changelog.md

Doc changelog

The docs are updated regularly; here are some recent highlights:

January 2022

• Redis Enterprise Cloud updates

  • A new article describes how to create Active-Active databases in Redis Enterprise Cloud (preview) (PR #1763)

  • Access management was updated to describe the new Manager role for admin access and to reflect the current user experience (UX) (PR #1763)

  • Monitor database performance was updated to reflect current UX (PR #1767)

• Redis Enterprise Software updates

  • Get started was updated to reflect the current UX (PR #1766)

  • Install and setup now includes the command-line options for the install script (PR #1765)

• Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes updates

  • Docs were added to support the v6.2.8 release (PR #1733), including:

    • Updates to the OpenShift CLI deployment doc
    • A new article shows how to create Active-Active databases using K8s deployments
    • How to configure Istio for external routing
    • v6.2.8 release notes (PR #1738)

  • Earlier Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes release notes were updated to reflect similar changes in other parts of the portfolio (PR #1732)

• Redis module updates

  • Docs were added to describe Java virtual machine (JVM) plugin support for RedisGears (preview) (PR #1758), including:

    • A new introduction and a quick start
    • Install docs
    • Recipes for common caching scenarios
    • Class and function API reference

  • Release notes were added for RedisGraph v2.4.13 (PR #1726), RedisGears v1.0.9 (PR #1745), RediSearch v2.2.6 (PR #1746), and RedisTimeSeries v1.6 (PR #1761)

• Other updates

  • Release notes were updated for RedisInsight v2.0.3 preview (PR #1730) & RedisInsight v1.11.1 (PR #1759)

Finally, a variety of updates addressed typos, missing images, and other glitches.

To learn more, review the merged pull requests.

December 2021

• Redis Enterprise Cloud updates

  • Billing & payments now describes how to apply coupons; duplicate content has been consolidated (PR #1720)

  • Shard descriptions were added to the Create Flexible subscription topic (PR #1717)

  • Eviction policy descriptions have been updated (PR #1721)

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates

  • Eviction policy descriptions have been updated; duplicate content has been consolidated (PR #1721)

• Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes doc updates

  • The Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes quick start has been updated (PR #1706)

  • The OpenShift CLI quick start has been updated (PR #1675)

• Redis module doc updates

  • The Modules quick start has been updated (PR #1711)

  • A new RediSearch quick start is available (PR #1711)

  • Release notes were added for RedisJSON v2.0.6 (PR #1712) & v2.0.5 (PR #1688)

  • Release notes were added for RediSearch v2.0.15 (PR #1704)

  • Module release note have been updated to reflect minimum version requirements and to highlight changes (PR #1692)

• RedisInsight doc updates

  • A new tutorial shows how to use RedisInsight with modules (PR #1715)

  • The article showing how to deploy RedisInsight to Kubernetes was updated to reflect the RedisInsight v2 private preview (PR #1702)

• Infrastructure improvements

  • Various issues have been resolved for in-page tables of contents ((PR #1703, PR #1697, & PR #1691)

  • "Hero" page icons have been refactored to improve doc experience (PR #1683)

  • Legacy content has been updated to reflect current logos

Finally, a variety of updates addressed typos, missing images, and other glitches.

To learn more, review the merged pull requests.

November 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • REST API docs are now generally available (PR #1620)

  • The Redis client reference docs have been updated (PR #1630)

  • The cluster maintenance mode article has been updated (PR #1647)

  • System log docs have been updated and expanded, including details describing alerts and events for databases, clusters, and nodes (PR #1631)

• Kubernetes doc updates:

  • A new article shows how to create Active-Active databases on Kubernetes (PR #1555)

  • Docs have been updated to support Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes v6.2.8-2 (PR #1648)

  • The Options for Redis Enterprise databases article now describes databasePort (PR #1644)

  • The Options for Redis Enterprise clusters article now describes redisUpgradePolicy (PR #1645)

• Release notes have been added for:

  • RedisAI v1.2 (PR #1668)
  • RedisBloom v2.2.9 (PR #1668)
  • RedisGears v1.0.8 (PR #1682)
  • RedisGraph 2.4.12 (PR #1668)
  • RediSearch v2.25 (PR #1664) and v2.0.13 (PR #1652)
  • RedisTimeSeries v1.4.13 (PR #1668)
  • RedisInsight v2 public preview release notes have been added (PR #1676)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

October 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Updated docs to support the v6.2.8 release (PR #1632), which included:

    • Release notes (PR #1628)
    • Updates to the Redis upgrade policy docs (PR #1599)
    • Updates to the backup data and export data articles (PR #1548 & PR #1598)

  • REST API docs are in preview (PR #1533, PR #1621)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud updates:

  • REST API docs have been clarified and updated to reflect the new user experience (PR #1651), which includes:

    • Get started
    • Enable the API
    • Manage API keys

  • A new article describes how to migrate data to Redis Enterprise Cloud subscriptions (PR #1619)

• Kubernetes doc updates:

  • The Platforms section of the docs has been renamed to Kubernetes (PR #1562)

• Additional changes

  • Modules: A new article documents Redis Enterprise feature compatibility support (PR #1504)

  • Release notes have been added for:

    • RedisGraph v2.4.11 (PR #1560)
    • RediSearch v2.0.12 (PR #1616)

  • RedisInsight: v1.11 release notes have been added (PR #1605)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests.

September 2021

• Changes affecting all sections:

  • PDF support is enabled for all articles on the latest branch. (PR #1524 and others)

    In addition, you can download a tarball containing PDFs of all docs. The tarball contains separate PDFs for each section of the website.

