Creating custom index patterns

Last Updated : May 02, 2025 |

About this task

After you configure the Centralized Logging on the Breeze cluster and install the svars, indices are available in the following format: filebeat-<version>-<date> , metricbeat-<version>-metricbeat, packetbeat-<version>-<date>. For example, filebeat-8.5.3-2023.02.21.

You can create filebeat-* , metricbeat-* and packetbeat-* index patterns one by one.

Procedure

  1. On the OpenSearch UI, click Navigation_pane_button to display the navigation pane.
  2. On the navigation pane, click Management > Stack Management > Index Patterns > Create Index Pattern and type the Index pattern name.
  3. Click Next step and from the Time field menu select @Timestamp.
  4. Click Show Advanced Setting and type the Custom index pattern ID same as index-pattern and click Create Index Pattern.