diff --git a/_vector-search/optimizing-storage/memory-optimized-search.md b/_vector-search/optimizing-storage/memory-optimized-search.md index 6108bcdc121..d1cd62d40fa 100644 --- a/_vector-search/optimizing-storage/memory-optimized-search.md +++ b/_vector-search/optimizing-storage/memory-optimized-search.md @@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ Memory-optimized search affects only search operations. Indexing behavior remain ## Limitations The following limitations apply to memory-optimized search in OpenSearch: -- 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) -- 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) -- Requires an index restart to enable or disable + +- **For indexes created before OpenSearch 2.19, the engine loads data into memory regardless of whether memory-optimized mode is enabled**. +- 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). +- 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). +- An index restart is required to enable or disable memory-optimized search. If you use IVF or PQ, the engine loads data into memory regardless of whether memory-optimized mode is enabled. {: .important }