@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ GET _cluster/allocation/explain
5757[[fix-watermark-errors-temporary]]
5858==== Temporary Relief
5959
60- To immediately restore write operations, you can temporarily increase the
60+ To immediately restore write operations, you can temporarily increase
6161<<disk-based-shard-allocation,disk watermarks>> and remove the
6262<<index-block-settings,write block>>.
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@@ -106,19 +106,33 @@ PUT _cluster/settings
106106[[fix-watermark-errors-resolve]]
107107==== Resolve
108108
109- As a long-term solution, we recommend you do one of the following best suited
110- to your use case:
109+ To resolve watermark errors permanently, perform one of the following actions:
111110
112- * add nodes to the affected <<data-tiers,data tiers>>
113- +
114- TIP: You should enable <<xpack-autoscaling,autoscaling>> for clusters deployed using our {ess}, {ece}, and {eck} platforms.
111+ * Horizontally scale nodes of the affected <<data-tiers,data tiers>>.
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116- * upgrade existing nodes to increase disk space
117- +
118- TIP: On {ess}, https://support.elastic.co[Elastic Support] intervention may
119- become necessary if <<cluster-health,cluster health>> reaches `status:red`.
113+ * Vertically scale existing nodes to increase disk space.
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121- * delete unneeded indices using the <<indices-delete-index,delete index API>>
115+ * Delete indices using the <<indices-delete-index,delete index API>>, either
116+ permanently if the index isn't needed, or temporarily to later
117+ <<snapshots-restore-snapshot,restore>>.
122118
123119* update related <<index-lifecycle-management,ILM policy>> to push indices
124120through to later <<data-tiers,data tiers>>
121+
122+ TIP: On {ess} and {ece}, indices may need to be temporarily deleted via
123+ its {cloud}/ec-api-console.html[Elasticsearch API Console] to later
124+ <<snapshots-restore-snapshot,snapshot restore>> in order to resolve
125+ <<cluster-health,cluster health>> `status:red` which will block
126+ {cloud}/ec-activity-page.html[attempted changes]. If you experience issues
127+ with this resolution flow on {ess}, kindly reach out to
128+ https://support.elastic.co[Elastic Support] for assistance.
129+
130+ == Prevent watermark errors
131+
132+ To avoid watermark errors in future, , perform one of the following actions:
133+
134+ * If you're using {ess}, {ece}, or {eck}: Enable <<xpack-autoscaling,autoscaling>>.
135+
136+ * Set up {kibana-ref}/kibana-alerts.html[stack monitoring alerts] on top of
137+ <<monitor-elasticsearch-cluster,{es} monitoring>> to be notified before
138+ the flood-stage watermark is reached.
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