diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/policy-definitions.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/policy-definitions.asciidoc index 98cd4fd0413..8ca2b68ac36 100644 --- a/docs/reference/ilm/policy-definitions.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/ilm/policy-definitions.asciidoc @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ index is rolled over, then `min_age` is the time elapsed from the time the index is rolled over. The intention here is to execute following phases and actions relative to when data was written last to a rolled over index. -The previous phase's actions must complete before {ilm} will check `min_age` -and transition into the next phase. +The previous phase's actions must complete before {ilm} will check `min_age` and +transition into the next phase. By default, {ilm} checks for indices that meet +policy criteria, like `min_age`, every 10 minutes. You can use the +`indices.lifecycle.poll_interval` cluster setting to control how often this +check occurs. === Phase Execution diff --git a/docs/reference/settings/ilm-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/settings/ilm-settings.asciidoc index 7de2036273b..0f0d94cedc2 100644 --- a/docs/reference/settings/ilm-settings.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/settings/ilm-settings.asciidoc @@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ The index alias to update when the index rolls over. Specify when using a policy that contains a rollover action. When the index rolls over, the alias is updated to reflect that the index is no longer the write index. For more information about rollover, see <>. + +`indices.lifecycle.poll_interval`:: +(<>) How often {ilm} checks for indices that meet policy +criteria. Defaults to `10m`.