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Service: solutions · 2026-06-25 · Documentation low

File: solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/pb-aoss-fallback.md

Summary

Added '--cluster target' parameter to the destructive 'clear-indices' command for explicit cluster targeting.

Security assessment

Change improves command safety by requiring explicit cluster specification but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. The existing '--acknowledge-risk' safeguard remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/pb-aoss-fallback.md b/solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/pb-aoss-fallback.md
index 48d52bff1..166a05c7a 100644
--- a//solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/pb-aoss-fallback.md
+++ b//solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/pb-aoss-fallback.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ If validation fails or the collection does not behave as expected, you have a cl
-  * **Clear and retry the target if metadata is wrong.** If a mapping landed incorrectly on the collection, delete the affected index on the target, fix the metadata transform, then re-run metadata migration and backfill. Use `console clusters clear-indices --acknowledge-risk` only when you intend to wipe the target collection’s indexes.
+  * **Clear and retry the target if metadata is wrong.** If a mapping landed incorrectly on the collection, delete the affected index on the target, fix the metadata transform, then re-run metadata migration and backfill. Use `console clusters clear-indices --cluster target --acknowledge-risk` only when you intend to wipe the target collection’s indexes.