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Clarify same indices requests are blocked (#80228)
Make it clear that requests to force merge _the same indices_ will be blocked. (Used the same language from current release, v7.15.)
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docs/reference/indices/forcemerge.asciidoc

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@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ API. The merge relates to the number of segments a Lucene index holds within
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each shard. The force merge operation allows to reduce the number of segments by
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merging them.
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This call will block until the merge is complete. If the http connection is
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lost, the request will continue in the background, and any new requests will
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block until the previous force merge is complete.
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=== Blocks during a force merge
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Calls to this API block until the merge is complete. If the client
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connection is lost before completion then the force merge process
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will continue in the background. Any new requests to force merge the
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same indices will also block until the ongoing force merge is
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complete.
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WARNING: Force merge should only be called against *read-only indices*. Running
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force merge against a read-write index can cause very large segments to be produced

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