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[DOCS] Note remote reindex is not fwd compatible (#60425)

James Rodewig 5 years ago
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@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ indices from the previous major version to be upgraded to the
 current major version. Skipping a major version means that you must
 resolve any backward compatibility issues yourself.
 
+{es} does not support forward compatibility across major versions.
+For example, you cannot reindex from a 7.x cluster into a 6.x cluster.
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 ifdef::include-xpack[]
 If you use {ml-features} and you're migrating indices from a 6.5 or earlier
 cluster, the job and {dfeed} configuration information are not stored in an