What if difference between setting node.roles: ["data_hot"] vs node.attr.box_type: hot?

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What is the difference between node.roles:["data_hot"] vs node.attr.box_type: hot.

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Hi,
data tiers are specified by node roles (instead of attributes) since version 7.10

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Ok Thanks

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You can still use nodes attributes for specific needs, but ILM policies natively rely on node roles for phase transitions.