From 6d96eb371bbd4e63296cb60b00cdeaeaa1232106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anna Urbiztondo Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:40:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Note for File Provisioning (#115630) Note (cherry picked from commit 56dd1ca86761834ca3076c5f9f07d345029684e0) --- .../provision-resources/file-path-setup.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/as-code/observability-as-code/provision-resources/file-path-setup.md b/docs/sources/as-code/observability-as-code/provision-resources/file-path-setup.md index f2cd24a46b1..e18068b63ac 100644 --- a/docs/sources/as-code/observability-as-code/provision-resources/file-path-setup.md +++ b/docs/sources/as-code/observability-as-code/provision-resources/file-path-setup.md @@ -149,15 +149,21 @@ Next, enter a **Display name** for the repository connection. Resources stored i Click **Synchronize** to continue. +{{< admonition type="note" >}} + +Optionally, you can export any unmanaged resources into the provisioned folder. See how in [Synchronize with external storage](#synchronize-with-external-storage). + +{{< /admonition >}} + ### Synchronize with external storage -After this one time step, all future updates are automatically saved to the local file path and provisioned back to the instance. +In this step you proceed to synchronize the resources selected in the previous step. Optionally, you can check the **Migrate existing resources** box to migrate your unmanaged dashboards to the provisioned folder. -During the initial synchronization, your dashboards will be temporarily unavailable. No data or configurations will be lost. +Select **Begin synchronization** to start the process. After this one time step, all future updates are automatically saved to the local file path and provisioned back to the instance. + +Note that during the initial synchronization, your dashboards will be temporarily unavailable. No data or configurations will be lost. How long the process takes depends upon the number of resources involved. -Select **Begin synchronization** to start the process. - ### Choose additional settings If you wish, you can make any files synchronized as as **Read only** so no changes can be made to the resources through Grafana.