diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-import.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-import.adoc index bf318f476..c226bb662 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-import.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-import.adoc @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ The syntax for importing a set of CSV files incrementally is: [source, syntax, role="nocopy"] ---- -neo4j-admin database import incremental [-h] [--expand-commands] --force [--update-all-matching-relationships] +neo4j-admin database import incremental [-h] [--expand-commands] --force [--update-all-matching-relationships] [--verbose] [--auto-skip-subsequent-headers[=true|false]] [--ignore-empty-strings[=true|false]] [--ignore-extra-columns[=true|false]] [--legacy-style-quoting[=true|false]] [--normalize-types[=true|false]] @@ -619,6 +619,17 @@ Incremental import into an existing database. === Usage and limitations +[WARNING] +==== +The importer works well on standalone servers. + +In clustering environments with multiple copies of the database, the updated database must be used as a source to reseed the rest of the database copies. +You can use the procedure xref:procedures.adoc#procedure_dbms_cluster_recreateDatabase[`dbms.cluster.recreateDatabase()`]. +For details, see xref:clustering/databases.adoc#recreate-databases[Recreate databases]. + +Starting the clustered database after an incremental import without reseeding or performing the incremental import on a single server while the database remains online on other clustered members may result in unpredictable consequences, including data inconsistency between cluster members. +==== + The incremental import command can be used to add: * New nodes with labels and properties. @@ -638,12 +649,6 @@ The incremental import command cannot be used to: * Update or delete labels in nodes. * Delete existing nodes and relationships. -[NOTE] -==== -The importer works well on standalone servers. -In clustering environments with multiple copies of the database, the updated database must be reseeded. -==== - === Parameters .`neo4j-admin database import incremental` parameters