text fields by default. Set fielddata=true on [system.network.name] in order to load fielddata in memory by uninverting the inverted index. Note that this can however use significant memory. Alternatively use a keyword field instead.
```
Note:- I am using ELK6.2.4 as well as Beat 6.2.4 version.
Please suggest.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083/4 "2018-08-21T07:12:42Z")
Did you load the metricbeat index template before you started ingesting data?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-metricbeat-dashboard/145083/5 "2018-09-18T07:12:46Z")
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