From 4b4582f1f81926346a30f154f393229a87bbeafe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Allombert Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:29:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Doc/snapshots: detail snapshot export constraints --- docs/user/snapshots.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/user/snapshots.rst b/docs/user/snapshots.rst index 8f8dfdd2416a..6eb3772ac6a5 100644 --- a/docs/user/snapshots.rst +++ b/docs/user/snapshots.rst @@ -136,6 +136,20 @@ snapshot file name can be given as an additional argument. For example: octez-node snapshot export recent_head_snapshot.full --block head +.. note:: + + If your node's current storage was created with Octez v13 (or + earlier), it is not compatible with the context pruning storage + layout, and therefore it is no longer possible to export a storage + snapshot. + + In order to benefit from recent storage features and optimizations, + it is strongly recommended to restart your node with the latest + Octez version and with a fresh, up-to-date storage -- either by + importing a recent snapshot (that is, exported by an Octez node + version >= v13 and