You are correct in thinking that the documentation wasn't updated. If you look at the master docs [1] you will see that they now say
Can I move the Savepoint files on stable storage? # <https://ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-master/docs/ops/state/savepoints/#can-i-move-the-savepoint-files-on-stable-storage> The quick answer to this question is currently “yes”. Sink Flink 1.11.0, savepoints are self-contained and relocatable. You can move the file and restore from any location. If you want more detail than the quick answer, see [2]. Best, David [1] https://ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-master/docs/ops/state/savepoints/#can-i-move-the-savepoint-files-on-stable-storage [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-19381 On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 10:33 AM Farouk <farouk.za...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > Does this chapter is outdated with Flink 1.11 ? > > > https://ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.12/ops/state/savepoints.html#can-i-move-the-savepoint-files-on-stable-storage > > *Can I move the Savepoint files on stable storage?* > > *The quick answer to this question is currently “no” because the meta data > file references the files on stable storage as absolute paths for technical > reasons. The longer answer is: if you MUST move the files for some reason > there are two potential approaches as workaround. First, simpler but > potentially more dangerous, you can use an editor to find the old path in > the meta data file and replace them with the new path. Second, you can use > the class SavepointV2Serializer as starting point to programmatically read, > manipulate, and rewrite the meta data file with the new paths.* > > > <https://ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.12/ops/state/savepoints.html#top> > > Thanks > Farouk >
