Merge pull request #84182 from libander/OBSDOCS-1257

OBSDOCS-1257

Author: skrthomas

observability/logging/cluster-logging-deploying.adoc

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You must install the {clo} *after* the log store Operator.
 
 You deploy {logging} by installing the {loki-op} or {es-op} to manage your log store, followed by the {clo} to manage the components of logging. You can use either the {product-title} web console or the {product-title} CLI to install or configure {logging}.
 
-include::snippets/logging-elastic-dep-snip.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+include::snippets/log6x-elasticsearch-unsupported-snip.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
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observability/logging/cluster-logging.adoc

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ toc::[]
 
 As a cluster administrator, you can deploy {logging} on an {product-title} cluster, and use it to collect and aggregate node system audit logs, application container logs, and infrastructure logs. You can forward logs to your chosen log outputs, including on-cluster, Red{nbsp}Hat managed log storage. You can also visualize your log data in the {product-title} web console, or the Kibana web console, depending on your deployed log storage solution.
 
-include::snippets/logging-kibana-dep-snip.adoc[]
+include::snippets/log6x-elasticsearch-unsupported-snip.adoc[]
 
 {product-title} cluster administrators can deploy {logging} by using Operators. For information, see xref:../../observability/logging/cluster-logging-deploying.adoc#cluster-logging-deploying[Installing {logging}].
 

snippets/log6x-elasticsearch-unsupported-snip.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Text snippet included in the following assemblies:
+// observability/logging/cluster-logging-deploying.adoc
+//observability/logging/cluster-logging.adoc
+//
+// Text snippet included in the following modules:
+//
+//
+
+:_mod-docs-content-type: SNIPPET
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+In {product-title} 4.16, the Elasticsearch Operator is only supported for ServiceMesh, Tracing, and Kiali. This Operator is planned for removal from the OpenShift Operator Catalog in November 2025. The reason for removal is that the Elasticsearch Operator is no longer supported for log storage, and Kibana is no longer supported in {product-title} 4.16 and later versions. For more information on lifecycle dates, see link:https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/openshift_operators#platform-agnostic[Platform Agnostic Operators].
+====