<p class="shortdesc">This article describes how to create an index.</p> <section class="section attention" id="Create_Index__nht_xpy_wmb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Attention</h2></div> <p class="p">You cannot modify an index once it is created.</p> </section> <section class="section limitation" id="Create_Index__oht_xpy_wmb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Limitation</h2></div> <ol class="ol" id="Create_Index__ol_lth_32l_wnb"> <li class="li">A user can create only one index in a region.</li> <li class="li">The retention period of the log data in an index is shorter than or equal to 30 days. To store the log data to Ping An Cloud for a longer time, enable the archiving feature. For more information, see <a class="xref" href="/ssr/help/middleware/LogCloud/User_Guide.Collect.Collect_Strategy.Create_Strategy" target="_blank">Create a General Collection Policy</a> or <a class="xref" href="/ssr/help/middleware/LogCloud/User_Guide.Collect.Collect_Strategy.Create_Nginx_Strategy" target="_blank">Create an Nginx Collection Policy</a>.</li> </ol> </section> <section><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd"> Log in to the<a class="xref" href="/console/logcloud/indexed/list" target="_blank">Log Service Console</a>。</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">In the left navigation pane, click <span class="ph uicontrol">Indexed</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the page that opens, select the target region.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">In the upper-right corner of the page, click <span class="ph uicontrol">Create</span><span class="ph uicontrol">Indexed.</span></span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the page that opens, create an index as described in the following tables:</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <table class="table" id="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb"><caption></caption><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead class="thead"> <tr class="row"> <th class="entry" id="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1" colspan="2">Configuration item</th> <th class="entry" id="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__2">Description</th> </tr> </thead><tbody class="tbody"> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 " rowspan="3"> <p class="p">Basic Information</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 "> <p class="p">Region</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__2 "> <p class="p">Region of the index. </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 "> <p class="p">Name</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__2 "> <p class="p">Index name.</p> <ul class="ul" id="Create_Index__ul_bnw_t2l_wnb"> <li class="li">Supported characters are Chinese characters, uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and special characters including underscores (_), hyphens (-), and at signs (@).</li> <li class="li"> The length of the index name is 1 to 45 characters.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 "> <p class="p">Save Days</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__2 "><p class="p">Number of days that the collected log data is retained in the index.</p><p class="p">The system automatically deletes the log data after the its retention period expires.</p> If you enable the archiving feature when you create a collection policy, logs can be saved on Ping An Cloud for one year. For more information, see<a class="xref" href="/ssr/help/middleware/LogCloud/User_Guide.Collect.Collect_Strategy.Create_Strategy" target="_blank">Configure a Collection Policy</a> .</td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 "> <p class="p">Purchase Options</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__1 "> <p class="p">Billing Method</p> </td> <td class="entry" headers="Create_Index__table_ogt_qqy_wmb__entry__2 "> <p class="p">Billing method. For more information, see <a class="xref" href="/ssr/help/middleware/LogCloud/Pricing.Billing" target="_blank">Purchase</a> Guide. Currently, only the pay-as-you-go method is supported.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <img class="image" id="Create_Index__image_elz_2ry_wmb" src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20210106133702-1c69d1f895e7.png" width="830"> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph uicontrol">CONFIRM</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the <span class="ph uicontrol">Order Confirmation</span> page, click <span class="ph uicontrol">CONFIRM OPEN</span>.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <div class="note note note_note"><span class="note__title">Note:</span> Make sure your balance or voucher has more than 200 CNY. </div> </div> </li></ol></section> <section class="section result" id="Create_Index__result_rqw_4ry_wmb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Results</h2></div> <p class="p"><span class="ph uicontrol">Method 1</span></p> <ol class="ol" id="Create_Index__ol_yh3_pry_wmb"> <li class="li">On the <span class="ph uicontrol">Payment Result</span> page, click <span class="ph uicontrol">VIEW ORDER</span>.</li> <li class="li">On the <span class="ph uicontrol">Order Management</span> page, the status of the target order is <span class="ph uicontrol">Finished</span>.</li> </ol> <p class="p"><span class="ph uicontrol">Method 2</span></p> <p class="p">In the left navigation pane, click <span class="ph uicontrol">Indexed</span>. On the <span class="ph uicontrol">Indexed List</span> page, select the target region. The new index is displayed in the target region. </p> <img class="image" id="Create_Index__image_pn2_5ry_wmb" src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20210106133705-12b651799088.png" width="830"> </section>