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2 | 2 | [[index-lifecycle-policies]] |
3 | | -== Index lifecycle policies |
| 3 | +== Index Lifecycle Policies |
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5 | | -If you're working with time series data, you don't want to continually dump |
6 | | -everything into a single index. Instead, you might periodically roll over the |
7 | | -data to a new index to keep it from growing so big it's slow and expensive. |
8 | | -As the index ages and you query it less frequently, you’ll likely move it to |
| 5 | +If you're working with time series data, you don't want to continually dump |
| 6 | +everything into a single index. Instead, you might periodically roll over the |
| 7 | +data to a new index to keep it from growing so big it's slow and expensive. |
| 8 | +As the index ages and you query it less frequently, you’ll likely move it to |
9 | 9 | less expensive hardware and reduce the number of shards and replicas. |
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11 | | -To automatically move an index through its lifecycle, you can create a policy |
12 | | -to define actions to perform on the index as it ages. Index lifecycle policies |
13 | | -are especially useful when working with {beats-ref}/beats-reference.html[Beats] |
14 | | -data shippers, which continually |
15 | | -send operational data, such as metrics and logs, to Elasticsearch. You can |
16 | | -automate a rollover to a new index when the existing index reaches a specified |
17 | | -size or age. This ensures that all indices have a similar size instead of having |
18 | | -daily indices where size can vary based on the number of Beats and the number |
| 11 | +To automatically move an index through its lifecycle, you can create a policy |
| 12 | +to define actions to perform on the index as it ages. Index lifecycle policies |
| 13 | +are especially useful when working with {beats-ref}/beats-reference.html[Beats] |
| 14 | +data shippers, which continually |
| 15 | +send operational data, such as metrics and logs, to Elasticsearch. You can |
| 16 | +automate a rollover to a new index when the existing index reaches a specified |
| 17 | +size or age. This ensures that all indices have a similar size instead of having |
| 18 | +daily indices where size can vary based on the number of Beats and the number |
19 | 19 | of events sent. |
20 | 20 |
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21 | | -{kib}’s *Index Lifecycle Policies* walks you through the process for creating |
22 | | -and configuring a policy. Before using this feature, you should be familiar |
| 21 | +{kib}’s *Index Lifecycle Policies* walks you through the process for creating |
| 22 | +and configuring a policy. Before using this feature, you should be familiar |
23 | 23 | with index lifecycle management: |
24 | 24 |
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25 | | -* For an introduction, see |
26 | | -{ref}/getting-started-index-lifecycle-management.html[Getting started with index |
27 | | -lifecycle management]. |
28 | | -* To dig into the concepts and technical details, see |
| 25 | +* For an introduction, refer to |
| 26 | +{ref}/getting-started-index-lifecycle-management.html[Getting started with index |
| 27 | +lifecycle management]. |
| 28 | +* To dig into the concepts and technical details, see |
29 | 29 | {ref}/index-lifecycle-management.html[Managing the index lifecycle]. |
30 | 30 | * To check out the APIs, see {ref}/index-lifecycle-management-api.html[Index lifecycle management API]. |
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