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Adding tags to clarify data management options
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Fix typo in Manage the lifecycle policy for integrations data
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ To help you manage your data, {{es}} offers you the following options: {{ilm-cap
::::

## {{ilm-init}} [ilm]
```{applies_to}
serverless: unavailable
```

::::{tip}
{{ilm-init}} is not available on {{es-serverless}}.
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**[Read more in {{ilm-cap}} ->](/manage-data/lifecycle/index-lifecycle-management.md)**

## Data stream lifecycle [data-stream-lifecycle]
```{applies_to}
serverless: ga
```

**Data stream lifecycle** is less feature rich but is focused on simplicity. It allows you to do the following:

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**[Read more in Data stream lifecycle ->](/manage-data/lifecycle/data-stream.md)**

## Elastic Curator [elastic-curator]
```{applies_to}
serverless: unavailable
```

**Elastic Curator** is a tool that allows you to manage your indices and snapshots using user-defined filters and predefined actions. If ILM provides the functionality to manage your index lifecycle, and you have at least a Basic license, consider using ILM in place of Curator. Many stack components make use of ILM by default.

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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You can find installation and configuration details for all integrations in the

When you install an integration, an [{{ilm}}](/manage-data/lifecycle/index-lifecycle-management.md) ({{ilm-init}}) policy is configured automatically to manage the integration's component [data streams](/manage-data/data-store/data-streams.md) and their backing indices. To view or adjust how your integration data is managed, a first step is to find the data streams that you're interested in. There are a few ways to do this:

::::{dropdown} Find the data stream for a {{kib}} visualation
::::{dropdown} Find the data stream for a {{kib}} visualization
To find the data stream associated with a visualization in a {{kib}}:

1. Open **Dashboards** from the {{kib}} menu and select a dashboard to view. For example, with the [System integration](integration-docs://reference/system.md) installed, you can open the `[Metrics System] Host overview` dashboard to find visualizations about the host system being monitored.
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