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How Do I Clear Elasticsearch Indexes in CSS?

  • Have indexes automatically cleared on a regular basis.

    You can create a scheduled task to execute an index deletion request periodically. CSS supports Open Distro Index State Management. For details about how to clear obsolete indexes periodically, see .

    For details about Open Distro Index State Management, see https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch-docs/docs/im/ism/.

  • Manually clear indexes.
    • Log in to Kibana and run the DELETE / Index name command in Dev Tools.
    • Log in to Cerebro, search for the target index name, click the index name, click delete index, and click Confirm in the displayed dialog box.
      Figure 1 Deleting an index from Cerebro