Changes to index allocation and APIedit
Starting in Elasticsearch version 7.10, a new node_roles field has been added to each Elasticsearch element in a deployment plan. The new node_roles field is used in place of the original node_types field when you enable a new feature such as autoscaling, or when you add a new warm and cold data tier.
This change might affect your index allocation and you need to take certain actions to ensure your index allocation and index lifecycle policies will continue to work as expected. Check Migrate index allocation filters to node roles for instructions.
If you use the Deployment API to manage your deployment, you need to update your integration to support the new node_roles field. There are a few important things to note:
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When migrating from
node_typetonode_roles, it is not possible to go back to usingnode_type. -
The Elasticsearch topology elements must either all use
node_typeor all usenode_roles. -
The
node_rolesfield is supported only on Elasticsearch version 7.10 and above. -
The deployment templates have been updated to also include other elements (for example,
id,node_attributes,topology_element_controller). These elements should also be sent when updating the deployment through the API.
If you manage your deployment through the UI, the deployment will automatically update to use the new node_roles field when you enable autoscaling or add a warm or cold data tier.
If you use custom deployment templates, the templates need to be updated to support node_roles and autoscaling. Once that support has been added, deployments created using the custom template are enabled to use the autoscaling feature as well as hot, warm, cold, and frozen data tiers.