**Build scan:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/s/2p5qyrcuzi35i/tests/:modules:data-streams:internalClusterTest/org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle.DataLifecycleServiceIT/testDataLifecycleServiceConfiguresTheMergePolicy

**Reproduction line:**
```
gradlew ':modules:data-streams:internalClusterTest' --tests "org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle.DataLifecycleServiceIT.testDataLifecycleServiceConfiguresTheMergePolicy" -Dtests.seed=E37829DCD2B52CAC -Dtests.locale=sr-Latn-ME -Dtests.timezone=Australia/Adelaide -Druntime.java=20
```

**Applicable branches:**
main

**Reproduces locally?:**
Didn't try

**Failure history:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/scans/tests?tests.container=org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle.DataLifecycleServiceIT&tests.test=testDataLifecycleServiceConfiguresTheMergePolicy

**Failure excerpt:**
```
java.lang.AssertionError: 
Expected: is "5"
     but: was "16"

  at __randomizedtesting.SeedInfo.seed([E37829DCD2B52CAC:78854EF4EC3C97D0]:0)
  at org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat(MatcherAssert.java:18)
  at org.junit.Assert.assertThat(Assert.java:956)
  at org.junit.Assert.assertThat(Assert.java:923)
  at org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle.DataLifecycleServiceIT.lambda$testDataLifecycleServiceConfiguresTheMergePolicy$16(DataLifecycleServiceIT.java:628)
  at org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase.assertBusy(ESTestCase.java:1172)
  at org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase.assertBusy(ESTestCase.java:1145)
  at org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle.DataLifecycleServiceIT.testDataLifecycleServiceConfiguresTheMergePolicy(DataLifecycleServiceIT.java:625)
  at jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:578)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner.invoke(RandomizedRunner.java:1758)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$8.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:946)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$9.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:982)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$10.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:996)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleSetupTeardownChained$1.evaluate(TestRuleSetupTeardownChained.java:48)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleThreadAndTestName$1.evaluate(TestRuleThreadAndTestName.java:45)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java:60)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleMarkFailure$1.evaluate(TestRuleMarkFailure.java:44)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$StatementRunner.run(ThreadLeakControl.java:390)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl.forkTimeoutingTask(ThreadLeakControl.java:843)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$3.evaluate(ThreadLeakControl.java:490)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner.runSingleTest(RandomizedRunner.java:955)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$5.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:840)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$6.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:891)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$7.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:902)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleStoreClassName$1.evaluate(TestRuleStoreClassName.java:38)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule$1.evaluate(NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule.java:40)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule$1.evaluate(NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule.java:40)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleAssertionsRequired$1.evaluate(TestRuleAssertionsRequired.java:53)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleMarkFailure$1.evaluate(TestRuleMarkFailure.java:44)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java:60)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreTestSuites$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreTestSuites.java:47)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$StatementRunner.run(ThreadLeakControl.java:390)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl.lambda$forkTimeoutingTask$0(ThreadLeakControl.java:850)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1623)

```
modules/data-streams/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/datastreams/lifecycle/DataStreamLifecycleServiceIT.java
/*
 * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
 * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
 * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
 * Side Public License, v 1.
 */
package org.elasticsearch.datastreams.lifecycle;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.elasticsearch.action.DocWriteRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.IndicesRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.settings.ClusterGetSettingsAction;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.forcemerge.ForceMergeAction;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.RefreshRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.settings.get.GetSettingsAction;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.settings.get.GetSettingsRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.settings.get.GetSettingsResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.template.put.PutComposableIndexTemplateAction;
import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkItemResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkRequest;
import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.action.datastreams.CreateDataStreamAction;