Merge branch 'main' into kibana-ui-scaling-guide

Author: jloleysens

.github/workflows/update-kube-stack-version.yml

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.13'
 
     - name: Run kube-stack version update script
       run: |
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git config --local user.email "[email protected]"
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git add docs/docset.yml
+        git add docset.yml
         git commit -m "chore: update kube-stack version [skip ci]"
         git push
     
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         commit-message: "chore: update kube-stack version"
         title: "chore: update kube-stack version"
         body: |
-          This PR automatically updates the kube-stack version in `docs/docset.yml` based on the latest version from the elastic-agent repository.
+          This PR automatically updates the kube-stack version in `docset.yml` based on the latest version from the elastic-agent repository.
           
           **Changes:**
           - Updated kube-stack version in docset.yml

.gitignore

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 .artifacts
 .DS_store
 
+# Jetbrains files
+.idea
+*.iml
+
 # Add LLM/AI related files
 AGENTS.md
 .github/copilot-instructions.md

deploy-manage/_snippets/autoops-cc-payment-faq.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Using [AutoOps for ECE, ECK, and self-managed clusters](/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops/cc-autoops-as-cloud-connected.md) through Cloud Connect is included with your [self-managed Enterprise license](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions).
+Using [AutoOps for ECE, ECK, and self-managed clusters](/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops/cc-autoops-as-cloud-connected.md) through Cloud Connect is included with your [self-managed Enterprise license](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions). 

deploy-manage/autoscaling/trained-model-autoscaling.md

@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ In case of ingest-optimized deployments, we maximize the number of model allocat
 | Level | Allocations | Threads | VCUs |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Low | 0 to 2 dynamically | 1 | 0 to 16 dynamically |
-| Medium | 1 to 32 dynamically | 1 | 8 to 256 dynamically |
-| High | 1 to 512 for Search<br> 1 to 128 for Security and Observability<br> | 1 | 8 to 4096 for Search<br> 8 to 1024 for Security and Observability<br> |
+| Medium | 0 to 32 dynamically | 1 | 8 to 256 dynamically |
+| High | 0 to 512 for Search<br> 1 to 128 for Security and Observability<br> | 1 | 8 to 4096 for Search<br> 8 to 1024 for Security and Observability<br> |
 
 :::
 

deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/ece-install-offline-images.md

@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ Enterprise Search is not available in versions 9.0+.
 
 | Required downloads | Minimum required ECE version |
 | --- | --- |
-| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 9.1.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.3.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:9.1.3 | ECE 4.0.0 |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:9.1.3 | ECE 4.0.0 |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:9.1.3 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 9.1.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.4.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
 |  |  |
-| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.3.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0 |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0 |
-| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/enterprise-search-cloud:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.4.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/enterprise-search-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
 |  |  |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 7.17.29](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/7.17.29.zip) | ECE 2.2.2 |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-assets/elasticsearch:7.17.29-0 | ECE 2.2.2 |
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ Enterprise Search is not available in versions 9.0+.
 ::::{dropdown} Expand to view the full list
 | Required downloads | Minimum required ECE version |
 | --- | --- |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 9.1.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.4.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:9.1.4 | ECE 4.0.0 |
+|  |  |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 9.1.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.3.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:9.1.3 | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:9.1.3 | ECE 4.0.0 |
@@ -122,6 +127,12 @@ Enterprise Search is not available in versions 9.0+.
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:9.0.0 | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:9.0.0 | ECE 4.0.0 |
 |  |  |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.4.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+| docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/enterprise-search-cloud:8.19.4 | ECE 3.0.0 |
+|  |  |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.3.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud:8.19.3 | ECE 3.0.0 |

deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/fresh-installation-of-ece-using-podman-hosts.md

@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ This section provides guidelines and recommendations to install ECE using a Podm
 
     To add a new allocator, use `--roles "allocator"`. To add a new coordinator, director, proxy, and allocator, use `--roles "allocator,coordinator,director,proxy"`
 
-
+::::{note}
+When using Podman, removing an image with the `--force` (`-f`) option not only deletes the image reference but also removes any containers that depend on that image. This behavior differs from Docker, where forced image removal does not automatically remove running or stopped containers. Therefore, avoid using the `--force` (`-f`) option with the `docker rmi` command.
+::::

deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/manage-elastic-stack-versions.md

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ $$$ece-elastic-stack-stackpacks-recent$$$
 
 | Stack pack download link | Minimum required ECE version |
 | --- | --- |
-| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.3.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
-| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.3.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.4.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.4.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ Docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 7.17.29](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/7.17.29.zip) | ECE 2.2.2 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 6.8.23](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/6.8.23.zip) | ECE 1.1.4 |
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Following is the full list of available packs containing {{stack}} versions. Not
 ::::{dropdown} Expand to view the full list
 | Stack pack download link | Minimum required ECE version |
 | --- | --- |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.4.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.3.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.2](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.2.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.1.1](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.1.1.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ Following is the full list of available packs containing {{stack}} versions. Not
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.0.2](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.0.2.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.0.1](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.0.1.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, and APM stack pack: 9.0.0](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/9.0.0.zip) | ECE 4.0.0 |
+| [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.4](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.4.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.3](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.3.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.2](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.2.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |
 | [{{es}}, {{kib}}, APM, and Enterprise Search stack pack: 8.19.1](https://download.elastic.co/cloud-enterprise/versions/8.19.1.zip) | ECE 3.0.0<br>(+ docker 20.10.10+ required for 8.16+) |

deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/migrate-ece-to-podman-hosts.md

@@ -521,3 +521,7 @@ Using Docker or Podman as container runtime is a configuration local to the host
     5. Remove the Docker allocator by following the [Delete Hosts](../../maintenance/ece/delete-ece-hosts.md) guidelines.
 
     As an alternative, use the [Delete Runner](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-delete-runner) API.
+
+::::{note}
+When using Podman, removing an image with the `--force` (`-f`) option not only deletes the image reference but also removes any containers that depend on that image. This behavior differs from Docker, where forced image removal does not automatically remove running or stopped containers. Therefore, avoid using the `--force` (`-f`) option with the `docker rmi` command.
+::::

deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/regions.md

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ The following GCP regions are currently available:
 | asia-south1 | Mumbai |
 | europe-west1 | Belgium |
 | us-central1 | Iowa |
-
+| us-east1 | South Carolina |
+| us-east4 | Virginia |
+| us-west1 | Oregon |
 
 ## Marketplaces
 

deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/install-elasticsearch-docker-configure.md

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ If you’ve already created the keystore and don’t need to update it, you can
 -e KEYSTORE_PASSWORD=mypassword
 ```
 
+When you upgrade your cluster to a newer version, {{es}} will attempt to automatically upgrade the `elasticsearch.keystore` file to match. However, bind-mounted files are read-only, so {{es}} cannot automatically upgrade a bind-mounted `elasticsearch.keystore` file. Instead, if you are bind-mounting the `elasticsearch.keystore` file directly, you must use the `bin/elasticsearch-keystore upgrade` command to manually upgrade each node's keystore when you upgrade that node.
 
 ## Using custom Docker images [_c_customized_image]