[DOC] Don't include searchable snapshot ILM action in both hot and co…

…ld phases (#82013) (#82220) As outlined in #81604, including the `searchable_snapshot` action in both the hot and cold phases can result in indices not automatically migrating to the cold tier during the cold phase. This adds a related warning. Co-authored-by: James Rodewig <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit 9fd280b) Co-authored-by: Stef Nestor <[email protected]>
elastic · Jan 4, 2022 · 49fb505 · 49fb505
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@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ the frozen phase, the action mounts a <<partially-mounted,partially mounted
 index>> prefixed with `partial-` to the frozen tier. In other phases, the action mounts a
 <<fully-mounted,fully mounted index>> prefixed with `restored-` to the corresponding data tier.
 
+WARNING: Don't include the `searchable_snapshot` action in both the hot and cold
+phases. This can result in indices failing to automatically migrate to the cold
+tier during the cold phase.
+
 If the `searchable_snapshot` action is used in the hot phase the subsequent
 phases cannot include the `shrink`, `forcemerge`, or `freeze` actions.