From b0e4ece0a52be4cc9fce0b4b912e431110609a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Turner Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:42:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add known-issue docs for index/alias name clash bug Relates #91456 Relates #91887 --- docs/reference/release-notes/8.5.0.asciidoc | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/8.5.0.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/8.5.0.asciidoc index 1dbb44ca5f1dd..9f02725e9dfa0 100644 --- a/docs/reference/release-notes/8.5.0.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/8.5.0.asciidoc @@ -328,3 +328,10 @@ Packaging:: * When using date range search with format that does not have all date fields (missing month or day) an incorrectly parsed date could be used. The workaround is to use date pattern with all date fields (year, month, day) (issue: {es-issue}90187[#90187]) + +* It is possible to inadvertently create an alias with the same name as an +index in version 8.5.0. This action leaves the cluster in an invalid state in +which several features will not work correctly, and it may not even be possible +to restart nodes while in this state. Upgrade to 8.5.1 as soon as possible to +avoid the risk of this occurring ({es-pull}91456[#91456]). If your cluster is +affected by this issue, upgrade to 8.5.3 to repair it ({es-pull}91887[#91887]).