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[DOCS] Note ILM searchable_snapshot action requires data tiers (#74706) (#75255)
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Phases allowed: hot, cold.
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Takes a snapshot of the managed index in the configured repository
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and mounts it as a searchable snapshot.
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If the managed index is part of a <<data-streams, data stream>>,
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the mounted index replaces the original index in the data stream.
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Takes a snapshot of the managed index in the configured repository and mounts it
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as a <<searchable-snapshots,{search-snap}>>. If the index is part of a
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<<data-streams, data stream>>, the mounted index replaces the original index in
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the stream.
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To use the `searchable_snapshot` action in the `hot` phase, the `rollover`
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action *must* be present. If no rollover action is configured, {ilm-init}
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will reject the policy.
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The `searchable_snapshot` action requires <<data-tiers,data tiers>>. The action
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uses the
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<<tier-preference-allocation-filter,`index.routing.allocation.include._tier_preference`>>
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setting to mount the index directly to the phase's corresponding data tier. For
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example, in the cold phase, the action mounts a searchable snapshot index to the
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cold data tier.
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IMPORTANT: If the `searchable_snapshot` action is used in the `hot` phase the
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subsequent phases cannot define any of the `shrink`, `forcemerge`, `freeze` or

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