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Index management settings
editIndex management settings
editYou can use the following cluster settings to enable or disable index management features.
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action.auto_create_index
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(Dynamic)
Automatically create an index if it doesn’t already exist and apply any configured index templates. Defaults to
true.
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action.destructive_requires_name
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(Dynamic)
When set to
true, you must specify the index name to delete an index. It is not possible to delete all indices with_allor use wildcards. Defaults totrue.
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cluster.indices.close.enable
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(Dynamic) Enables closing of open indices in Elasticsearch. If
false, you cannot close open indices. Defaults totrue.Closed indices still consume a significant amount of disk space.
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reindex.remote.whitelist
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(Static)
Specifies the hosts that can be reindexed from remotely. Expects a YAML array of
host:portstrings. Consists of a comma-delimited list ofhost:portentries. Defaults to["\*.io:*", "\*.com:*"].
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stack.templates.enabled -
(Dynamic) If
true, enables built-in index and component templates. Elastic Agent uses these templates to create data streams. Iffalse, Elasticsearch disables these index and component templates. Defaults totrue.This setting affects the following built-in index templates:
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logs-*-* -
metrics-*-* -
synthetics-*-* -
profiling-*
This setting also affects the following built-in component templates:
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logs@mappings -
logs@settings -
metrics@mappings -
metrics@settings -
metrics@tsdb-settings -
synthetics@mapping -
synthetics@settings
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