Is data compatible between Couchbase Server 4.5 and 4.6?

Data in the Data Service (i.e. the documents in your bucket) should always be forwards compatible; i.e. you should be able to upgrade from 4.5 to 4.6 and access the data.

If the node is amber then that means it’s still pending (i.e. warming up). See the warmup documentation on how to monitor the state of warmup.