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[DOCS] Remove redundant index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete setting (#62392) (#62400)
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@@ -47,26 +47,6 @@ IMPORTANT: {es} adds and removes the read-only index block automatically when th
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Set to `true` to disable index metadata reads and writes.
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`index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete`::
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Similar to `index.blocks.read_only`, but also allows deleting the index to
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make more resources available. The <<disk-based-shard-allocation,disk-based shard
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allocator>> adds and removes this block automatically.
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Deleting documents from an index - rather than deleting the index itself - can
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in fact increase the index size. When you are running out of disk space
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`index.blocks.read_only_allow_delete` is set to `true`, preventing you from
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consuming more disk space by deleting some documents. However, this block does
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permit you to delete the index itself since this does not require any extra
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disk space. When you delete an index the data is removed from disk almost
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immediately, freeing the space it consumes.
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IMPORTANT: {es} adds the read-only-allow-delete index block automatically when
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disk utilisation exceeds the <<cluster-routing-flood-stage,flood-stage
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watermark>> and removes it again when disk utilisation is below the
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<<cluster-routing-watermark-high,high watermark>>. You should not apply this
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block yourself.
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[discrete]
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[[add-index-block]]
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=== Add index block API

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