Chapter 2. Service Telemetry Framework release information
Notes for updates released during the supported lifecycle of this Service Telemetry Framework (STF) release appear in the advisory text associated with each update.
2.1. Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.0
These release notes highlight enhancements and removed functionality to be taken into consideration when you install this release of Service Telemetry Framework (STF).
This release includes the following advisories:
- RHEA-2022:8735-01
- Release of components for Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.0 - Container Images
2.1.1. Release notes
This section outlines important details about the release, including recommended practices and notable changes to STF. You must take this information into account to ensure the best possible outcomes for your installation.
- BZ#2121457
- STF 1.5.0 supports OpenShift Container Platform 4.10. Previous releases of STF were limited to OpenShift Container Platform 4.8, which is nearing the end of extended support. OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 is an Extended Update Support (EUS) release with full support until November 2022, and maintenance support until September 2023. For more information, see Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Life Cycle Policy.
2.1.2. Deprecated Functionality
The items in this section are either no longer supported, or will no longer be supported in a future release.
2.1.3. Removed Functionality
- BZ#2150029
- The section in the STF documentation describing how to use STF and Gnocchi together has been removed. The use of Gnocchi is limited to use for autoscaling.
2.2. Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.1
These release notes highlight enhancements and removed functionality to be taken into consideration when you install this release of Service Telemetry Framework (STF).
This release includes the following advisory:
- RHSA-2023:1529-04
- Release of components for Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.1 - Container Images
2.2.1. Release notes
This section outlines important details about the release, including recommended practices and notable changes to STF. You must take this information into account to ensure the best possible outcomes for your installation.
- BZ#2176537
- STF 1.5.1 supports OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 and 4.12. Previous releases of STF were limited to OpenShift Container Platform 4.8, which is nearing the end of extended support. OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 is an Extended Update Support (EUS) release currently in full support, and maintenance support until July 2024. For more information, see Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Life Cycle Policy.
- BZ#2173856
- There is an issue where the events datasource in Grafana is unavailable when events storage is disabled. The default setting of events storage is disabled. The virtual machine dashboard presents warnings about a missing datasource because the datasource is using annotations and is unavailable by default. Workaround (if any): You can use the available switch on the virtual machine dashboard to disable the annotations and match the default deployment options in STF.
2.2.2. Enhancements
This release of STF features the following enhancements:
- BZ#2092544
- You can have more control over certificate renewal configuration with additional certificate expiration configuration for CA and endpoint certificates for QDR and Elasticsearch.
- STF-559
- You can now use the additional SNMP trap delivery controls in STF to configure the trap delivery target, port, community, default trap OID, default trap severity, and trap OID prefix.
- BZ#2159464
- This feature has been rebuilt on golang 1.18, to remain on a supported golang version, which benefits future maintenance activities.
2.3. Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.2
These release notes highlight enhancements and removed functionality to be taken into consideration when you install this release of Service Telemetry Framework (STF).
This release includes the following advisory:
- RHEA-2023:3785
- Release for Service Telemetry Framework 1.5.2
2.3.1. Bug fixes
These bugs were fixed in this release of STF:
- BZ#2211897
Previously, you installed Prometheus Operator from OperatorHub.io Operators CatalogSource, which interfered with in-cluster monitoring in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
To remedy this, you now use Prometheus Operator from the Community Operators CatalogSource during STF installation. For more information on how to migrate from OperatorHub.io Operators CatalogSource to Community Operators CatalogSource, see the Knowledge Base Article Migrating Service Telemetry Framework to Prometheus Operator from community-operators
2.3.2. Enhancements
This release of STF features the following enhancements:
- BZ#2138179
- You can now deploy Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) with director Operator for monitoring RHOSP 16.2 with STF.
2.3.3. Removed functionality
The following functionality has been removed from this release of STF:
- BZ#2189670
- Documentation about ephemeral storage is removed. Ensure that you use persistent storage in production deployments.
2.4. Documentation Changes
This section details the major documentation updates delivered with Service Telemetry Framework (STF) 1.5, and the changes made to the documentation set that include adding new features, enhancements, and corrections. The section also details the addition of new titles and the removal of retired or replaced titles.
Table 2.1. Document changes
| Date | Versions impacted | Affected content | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2022 | 1.5 | Removed section from STF documentation about using Gnocchi with STF. You can only use Gnocchi for autoscaling. | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 1.5.1 | Removed section from STF documentation titled, "Deploying to non-standard network topologies". The recommendations were unnecessary and potentially inaccurate. | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 1.5.1 | The additional configuration parameters available in STF 1.5.1 have been added to the “Sending Alerts as SNMP traps” section. There is more information and examples for configuring a ServiceTelemetry object for SNMP trap delivery from Prometheus Alerts. | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 1.5.1 |
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| 22 Jun 2023 | 1.5.2 | More information about AMQ Interconnect topic parameters and topic addresses for cloud configurations. | |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 1.5.2 | Section added about Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) with director Operator for monitoring RHOSP 16.2 with STF. |
