This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and
code is considered to be less mature than official GA features. Elastic will
take a best effort approach to fix any issues, but beta features are not
subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
Stopping Heartbeat
editStopping Heartbeat
editAn orderly shutdown of Heartbeat ensures that it has a chance to clean up and close outstanding resources. You can help ensure an orderly shutdown by stopping Heartbeat properly.
If you’re running Heartbeat as a service, you can stop it via the service management functionality provided by your installation.
If you’re running Heartbeat directly in the console, you can stop it by entering Ctrl-C. Alternatively, send SIGTERM to the Heartbeat process on a POSIX system.