Index Lifecycle Management

A system for integrated lifecycle management (ILM), the system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive an ILM policy for an index;
• determine a first condition and a first action for a first phase using the ILM policy;
• perform the first action for the first phase when the first condition is met;
• successively transition the index from the first phase to one or more further phases;
• at each of the one or more further phases, determine a further condition and a further action for one of the one or more further phases using the ILM policy;
• perform the further action for the one of the one or more further phases when the further condition is met;
• transition the index from the one of the one or more further phases to a last phase;
• and
• delete the index during the last phase;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, perform steps of a method comprising:

• receiving an ILM policy for an index;
• determining a first condition and a first action for a first phase using the ILM policy;
• performing the first action for the first phase when the first condition is met;
• successively transitioning the index from the first phase to one or more further phases;
• at each of the one or more further phases, determining a further condition and a further action for one of the one or more further phases;
• performing the further action for the one of the one or more further phases when the further condition is met;
• transitioning the index from the one of the one or more further phases to a fourth last;
• and
• deleting the index during the last phase.