Docs: Automatic cluster upgrades Autopilot note (#29577)

* Docs: Automatic upgrades note on Autopilot

- Adds a note about Autopilot server cleanup for SPE-27

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Brian Shumate
2025-02-12 13:17:04 -05:00
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Autopilot subsystem within Vault will promote the new version nodes to voters wh
running the latest Vault version equals or exceeds the number of pre-existing nodes. Vault then demotes running the latest Vault version equals or exceeds the number of pre-existing nodes. Vault then demotes
the previous version's nodes to non-voters. Finally, leadership transfers from the prior leader to a the previous version's nodes to non-voters. Finally, leadership transfers from the prior leader to a
randomly selected node running the newest Vault version and waits for the user to remove the previous randomly selected node running the newest Vault version and waits for the user to remove the previous
nodes from the cluster. nodes from the cluster. Be aware that Autopilot [dead server cleanup](/vault/docs/concepts/integrated-storage/autopilot#dead-server-cleanup) automatically removes nodes deemed unhealthy from the Raft cluster when enabled.
Below is a flowchart depicting Autopilot's automated upgrade state machine. Below is a flowchart depicting Autopilot's automated upgrade state machine.