Add note regarding custom jvm.options
When users need to specify a custom location for configuration files,
they also need to specify a custom location for the jvm.options file yet
our docs are absent in this regard. This commit adds a note to the
rolling upgrade docs explaining this situation.
Relates
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ default.
It is a good idea to place these directories in a different location so that
there is no chance of deleting them when upgrading Elasticsearch. These
custom paths can be <<path-settings,configured>> with the `path.conf`,
-`path.logs`, and `path.data` settings.
+`path.logs`, and `path.data` settings, and using `ES_JVM_OPTIONS` to specify
+the location of the `jvm.options` file.
The <<deb,Debian>> and <<rpm,RPM>> packages place these directories in the
appropriate place for each operating system.
@@ -88,8 +89,9 @@ To upgrade using a zip or compressed tarball:
overwrite the `config` or `data` directories.
* Either copy the files in the `config` directory from your old installation
- to your new installation, or use the `-E path.conf=` option on the command
- line to point to an external config directory.
+ to your new installation, or set the environment variable `ES_JVM_OPTIONS`
+ to the location of the `jvm.options` file and use the `-E path.conf=`
+ option on the command line to point to an external config directory.
* Either copy the files in the `data` directory from your old installation
to your new installation, or configure the location of the data directory