    PDFs update when content is pushed to latest, so they're always up-to-date.

  • Issues with the in-page table of contents have been addressed. (PR #1543)

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Clarified and fixed issues in the 6.2.4 docs. (PR #1536)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud updates:

  • Docs were updated to support the new user experience; these changes include updates, rewrites, and reorgs. Some changes remain, but the major workflows have been updated. (PR #1274 & PR #1548)

  • A new article helps you manage billing and payments for your subscription. (PR #1274)

• Kubernetes doc updates:

  • Updated docs to support the K8s 6.2.4-1 release. (PR #1527)

  • Manage Redis Enterprise databases on Kubernetes has been updated. (PR #1524)

  • A new article shows how to connect to the admin console to manage the Redis Enterprise cluster in your Kubernetes deployment. (PR #1529)

  • A new article shows how to enable internode encryption between Redis Enterprise cluster nodes in your Kubernetes deployment. (PR #1526)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests.

August 2021

• Changes affecting all sections:

  • The company name change was incorporated into the website and its content (PR #1480 and others)

  • Breadcrumbs now use the same text as the table of contents (PR #1501)

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Updated docs to support the 6.2.4 release (PR #1479, PR #1489, PR #1472, PR #1506, PR #1511, and PR #1514):

    • A new article describing internode encryption

    • Rewrites to the upgrade existing deployment doc

    • release notes

    • rladmin updates

  • A copy of the v6.0.x docs has been archived to support customers who remain on those releases (PR #1452)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud

  • Continued updating and reorganizing docs for the updated user experience (in preview) (PR #1419, PR #1453, PR #1454)

• Kubernetes doc updates:

  • A new article describes how to set up external routing using an ingress controller (PR #1466, PR #1497)

  • Added a task describing how to run the log collector script (PR #1486, PR #1472)

  • Multiple typos and clarifications have been made throughout the section (PR #1505, PR #1516, PR #1517)

• Additional updates:

  • Module release notes have been updated to reflect recent updates (PR #1508, PR #1509, PR #1510)

  • The Glossary has been expanded (PR #1490)

  • PDF generation is currently in preview

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

July 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Updated the Redis client reference to improve readability and navigation. (PR #1467)

  • Updated release notes to improve links to internal docs. (PR #1443)

  • Continued to refine install/setup docs, along with supporting material. (PR #1460)

  • Clarified and improved readability of the FAQs. (PR #1431)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud doc updates:

  • Continued reorganizing docs to improve navigation and discoverability. Cloud account docs are now a top-level section and have been updated to improve accuracy and clarity. (PR #1454)

  • Continued updating preview docs to reflect the new admin console experience. (PR #1453)

  • Clarified a number of docs based on feedback (PR #1431, PR #1440, PR #1448)

• Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes release notes

  • Created a support matrix detailing the distributions (and versions) supported by Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes. (PR #1451)

  • Created a new article describing how to manage Redis Enterprise cluster (REC) credentials. (PR #1466)

  • Added a warning noting that the size of a persistent volume cannot be changed after deployment. (PR #1449)

  • Clarified and improved readability of the FAQs. (PR #1459)

• Redis module docs - Updated release notes for all modules to be current, consistent, and easier to navigate. (PR #1426)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

June 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Updated Using Redis with .NET (PR #1401)

  • Added description of replication backlog to Update database configuration (PR #1389 and PR #1395)

  • Cleaned up release note navigation (PR #1406)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud doc updates:

  • Editorial updates to multiple files, including:

    • Quick start (PR #1415)
    • System logs (PR #1409)
    • Backup data (PR #1411)
    • FAQs (PR #1409)
    • and more

  • Continued updating preview docs to reflect the new admin console experience. (PR #1382 and PR #1419)

• Platform docs

  • Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes release notes

    • Added 6.0.20-4 (May 2021) release notes (PR #1398)

    • Added 5.4.14 (March 2020) release notes (PR #1403)

    • Updated release note navigation (PR #1405)

  • Resolved navigation issue created when removing an out-of-date Redis Enterprise for Openshift article. (PR #1384)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

May 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Added article describing compatibility with open source Redis (PR #1345)

  • Simplified install and update article and resolved navigation issues (PR #1376)

  • Updated password rotation article (PR #1355)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud doc updates:

  • Added new article introducing high availability (PR #1371)

  • Updated data backup article to clarify instructions for Google Cloud Platform (PR #1348)

  • Created preview docs for updated user experience (PR #1274)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

April 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Updated docs to support release 6.0.20, which includes new LDAP authentication docs, updated certificate docs, and more (PR #1317)

  • Documented Active-Active support for bitfield types (PR #1300)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud doc updates:

  • Reorganized and simplified docs for common subscription and database operations (PR #1231)

  • Reorganized and simplified the REST API docs (PR #1310)

  • Updated data backup article for Microsoft Azure (PR #1341)

• Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

  To learn more, review the merged pull requests

January through March 2021

• Redis Enterprise Software doc updates:

  • Reorganized security docs (PR #918)

  • Reworked rladmin command reference (PR #1256)

  • Updated install and setup doc (PR #1123)

• Redis Enterprise Cloud doc updates:

  • Update docs to reflect new subscription plans (PR #1251)

  • Updated administration landing page (PR #1191)

  • Updated Enable the REST API page for clarity (PR #1244)

• Additional changes

  • Added Glossary to help define terms consistently. (PR #1238)

  • Created Kubernetes quick start (PR #1174) and developer guides (PR #1173)

  • Additional updates to fix typos, missing images, and other glitches

    To learn more, review the merged pull requests