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Question about Backup in Upgrade Process for Self-Hosted Cluster

TLDR Sergio asked if triggering a backup during the upgrade process was necessary, and Kishore Nallan confirmed it's mainly for guarding against failures and, in rare cases, changes in the raft wire format.

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Apr 26, 2023 (7 months ago)
Sergio
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Sergio
01:04 PM
Hi folks, I have a quick question regarding the upgrade process for a self hosted cluster.
I am reading the steps documented here, and the first steps is asking to trigger a backup. Is this intended in case the upgrade flow fails and needs data recovery or actually it is relevant for the upgrade?
Kishore Nallan
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Kishore Nallan
01:06 PM
Yes it's mostly for safe guard
Sergio
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Sergio
01:06 PM
👍 Thanks
Kishore Nallan
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Kishore Nallan
01:06 PM
And in some rare cases if there is a change in the raft wire format this also helps.
01:07
Kishore Nallan
01:07 PM
We haven't had that in the last couple of releases
Sergio
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Sergio
01:07 PM
That's great news. Thanks for the documentation

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