Elasticsearch is adding support for uint64 types. Metrics based on system counters or IDs should make use of uint64 values. Related issues/PRs: - Elasticsearch: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/60050, https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/32434 - Beats: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/20188 - ECS: https://github.com/elastic/ecs/issues/900