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For old indices (< 2.19), memory optimized search is not supported. (#11173) (#11177)
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## Limitations
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The following limitations apply to memory-optimized search in OpenSearch:
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- Supported only for the [Faiss engine]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#faiss-engine) with the [HNSW method]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#hnsw-parameters-1)
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- Does not support [IVF]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#ivf-parameters) or [product quantization (PQ)]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/vector-search/optimizing-storage/faiss-product-quantization)
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- Requires an index restart to enable or disable
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- **For indexes created before OpenSearch 2.19, the engine loads data into memory regardless of whether memory-optimized mode is enabled**.
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- Memory-optimized search is supported only for the [Faiss engine]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#faiss-engine) with the [HNSW method]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#hnsw-parameters-1).
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- Memory-optimized search does not support [IVF]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/supported-field-types/knn-methods-engines/#ivf-parameters) or [product quantization (PQ)]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/vector-search/optimizing-storage/faiss-product-quantization).
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- An index restart is required to enable or disable memory-optimized search.
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If you use IVF or PQ, the engine loads data into memory regardless of whether memory-optimized mode is enabled.
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