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* Revert "Revert "Docs for preventing migrations failing for unknown saved object types""

This reverts commit 580d61d.

* Fix links and versions for note to use UA

* Migration docs: remove content related to 6.x versions

* Upgrade docs, remove content for upgrading from v4/v5

* Link to 7.17 upgrade assistant

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: gchaps <33642766+gchaps@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Christiane (Tina) Heiligers <christiane.heiligers@elastic.co>

* Update docs/setup/upgrade/upgrade-migrations.asciidoc

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Co-authored-by: gchaps <33642766+gchaps@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Christiane (Tina) Heiligers <christiane.heiligers@elastic.co>
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30 changes: 24 additions & 6 deletions docs/setup/upgrade/upgrade-migrations.asciidoc
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Each time you upgrade {kib}, an upgrade migration is performed to ensure that all <<managing-saved-objects,saved objects>> are compatible with the new version.

NOTE: To help you prepare for the upgrade to 7.0.0, 6.7.0 includes an https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.7/upgrade-assistant.html[*Upgrade Assistant*].
To access the assistant, go to *Management > 7.0 Upgrade Assistant*.
NOTE: To help you prepare for the upgrade to 8.0.0, 7.17.0 includes an https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.17/upgrade-assistant.html[*Upgrade Assistant*].
To access the assistant, go to *Stack Management > Upgrade Assistant*.

WARNING: {kib} 7.12.0 and later uses a new migration process and index naming scheme. Before you upgrade, read the documentation for your version of {kib}.

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[options="header"]
|=======================
|Upgrading from version | Outdated index (alias)
| 6.0.0 through 6.4.x | `.kibana`

`.kibana_task_manager_7.12.0_001` (`.kibana_task_manager` alias)
| 6.5.0 through 7.3.x | `.kibana_N` (`.kibana` alias)
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==== Preventing migration failures
Review the common causes of {kib} upgrade failures and how to prevent them.

[float]
====== Documents found for unknown saved object types
Migrations will fail if saved objects belong to an unknown
saved object type. Unknown saved objects are typically caused by
to the {es} index, or by disabling a plugin that had previously
created a saved object.

We recommend using the https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.17/upgrade-assistant.html[Upgrade Assistant]
to discover and remedy any unknown saved object types. {kib} version 7.17.0 deployments containing unknown saved
object types will also log the following warning message:

[source,sh]
--------------------------------------------
CHECK_UNKNOWN_DOCUMENTS Upgrades will fail for 8.0+ because documents were found for unknown saved object types. To ensure that upgrades will succeed in the future, either re-enable plugins or delete these documents from the ".kibana_7.17.0_001" index after the current upgrade completes.
--------------------------------------------

If you fail to remedy this, your upgrade to 8.0+ will fail with a message like:
[source,sh]
--------------------------------------------
Unable to complete saved object migrations for the [.kibana] index: Migration failed because documents were found for unknown saved object types. To proceed with the migration, please delete these documents from the ".kibana_7.17.0_001" index.
--------------------------------------------

[float]
===== timeout_exception or receive_timeout_transport_exception
There is a known issue in 7.12.0 for users who tried the {fleet} beta.
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To make sure the index templates won't apply to new `.kibana*` indices, narrow down the {data-sources} of any user-defined index templates.

NOTE: In {kib} 6.5.0 and earlier, {kib} creates a `kibana_index_template:.kibana` index template
and uses a `.kibana` index pattern. You do not need to change or remove the index template.

[float]
===== An unhealthy {es} cluster
Problems with your {es} cluster can prevent {kib} upgrades from succeeding. Ensure that your cluster has:
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[[upgrade-standard]]
=== Standard upgrade

NOTE: 6.7 includes an https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.7/upgrade-assistant.html[Upgrade Assistant]
to help you prepare for your upgrade to 7.0. To access the assistant, go to *Management > 7.0 Upgrade Assistant*.
NOTE: 7.17 includes an https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.17/upgrade-assistant.html[Upgrade Assistant]
to help you prepare for your upgrade to 8.0. To access the assistant, go to *Stack Management > Upgrade Assistant*.

[IMPORTANT]
===========================================
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. Use `rpm` or `dpkg` to install the new package. All files should be placed in
their proper locations and config files should not be overwritten.
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[NOTE]
--
{kib} 4.x used a different config location than 5.0+, so if you're upgrading
from 4.x, you will need to copy the configurations from your old config
(`/opt/kibana/config/kibana.yml`) to your new config
(`/etc/kibana/kibana.yml`).

Make sure you remove or update any configurations
that are indicated in the <<breaking-changes-8.0.0,breaking changes>> documentation
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