Step 3: Load the index template in Elasticsearch
editStep 3: Load the index template in Elasticsearch
editA connection to Elasticsearch is required to load the index template. If the output is not Elasticsearch, you must load the template manually.
In Elasticsearch, index templates are used to define settings and mappings that determine how fields should be analyzed.
The recommended index template file for Heartbeat is installed by the
Heartbeat packages. If you accept the default configuration in the
heartbeat.yml
config file, Heartbeat loads the template automatically
after successfully connecting to Elasticsearch. If the template already exists,
it’s not overwritten unless you configure Heartbeat to do so.
Configure template loading
editBy default, Heartbeat automatically loads the recommended template file,
fields.yml
, if the Elasticsearch output is enabled. If you want to use the
default index template, no additional configuration is required. Otherwise, you
can change the defaults in the heartbeat.yml
config file
to:
-
Load a different template
setup.template.name: "your_template_name" setup.template.fields: "path/to/fields.yml"
If the template already exists, it’s not overwritten unless you configure Heartbeat to do so.
-
Overwrite an existing template
setup.template.overwrite: true
-
Disable automatic template loading
setup.template.enabled: false
If you disable automatic template loading, you need to load the template manually.
-
Change the index name
If you’re sending events to a cluster that supports index lifecycle management, see Index lifecycle management (ILM) to learn how to change the index name.
Heartbeat uses time series indices, by default, when index lifecycle management is disabled or unsupported. The indices are named
heartbeat-7.7.1-yyyy.MM.dd
, whereyyyy.MM.dd
is the date when the events were indexed. To use a different name, you set theindex
option in the Elasticsearch output. The value that you specify should include the root name of the index plus version and date information. You also need to configure thesetup.template.name
andsetup.template.pattern
options to match the new name. For example:output.elasticsearch.index: "customname-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}" setup.template.name: "customname" setup.template.pattern: "customname-*"
If index lifecycle management is enabled (which is typically the default),
setup.template.name
andsetup.template.pattern
are ignored.
Remember to change the index name when you load dashboards via the Kibana UI.
See Elasticsearch index template for the full list of configuration options.
Load the template manually
editTo load the template manually, run the setup
command. A
connection to Elasticsearch is required. If another output is enabled, you need
to temporarily disable that output and enable Elasticsearch by using the -E
option.
The examples here assume that Logstash output is enabled.
You can omit the -E
flags if Elasticsearch output is already enabled.
If you are connecting to a secured Elasticsearch cluster, make sure you’ve configured credentials as described in Step 2: Configure Heartbeat.
If the host running Heartbeat does not have direct connectivity to Elasticsearch, see Load the template manually (alternate method).
To load the template, use the appropriate command for your system.
deb and rpm:
heartbeat setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
mac:
./heartbeat setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
brew:
heartbeat setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
linux:
./heartbeat setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
docker:
docker run docker.elastic.co/beats/heartbeat:7.7.1 setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
win:
Open a PowerShell prompt as an Administrator (right-click the PowerShell icon and select Run As Administrator).
From the PowerShell prompt, change to the directory where you installed Heartbeat, and run:
PS > .\heartbeat.exe setup --index-management -E output.logstash.enabled=false -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["localhost:9200"]'
Force Kibana to look at newest documents
editIf you’ve already used Heartbeat to index data into Elasticsearch,
the index may contain old documents. After you load the index template,
you can delete the old documents from heartbeat-*
to force Kibana to look
at the newest documents.
Use this command:
deb and rpm:
curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:9200/heartbeat-*'
mac:
curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:9200/heartbeat-*'
linux:
curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:9200/heartbeat-*'
win:
PS > Invoke-RestMethod -Method Delete "http://localhost:9200/heartbeat-*"
This command deletes all indices that match the pattern heartbeat-*
.
Before running this command, make sure you want to delete all indices that match
the pattern.
Load the template manually (alternate method)
editIf the host running Heartbeat does not have direct connectivity to Elasticsearch, you can export the index template to a file, move it to a machine that does have connectivity, and then install the template manually.
To export the index template, run:
deb and rpm:
heartbeat export template > heartbeat.template.json
mac:
./heartbeat export template > heartbeat.template.json
brew:
heartbeat export template > heartbeat.template.json
linux:
./heartbeat export template > heartbeat.template.json
win:
PS > .\heartbeat.exe export template --es.version 7.7.1 | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 heartbeat.template.json
To install the template, run:
deb and rpm:
curl -XPUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:9200/_template/heartbeat-7.7.1 -d@heartbeat.template.json
mac:
curl -XPUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:9200/_template/heartbeat-7.7.1 -d@heartbeat.template.json
linux:
curl -XPUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:9200/_template/heartbeat-7.7.1 -d@heartbeat.template.json
win:
PS > Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put -ContentType "application/json" -InFile heartbeat.template.json -Uri http://localhost:9200/_template/heartbeat-7.7.1