Add warning docs around downgrades

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Preetha Appan 2019-06-11 13:16:37 -05:00
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@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ communication with Servers. As such, care should be taken to properly
upgrade Nomad to ensure minimal service disruption. Unsafe upgrades can upgrade Nomad to ensure minimal service disruption. Unsafe upgrades can
cause a service outage. cause a service outage.
~> **Downgrade Warning!** We currently do not support safely downgrading
Nomad servers. This is due to the fact that the data directory
contains transaction logs which may not safely apply after a downgrade. To downgrade
a Nomad server, its data directory must be wiped out. In general, Client downgrades are
safe to do, however we recommend checking the [upgrade specific](/guides/upgrade/upgrade-specific.html)
page which will highlight versions where a client downgrade is not supported.
## Upgrade Process ## Upgrade Process
For upgrades we strive to ensure backwards compatibility. For most upgrades, the For upgrades we strive to ensure backwards compatibility. For most upgrades, the

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Since HCL2 uses dotted object notation for interpolation users should Since HCL2 uses dotted object notation for interpolation users should
transition away from variable names with multiple consecutive dots. transition away from variable names with multiple consecutive dots.
### Downgrading clients
Due to the large refactor of the Nomad client in 0.9, downgrading to a
previous version of the client after upgrading it to Nomad 0.9 is not supported.
To downgrade safely, users should erase the Nomad client's data directory.
## Nomad 0.8.0 ## Nomad 0.8.0
### Raft Protocol Version Compatibility ### Raft Protocol Version Compatibility