{ "schema_version": 2, "id": "operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases/7-8-6-1-march2025", "title": "Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 (March 2025) release notes", "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases/7-8-6-1-march2025/", "summary": "Feature release including enhancements, bug fixes, platform updates, and support for Redis Software 7.8.6-13", "tags": [ "docs", "operate", "kubernetes" ], "last_updated": "2026-09-28T13:45:38+01:00", "page_type": "content", "content_hash": "13babba6cca10e8716f07380e507ef993f6288d742337d6a66b7410123bb8d58", "sections": [ { "id": "new-in-the-release", "title": "New in the release", "role": "overview", "text": "Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 is a feature release that includes enhancements, bug fixes, platform updates, and support for [Redis Software 7.8.6-13](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/release-notes/rs-7-8-releases/rs-7-8-6-13).\n\nThis release also includes the ability to [install the operator using Helm](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/deployment/helm).\n\nSupport for Helm is currently in public preview and is not supported on production workloads. Only new installations of the Redis operator are supported at this time." }, { "id": "enhancements", "title": "Enhancements", "role": "content", "text": "- Added support for [Redis Software 7.8.6-13](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/release-notes/rs-7-8-releases/rs-7-8-6-13).\n- Updated supported Kubernetes distributions\n- DatabaseServicePortPolicy allows use of the default Redis port (6379) for database services.\n- Added additional license fields to the REC status.\n- Added validation to prevent unsupported changes to podDisruptionBudget." }, { "id": "resolved-issues", "title": "Resolved issues", "role": "content", "text": "- Fixed Sonarcube findings in the log collector (RED-129297).\n- Fixed upgrade failure due to update of the nodeSelector during the upgrade (RED-138445).\n- Fixed issues with Vault plugin connections to Redis Enterprise (RED-139352 RED-144637).\n- Fixed operator crash when a namespace is labeled with a specific label (RED-140344).\n- Fixed failure in Services Rigger when a database uses port 10250 (RED-142673).\n- Reduced CPU priority of the health_check.py script to ensure availability (RED-144360).\n- Fixed broken use case for customizing the Active-Active port. (RED-149374).\n- Fixed API reference for REDB properties (RED-151195).\n- Fixed operator CVE-2024-24786 (RED-151873).\n- Fixed wrong image tag for OpenShift example YAML (RED-152022)." }, { "id": "api-changes", "title": "API changes", "role": "content", "text": "| **CRD** | **Field** | **Change** | **Description** |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| REAADB | `spec.externalReplicationPort` | ADD | Specifies the replication endpoint port number for users who use LoadBalancers to synchronize Active-Active replicas and must provide the port that the LoadBalancer listens on. |\n| REC | `status.shardsUsage` | ADD | Total number of shards (both RAM and flash) currently in use under this license. |\n| REC | `status.flashShards` | ADD | Number of flash shards currently in use under this license. |\n| REC | `status.flashShardsLimit` | ADD | Number of flash shards allowed under this license. |\n| REC | `status.ramShards` | ADD | Number of RAM shards currently in use under this license. |\n| REC | `status.ramShardsLimit` | ADD | Number of RAM shards allowed under this license. |\n| REC | `spec.podSecurityPolicyName` | REMOVE | Not supported anymore by supported Kubernetes versions. |\n| REC | `spec.databaseServicePortPolicy` | ADD | Specifies how to determine service ports for REDB services. Defaults to DatabasePortForward if not set. DatabasePortForward - The service port will be the same as the database port. RedisDefaultPort - The service port will be the default Redis port (6379)." }, { "id": "breaking-changes", "title": "Breaking changes", "role": "content", "text": "Customers who use load balancers for Active-Active replication endpoints and rely on the change introduced in RED-113626 (or the workaround described in the ticket) must set the spec.externalReplicationPort field in REAADB after upgrading. Otherwise, replication will fail (RED-149374)." }, { "id": "rhel9-based-image", "title": "RHEL9-based image", "role": "content", "text": "As of version 7.8.2-6, Redis Enterprise images are based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL9). This means upgrades require:\n\n- [Cluster version of 7.4.2-2 or later](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/7.4.6/upgrade/).\n- Database version 7.2 or later.\n- RHEL9 compatible binaries for any modules you need.\n\nFor detailed steps, see the relevant upgrade page:\n\n- [OpenShift CLI](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/upgrade/openshift-cli)\n- [OpenShift OperatorHub](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/upgrade/upgrade-olm)\n- [Kubernetes](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/upgrade/upgrade-redis-cluster)" }, { "id": "supported-distributions", "title": "Supported distributions", "role": "compatibility", "text": "The following table shows supported distributions at the time of this release. You can also find this list in [Supported Kubernetes distributions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/reference/supported_k8s_distributions).\n\n✅ Supported – This distribution is supported for this version of Redis Enterprise Software for Kubernetes.\n\n:warning: Deprecated – This distribution is still supported for this version of Redis Enterprise Software for Kubernetes, but support will be removed in a future release.\n\n❌ End of life – Support for this distribution ended.\n\nAny distribution not listed below is not supported for production workloads.\n\n| Kubernetes version | **1.26** | **1.27** | **1.28** | **1.29** | **1.30** | **1.31** | **1.32** |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| | | | | | | | |\n| **Community K8s** | | | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| **Amazon EKS** | | | ❌ | :warning: | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| **Azure AKS** | | | ❌ | :warning: | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| **Google GKE** | | | ❌ | :warning: | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| **Rancher** | | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | | |\n| **VMware TKG 2.4** | :warning: | :warning: | | | | | |\n| **OpenShift** | **4.13** | **4.14** | **4.15** | **4.16** | **4.17** | **4.18** | |\n| | :warning: | :warning: | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | |\n| **VMware TKGI** | **1.16 | **1.17 | **1.18 | **1.19 | **1.2 | | |\n| | | :warning: | :warning: | ✅ | ✅ | | |" }, { "id": "downloads", "title": "Downloads", "role": "content", "text": "- **Redis Enterprise**: `redislabs/operator:7.8.6-13`\n- **Operator**: `redislabs/redis:7.8.6-1`\n- **Services Rigger**: `redislabs/k8s-controller:7.8.6-1`\n- **OLM operator bundle** : `v7.8.6-1.0`" }, { "id": "known-limitations", "title": "Known limitations", "role": "content", "text": "See [7.8.6 releases](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases) for information on known limitations." } ], "examples": [] }