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AWS opensearch-service documentation change

Service: opensearch-service · 2025-05-13 · Documentation low

File: opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/handling-errors.md

Summary

Added documentation section about EBS metric increases during volume resizing with operational recommendations

Security assessment

The change adds guidance about expected EBS metric behavior during volume resizing and operational best practices. While it addresses availability considerations, there is no evidence of addressing a security vulnerability or documenting security-specific features.

Diff

diff --git a/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/handling-errors.md b/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/handling-errors.md
index 29675ba87..49d4a4a43 100644
--- a//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/handling-errors.md
+++ b//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/handling-errors.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Can't access OpenSearch DashboardsCan't access VPC domainCluster in read-only stateRed cluster statusYellow cluster statusClusterBlockExceptionError migrating to Multi-AZ with StandbyJVM OutOfMemoryErrorFailed cluster nodesExceeded maximum shard limitDomain stuck in processing stateLow EBS burst balanceCan't enable audit logsCan't close indexClient license checksRequest throttlingCan't SSH into node"Not Valid for the Object's Storage Class" snapshot errorInvalid host headerInvalid M3 instance typeHot queries stop working after enabling UltraWarmCan't downgrade after upgradeNeed summary of domains for all AWS RegionsBrowser error when using OpenSearch DashboardsNode shard and storage skewIndex shard and storage skewUnauthorized operation after selecting VPC accessStuck at loading after creating VPC domainDenied requests to the OpenSearch APICan't connect from Alpine LinuxToo many requests for Search BackpressureCertificate error when using SDKCustom plugin installation fails due to version compatibility
+Can't access OpenSearch DashboardsCan't access VPC domainCluster in read-only stateRed cluster statusYellow cluster statusClusterBlockExceptionError migrating to Multi-AZ with StandbyJVM OutOfMemoryErrorFailed cluster nodesExceeded maximum shard limitDomain stuck in processing stateLow EBS burst balanceEBS metric increases during volume resizingCan't enable audit logsCan't close indexClient license checksRequest throttlingCan't SSH into node"Not Valid for the Object's Storage Class" snapshot errorInvalid host headerInvalid M3 instance typeHot queries stop working after enabling UltraWarmCan't downgrade after upgradeNeed summary of domains for all AWS RegionsBrowser error when using OpenSearch DashboardsNode shard and storage skewIndex shard and storage skewUnauthorized operation after selecting VPC accessStuck at loading after creating VPC domainDenied requests to the OpenSearch APICan't connect from Alpine LinuxToo many requests for Search BackpressureCertificate error when using SDKCustom plugin installation fails due to version compatibility
@@ -257,0 +258,6 @@ OpenSearch Service sends you a console notification when the EBS burst balance o
+## EBS metric increases during volume resizing
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+When modifying Amazon Elastic Block Store volume sizes, you might observe temporary increases in various EBS metrics such as `Write Throughput`, `Write Throughput Micro bursting`, `Disk Queue Depth`, and `IOPS`. This is expected behavior during the resize operation and typically lasts a few seconds. The duration may vary, however, based on the volume size being modified.
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+To avoid latency issues and request rejections, perform EBS volume resizes only when the cluster is healthy and network traffic is low.
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