# Archived Documentation

This directory contains archived documentation that has been superseded by newer consolidated documents.

## Archive Policy

Documents are archived when:
- They are superseded by a newer consolidated document
- They contain outdated information
- They are duplicates of other documents
- They are historical status reports no longer needed for operations

## Archived Documents

### Status Documents (Superseded by DEPLOYMENT_STATUS_CONSOLIDATED.md)

- `CURRENT_DEPLOYMENT_STATUS.md` - Superseded by DEPLOYMENT_STATUS_CONSOLIDATED.md
- `STATUS_FINAL.md` - Historical status, archived
- `STATUS.md` - Historical status, archived
- `FINAL_STATUS.txt` - Historical status, archived

### Deployment Documents (Consolidated into ORCHESTRATION_DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md)

- `DEPLOYMENT_COMPARISON.md` - Historical comparison, archived
- `DEPLOYMENT_QUICK_REFERENCE.md` - Superseded by OPERATIONAL_RUNBOOKS.md
- `DEPLOYMENT_MONITORING.md` - Consolidated into MONITORING_SUMMARY.md
- `DEPLOYMENT_STEPS_COMPLETE.md` - Historical, archived
- `NEXT_STEPS_COMPLETED.md` - Historical, archived

### Fix/Completion Documents (Historical)

- `COMPLETE_FIX_SUMMARY.md` - Historical fix summary
- `CONFIGURATION_FIX_COMPLETE.md` - Historical fix
- `CONFIGURATION_FIX_SUMMARY.md` - Historical fix
- `CONFIGURATION_FIX_APPLIED.md` - Historical fix
- `KEY_DEPLOYMENT_COMPLETE.md` - Historical completion
- `KEY_ROTATION_COMPLETE.md` - Historical completion
- `PERMISSIONING_FIX_COMPLETE.md` - Historical fix
- `PERMISSIONING_FIX_APPLIED.md` - Historical fix
- `STATIC_NODES_FIX.md` - Historical fix
- `VALIDATOR_KEY_FIX_APPLIED.md` - Historical fix
- `VMID_UPDATE_COMPLETE.md` - Historical update

### Troubleshooting Documents (Consolidated)

- `TROUBLESHOOTING_FINAL_STATUS.md` - Historical status
- `TROUBLESHOOTING_RESULTS.md` - Historical results
- `QBFT_TROUBLESHOOTING.md` - Still active, not archived
- `QBFT_ETHASH_FIX.md` - Historical fix
- `QBFT_VALIDATOR_RECOGNITION_ISSUE.md` - Historical issue
- `QBFT_VALIDATOR_KEY_INVESTIGATION.md` - Historical investigation

### Review Documents (Historical)

- `COMPREHENSIVE_REVIEW_REPORT.md` - Historical review
- `PROJECT_REVIEW.md` - Historical review
- `VMID_1503_REVIEW.md` - Historical review
- `VMID_1503_INSTALLATION_COMPLETE.md` - Historical completion

## Accessing Archived Documents

Archived documents are kept for historical reference but should not be used for current operations. Refer to the active documentation in the main `docs/` directory.

## Restoration

If an archived document needs to be restored, move it back to the main `docs/` directory and update the MASTER_INDEX.md accordingly.

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**Last Updated:** 2025-01-20

