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Add doc note on upgrading default template

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Fixes #8532
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Rob Bavey 2017-10-30 11:27:36 -04:00
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@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ Before upgrading Logstash, remember to read the <<breaking-changes,breaking chan
If you are installing Logstash with other components in the Elastic Stack, also see the
{stack-ref}/index.html[Elastic Stack installation and upgrade documentation].
If you are using the default mapping templates in Logstash, to continue using these after migrating Elasticsearch to 6.0, you must override the existing template with the 6.x template.
This can be done by starting a pipeline with the `overwrite_template => true` option in the Elasticsearch output definition in the Logstash config.
==== When to Upgrade
Fresh installations can and should start with the same version across the Elastic Stack.
@ -89,4 +93,4 @@ practical and because some Logstash 6.0 plugins may attempt to use features of E
in earlier versions.
Note that multiple doctypes are no longer supported in Elasticsearch 6.0. Please refer to
{ref}/removal-of-types.html[Removal of mapping types] and {ref}/breaking-changes.html[Breaking changes] for more information.
{ref}/removal-of-types.html[Removal of mapping types] and {ref}/breaking-changes.html[Breaking changes] for more information.