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Add vector search file extensions to preload info (#97375) (#97470)
Add vector search file extensions to preload info Related to #96955
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terms dictionaries, postings lists and points, which are the most important
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parts of the index for search and aggregations.
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For vector search, you use <<approximate-knn, approximate k-nearest neighbor search>>,
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you might want to set the setting to vector search files: `["vec", "vex", "vem"]`
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("vec" is used for vector values, "vex" – for HNSW graph, "vem" – for metadata).
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Note that this setting can be dangerous on indices that are larger than the size
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of the main memory of the host, as it would cause the filesystem cache to be
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trashed upon reopens after large merges, which would make indexing and searching

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