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@@ -335,3 +335,8 @@ WARNING: You cannot use filesystem snapshots of individual nodes as a backup
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mechanism. You must use the {es} snapshot and restore feature to copy the
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cluster contents to a separate repository. Then, if desired, you can take a
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filesystem snapshot of this repository.
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+When restoring a repository from a backup, you must not register the repository
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+with {es} until the repository contents are fully restored. If you alter the
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+contents of a repository while it is registered with {es} then the repository
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+may become unreadable or may silently lose some of its contents.
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