[DOCS] Remote reindex is not fwd compatible (#65207) (#65226)

2020-11-18 13:03:12 -05:00 · 2020-11-18 13:03:12 -05:00 · 46c55c562a
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@ -973,6 +973,9 @@ you are likely to find. This should allow you to upgrade from any version of
 Elasticsearch to the current version by reindexing from a cluster of the old
 version.

+WARNING: {es} does not support forward compatibility across major versions. For
+example, you cannot reindex from a 7.x cluster into a 6.x cluster.
+
 To enable queries sent to older versions of Elasticsearch the `query` parameter
 is sent directly to the remote host without validation or modification.