diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/database-internals/store-formats.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/database-internals/store-formats.adoc index 544b1a238..f05be7e2b 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/database-internals/store-formats.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/database-internals/store-formats.adoc @@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ CREATE DATABASE blockdb OPTIONS {storeFormat: 'block'} Starting from 5.23, `block` format is the preferred format for Enterprise Edition due to its superior performance and scalability. Therefore, migrating all databases to `block` format is recommended to ensure optimal performance. +[NOTE] +==== +Be aware that changing the store format changes the internal IDs assigned to nodes and relationships. +This is because the ID represents the element’s physical location in the store file. +==== + Changing the store format is an IO-intensive offline operation, which re-writes all data in the new format. Therefore, it requires that: