Add porting guide for Ansible 9.11.0. (#1988)

Author: felixfontein

docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_9.rst

@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ Porting custom scripts
 Networking
 ==========
 
+Porting Guide for v9.11.0
+=========================
+
+Deprecated Features
+-------------------
+
+- The ``ngine_io.exoscale`` collection has been deprecated.
+  It will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/2572 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/2572>`__).
+- The sensu.sensu_go collection will be removed from Ansible 12 due to violations of the Ansible inclusion requirements.
+  The collection has \ `unresolved sanity test failures <https://github.com/sensu/sensu-go-ansible/issues/362>`__.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for collections not satisfying the collection requirements <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#collections-not-satisfying-the-collection-requirements>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/8380 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/8380>`__).
+
 Porting Guide for v9.10.0
 =========================
 
@@ -158,8 +171,12 @@ fortinet.fortios
 Deprecated Features
 -------------------
 
-- The ``frr.frr`` collection has been deprecated by the maintainers. Since they've also announced to not support ansible-core 2.18, it will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#canceling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://forum.ansible.com/t/6243).
-- The ``openvswitch.openvswitch`` collection has been deprecated by the maintainers. Since they've also announced to not support ansible-core 2.18, it will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#canceling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://forum.ansible.com/t/6245).
+- The ``frr.frr`` collection has been deprecated.
+  It will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/6243 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/6243>`__).
+- The ``openvswitch.openvswitch`` collection has been deprecated.
+  It will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/6245 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/6245>`__).
 
 Porting Guide for v9.7.0
 ========================
@@ -320,9 +337,13 @@ fortinet.fortios
 Deprecated Features
 -------------------
 
-- The ``inspur.sm`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://forum.ansible.com/t/2854).
-- The ``netapp.storagegrid`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://forum.ansible.com/t/2811).
-- The ``purestorage.fusion`` collection is officially unmaintained and has been archived. Therefore, it will be removed from Ansible 10 (https://forum.ansible.com/t/3712).
+- The ``inspur.sm`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/2854 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/2854>`__).
+- The ``netapp.storagegrid`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 11 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 11.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/2811 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/2811>`__).
+- The ``purestorage.fusion`` collection has been deprecated.
+  It will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details (`https://forum.ansible.com/t/3712 <https://forum.ansible.com/t/3712>`__).
 
 community.crypto
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -677,12 +698,20 @@ Removed Collections
 Removed Features
 ----------------
 
-- The deprecated servicenow.servicenow collection has been removed from Ansible 7, but accidentally re-added to Ansible 8. It has been removed again from Ansible 9 (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/246).
-- The ngine_io.vultr collection has been removed from Ansible 9, because it is officially unmaintained and has been archived. The successor collection ``vultr.cloud`` (using the recent v2 Vultr API) covers the same functionality but might not have compatible syntax (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257).
-- ``cisco.nso`` was considered unmaintained and removed from Ansible 9 as per the `removal from Ansible process <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#unmaintained-collections>`_. Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nso``.
-- ``community.fortios`` was considered unmaintained and removed from Ansible 9 as per the `removal from Ansible process <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#unmaintained-collections>`_. Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.fortios``.
-- ``community.google`` was considered unmaintained and removed from Ansible 9 as per the `removal from Ansible process <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#unmaintained-collections>`_. Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.google``.
-- ``community.skydive`` was considered unmaintained and removed from Ansible 9 as per the `removal from Ansible process <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#unmaintained-collections>`_. Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.skydive``.
+- The ``cisco.nso`` collection was considered unmaintained and has been removed from Ansible 9 (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/155 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/155>`__).
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nso``.
+- The ``community.fortios`` collection was considered unmaintained and has been removed from Ansible 9 (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/162 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/162>`__).
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.fortios``.
+- The ``community.google`` collection was considered unmaintained and has been removed from Ansible 9 (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/160 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/160>`__).
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.google``.
+- The ``community.skydive`` collection was considered unmaintained and has been removed from Ansible 9 (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/171 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/171>`__).
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install community.skydive``.
+- The ``ngine_io.vultr`` collection was considered unmaintained and has been removed from Ansible 9 (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257>`__).
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install ngine_io.vultr``.
+- The servicenow.servicenow collection has been removed from Ansible 9.
+  The deprecated servicenow.servicenow collection has been removed from Ansible 7, but accidentally re-added to Ansible 8.
+  See `the removal discussion <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/246>`__ for details.
+  Users can still install this collection with ``ansible-galaxy collection install servicenow.servicenow``.
 
 Ansible-core
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -797,14 +826,30 @@ hetzner.hcloud
 Deprecated Features
 -------------------
 
-- The ``community.azure`` collection is officially unmaintained and has been archived. Therefore, it will be removed from Ansible 10. There is already a successor collection ``azure.azcollection`` in the community package which should cover the same functionality (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/263).
-- The ``hpe.nimble`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/254).
-- The collection ``community.sap`` has been renamed to ``community.sap_libs``. For now both collections are included in Ansible. The content in ``community.sap`` has deprecated redirects to the new collection in Ansible 9.0.0, and the collection will be removed from Ansible 10 completely. Please update your FQCNs for ``community.sap``.
-- The collection ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize`` has been renamed to ``ibm.storage_virtualize``. For now, both collections are included in Ansible. The content in ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize`` will be replaced with deprecated redirects to the new collection in Ansible 10.0.0, and these redirects will eventually be removed from Ansible. Please update your FQCNs for ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize``.
-- The collection ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director`` has been renamed to ``telekom_mms.icinga_director``. For now both collections are included in Ansible. The content in ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director`` has been replaced with deprecated redirects to the new collection in Ansible 9.0.0, and these redirects will be removed from Ansible 11. Please update your FQCNs for ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director``.
-- The netapp.azure collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/234).
-- The netapp.elementsw collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/235).
-- The netapp.um_info collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10. See `the removal process for details on how this works <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection>`__ (https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/244).
+- The ``community.azure`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/263 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/263>`__).
+- The ``hpe.nimble`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/254 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/254>`__).
+- The ``netapp.azure`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/234 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/234>`__).
+- The ``netapp.elementsw`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/235 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/235>`__).
+- The ``netapp.um_info`` collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10.
+  See `Collections Removal Process for unmaintained collections <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#unmaintained-collections>`__ for more details, including for how this can be cancelled (`https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/244 <https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/244>`__).
+- The collection ``community.sap`` was renamed to ``community.sap_libs``.
+  For now both collections are included in Ansible.
+  The collection will be completely removed from Ansible 10.
+  Please update your FQCNs from ``community.sap`` to ``community.sap_libs``.
+- The collection ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize`` was renamed to ``ibm.storage_virtualize``.
+  For now both collections are included in Ansible.
+  The content in ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize`` will be replaced by deprecated redirects in Ansible 10.0.0.
+  The collection will be completely removed from Ansible eventually.
+  Please update your FQCNs from ``ibm.spectrum_virtualize`` to ``ibm.storage_virtualize``.
+- The collection ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director`` was renamed to ``telekom_mms.icinga_director``.
+  For now both collections are included in Ansible.
+  The content in ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director`` has been replaced by deprecated redirects in Ansible 9.0.0.
+  The collection will be completely removed from Ansible 11.
+  Please update your FQCNs from ``t_systems_mms.icinga_director`` to ``telekom_mms.icinga_director``.
 
 Ansible-core
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~