diff --git a/docs/en/stack/license.asciidoc b/docs/en/stack/license.asciidoc index dda8ba6b3..629546f9a 100644 --- a/docs/en/stack/license.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/stack/license.asciidoc @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ the trial, or https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions/[purchase a subscription]. [float] [[installing-license]] -== Updating Your license +== Updating your license You can update your license at runtime without shutting down your nodes. License updates take effect immediately. The license is provided as a _JSON_ file that @@ -47,30 +47,46 @@ These error messages tell you when the license expires and what features will be disabled if you fail to update the license. [float] +[[expiration-kibana]] +=== Kibana +* Users can still log into {kib}. +* It is still usable for data exploration and visualization, but some features +are disabled. +* The license management UI is available to easily upgrade your license. See +<> and +{kibana-ref}/managing-licenses.html[License management]. + +[float] +[[expiration-watcher]] === Watcher -* PUT / GET watch APIs will be disabled, DELETE watch API will continue to work -* Watches will execute and write to the history -* The actions of the watches will not execute +* The PUT and GET watch APIs are disabled. The DELETE watch API continues to work. +* Watches execute and write to the history. +* The actions of the watches do not execute. [float] +[[expiration-monitoring]] === Monitoring -* The agent will stop collecting cluster and indices metrics -* The agent will stop automatically cleaning indices older than `xpack.monitoring.history.duration` +* The agent stops collecting cluster and indices metrics. +* The agent stops automatically cleaning indices older than +`xpack.monitoring.history.duration`. [float] +[[expiration-graph]] === Graph -* Graph explore APIs will be disabled +* Graph explore APIs are disabled. [float] +[[expiration-reporting]] === Reporting -* Reporting will no longer be available in {kib} -* Report generation urls will stop working -* Existing reports will no longer be accessible +* Reporting is no longer be available in {kib}. +* Report generation URLs stop working. +* Existing reports are no longer accessible. [float] +[[expiration-security]] === Security -* Cluster health, cluster stats and indices stats operations will be blocked -* All data operations (read and write) will continue to work +* Cluster health, cluster stats, and indices stats operations are blocked. +* All data operations (read and write) continue to work. Once the license expires, calls to the cluster health, cluster stats, and index stats APIs fail with a `security_exception` and return a 403 HTTP status code. @@ -98,17 +114,19 @@ This message enables automatic monitoring systems to easily detect the license failure without immediately impacting other users. [float] +[[expiration-ml]] === Machine learning * APIs to create jobs, open jobs, send data to jobs, create {dfeeds}, and start -{dfeeds} will be disabled -* All started {dfeeds} will be stopped. All open jobs will be closed -* Existing job results will continue to be available by using {kib} or APIs +{dfeeds} are disabled. +* All started {dfeeds} are stopped. All open jobs are closed. +* Existing job results continue to be available by using {kib} or APIs. [float] -=== Logstash Pipeline Management -* Will not be able to create new pipelines and edit or delete existing pipelines from the UI -* Will be able to list and view existing pipelines from the UI -* Will be able to run Logstash instances which are registered to listen to existing pipelines +[[expiration-logstash]] +=== Logstash pipeline management +* Cannot create new pipelines or edit or delete existing pipelines from the UI. +* Cannot list or view existing pipelines from the UI. +* Cannot run Logstash instances which are registered to listen to existing pipelines. IMPORTANT: You should update your license as soon as possible. You are essentially flying blind when running with an expired license. Access to the