Removes non-backup rollback from upgrade kibana (elastic#189011)

FIx elastic#158117 Removes section on rolling back without a snapshot. The changes made to kibana saved objects migration make the process of rolling back without a snapshot too complex for customers to do alone. Furthermore, rolling back without a snapshot is not recommended or supported. See the changes on `master` [here](https://kibana_bk_189011.docs-preview.app.elstc.co/guide/en/kibana/master/upgrade-migrations-rolling-back.html) Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit f2aa1fa)
kibanamachine · Jul 24, 2024 · 8ee56e3 · 8ee56e3
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diff --git a/docs/setup/upgrade/rollback-migration.asciidoc b/docs/setup/upgrade/rollback-migration.asciidoc
@@ -30,40 +30,3 @@ POST _snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot_2099.05.06/_restore
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 <1> Exclude all indices and data streams from the restore operation to ensure that only the {kib} system indices included in the {kib} feature state will be restored.
 . Start all {kib} instances on the older version you want to rollback to.
-
-[float]
-==== (Not supported) Roll back without a backup snapshot
-
-WARNING: Rolling back without a backup snapshot is not supported and will be removed in a future version of {kib}.
-
-. To make sure no {kib} instances are performing an upgrade migration, shut down all {kib} instances.
-. {ref}/snapshots-take-snapshot.html[Take a snapshot] that includes the `kibana` feature state. By default, snapshots include the `kibana` feature state.
-. Delete the version-specific indices created by the failed upgrade migration.
-+
-For example, to rollback from a failed upgrade
-to v7.12.0, enter:
-+
-[source,sh]
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-DELETE /.kibana_7.12.0_*,.kibana_task_manager_7.12.0_*
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-
-. Inspect the output of `GET /_cat/aliases`.
-+
-If the `.kibana` or `.kibana_task_manager` aliases are missing, you must create them manually.
-Find the latest index from the output of `GET /_cat/indices` and create the missing alias to point to the latest index.
-For example, if the `.kibana` alias is missing, and the latest index is `.kibana_3`, create a new alias using:
-+
-[source,sh]
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-POST /.kibana_3/_aliases/.kibana
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-
-. To remove the write block from the roll back indices, enter:
-+
-[source,sh]
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-PUT /.kibana,.kibana_task_manager/_settings {"index.blocks.write": false}
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-
-. Start {kib} on the older version you want to roll back to.