OBSDOCS-3386: Logging 6.6.0 release notes - draft#114835
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…ations Initial draft of release notes for OpenShift Logging 6.6.0 release. New modules created: - logging-release-notes-6-6-0.adoc: Main release module with abstract and errata placeholder - logging-release-notes-6-6-0-enhancement.adoc: New features section with three major enhancements - logging-release-notes-6-6-0-deprecations.adoc: Deprecation notice for Azure Monitor Data Collector API Features documented: 1. Azure Monitor Logs Ingestion API support (OBSDA-804) - New azureLogsIngestion output type with DCR support - Enhanced security with Entra ID Workload Identity - Schema flexibility and improved reliability - Migration path from deprecated azureMonitor output 2. GCP Workload Identity Federation authentication (OBSDA-746) - Short-lived credentials instead of service account keys - Uses ccoctl for GCP service account and IAM setup - Pod-injected tokens for WIF token exchange - Only supported on OCP on GCP with WIF enabled 3. Metrics collection profiles to reduce collector cardinality (OBSDA-1341) - Minimal profile reduces Prometheus resource consumption - 21% CPU reduction, 33% memory reduction - Excludes high-cardinality histogram metrics - Maintains all platform functionality Deprecation: - Azure Monitor Data Collector API (azureMonitor output type) - Microsoft disabling API on September 14, 2026 - Migration required to azureLogsIngestion before deadline Updated assembly: - Changed title from 6.3 to 6.6 - Added abstract - Included new enhancement and deprecation modules Status: Draft for review - bug fixes section still to be added Signed-off-by: John Wilkins <jowilkin@redhat.com>
Changes: - Updated _topic_map.yml: Changed "Logging 6.3" to "Logging 6.6" - Added :entra-id: Microsoft Entra ID attribute to common-attributes.adoc (needed for Azure Logs Ingestion feature description) - Reformatted JIRA ticket links to be inline at end of paragraph with parentheses instead of on separate lines (matches existing RN style) Signed-off-by: John Wilkins <jowilkin@redhat.com>
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Added fixed issues module documenting 19 bug fixes resolved in this release.
JIRA query used:
project = "OpenShift Logging" AND type in (Bug) AND fixVersion in ("Logging 6.6.0") AND resolution in (Done) ORDER BY key ASC
Bug fixes organized by severity/impact:
- Blocker issues (5): LOG-9422, LOG-9444, LOG-9470, LOG-9539, LOG-9566
- Critical issues (2): LOG-9389, LOG-9542
- Major issues (3): LOG-9384, LOG-9448, LOG-9513, LOG-9540
- Normal issues (7): LOG-4914, LOG-9359, LOG-9383, LOG-9391, LOG-9423
- Minor issues (3): LOG-8509, LOG-9367, LOG-9400
Key areas addressed:
- Azure Logs Ingestion API issues (payload size, reserved keywords, hostname)
- GCP Workload Identity Federation token refresh
- LokiStack tuning and crash loop issues
- CloudWatch payload limits
- Operator reconciliation after upgrade
- Metrics accuracy (loki_build_info, lokistack_info)
- Compactor STS permissions
- Proxy configuration handling
- API documentation improvements
Each bug fix follows the pattern:
"Previously, [problem]. With this release, [solution]. (JIRA-LINK)"
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Added feature description for improved high availability for LokiStack ingestion (LOG-9352). Feature: - 1x.extra-small and 1x.small sizes now deploy 3 ingester replicas instead of 2 - Ensures RF+1 replicas (replication factor + 1) for HA - Prevents log ingestion interruption during pod restarts or node failures - Resources redistributed within existing envelope (no additional resources) - Aligns with HA configuration already used by 1x.pico and 1x.medium - Resolves operator warning condition about non-HA configuration Related: - Engineering JIRA: LOG-9352 - Docs PR: openshift#114090 (OBSDOCS-3530) Signed-off-by: John Wilkins <jowilkin@redhat.com>
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Summary
Draft release notes for OpenShift Logging 6.6.0 release. This PR contains the new features/enhancements and deprecations sections. Bug fixes section will be added after JIRA query for fixed issues.
Status: Draft for review
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New modules (3):
modules/logging-release-notes-6-6-0.adoc- Main release module with abstract and errata placeholdermodules/logging-release-notes-6-6-0-enhancement.adoc- New features and enhancements sectionmodules/logging-release-notes-6-6-0-deprecations.adoc- Deprecations and removals sectionUpdated files:
release_notes/logging-release-notes.adoc- Updated from 6.3 to 6.6, added includes_topic_maps/_topic_map.yml- Updated release notes title to 6.6_attributes/common-attributes.adoc- Added:entra-id:attributeFeatures documented (3)
1. Azure Monitor Logs Ingestion API support (OBSDA-804)
azureLogsIngestionoutput type with Data Collection Rules2. GCP Workload Identity Federation authentication (OBSDA-746)
ccoctlfor GCP service account and IAM setup3. Metrics collection profiles to reduce collector cardinality (OBSDA-1341)
minimalprofile for cluster monitoring operatorcluster-monitoring-configConfigMapDeprecations (1)
Azure Monitor Data Collector API deprecated
azureMonitoroutput type deprecatedazureLogsIngestionbefore deadlineStill to be added
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Signed-off-by: John Wilkins jowilkin@redhat.com