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[8.x] Reword docs on snapshot repo backup (#115062) #115071

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Reword docs on snapshot repo backup (#115062)
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Expand Up @@ -248,10 +248,11 @@ that you have an archive copy of its contents that you can use to recreate the
repository in its current state at a later date.

You must ensure that {es} does not write to the repository while you are taking
the backup of its contents. You can do this by unregistering it, or registering
it with `readonly: true`, on all your clusters. If {es} writes any data to the
repository during the backup then the contents of the backup may not be
consistent and it may not be possible to recover any data from it in future.
the backup of its contents. If {es} writes any data to the repository during
the backup then the contents of the backup may not be consistent and it may not
be possible to recover any data from it in future. Prevent writes to the
repository by unregistering the repository from the cluster which has write
access to it.

Alternatively, if your repository supports it, you may take an atomic snapshot
of the underlying filesystem and then take a backup of this filesystem
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