From b81eac635fdb1915bde4aadb04c779f58e7dd109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tal Levy Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:26:28 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add docs saying mixed-cluster ILM is not supported Closes #37085. --- docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc index aa27ab1386b80..d54d36ca2a3ae 100644 --- a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc @@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ to a single shard. . After 7 days, move the index into the cold stage and move it to less expensive hardware. . Delete the index once the required 30 day retention period is reached. + +[IMPORTANT] +=========================== +{ilm} does not support mixed-cluster usage. Usage of new policies using +new actions that do not exist in the oldest version of a cluster with +mixed-versioned nodes. Although it may be possible to create such new +policies against newer-versioned nodes, there is no guarantee they +will work as intended. +=========================== + -- include::getting-started-ilm.asciidoc[] From 9d131c5140832ecf033b3bce0ade66ac5c550785 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tal Levy Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 16:24:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix --- docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc index d54d36ca2a3ae..c61bf17afdf78 100644 --- a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ hardware. [IMPORTANT] =========================== -{ilm} does not support mixed-cluster usage. Usage of new policies using -new actions that do not exist in the oldest version of a cluster with -mixed-versioned nodes. Although it may be possible to create such new -policies against newer-versioned nodes, there is no guarantee they -will work as intended. +{ilm} does not support mixed-cluster usage. Although it +may be possible to create such new policies against +newer-versioned nodes, there is no guarantee they will +work as intended. New policies using new actions that +do not exist in the oldest versioned node will cause errors. =========================== -- From bb435d1c936984107e565e6883670bff86894caa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tal Levy Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 16:37:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] add version mention --- docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc index c61bf17afdf78..b906f9ade4447 100644 --- a/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/ilm/index.asciidoc @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ hardware. [IMPORTANT] =========================== -{ilm} does not support mixed-cluster usage. Although it +{ilm} does not support mixed-version cluster usage. Although it may be possible to create such new policies against newer-versioned nodes, there is no guarantee they will work as intended. New policies using new actions that