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_includes/gdi/available-aws.rst

@@ -684,4 +684,9 @@ The following applies to the collected logs and metadata listed in the table:
 #. EC2 tags & properties only
 #. Logs collected by the CloudWatch agent stored in CloudWatch Logs
 #. Metadata in this context refers to AWS tags and properties
-#. Collected by the :ref:`Splunk Distribution of the Collector for Kubernetes <collector-kubernetes-intro>`
+#. Collected by the :ref:`Splunk Distribution of the Collector for Kubernetes <collector-kubernetes-intro>`
+
+The following applies to GovCloud regions:
+
+* Metric sync in GovCloud regions is limited to namespaces supported by AWS. Verify the specific namespaces available in your GovCloud region in the official AWS documentation :new-page:`Services in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/using-services.html>`.
+* AWS doesn't currently provide FIPS-complaint endpoints to retrieve tags. If you set up tags in your AWS GovCloud infrastructure do not include any sensitive information. In Splunk Observability Cloud AWS tags are identified by the prefix ``aws_tag``.

admin/references/data-retention.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ Data retention in Splunk Observability Cloud
 
 The following sections list the data retention for each product in Splunk Observability Cloud.
 
+.. note:: 
+
+  The data retention listed in each section applies to real-time metrics. Archived metrics have a retention period of 31 days, and this period doesn't depend on the Splunk Observability Cloud product.
+
+  To learn more about archived metrics, see :ref:`archived-metrics-intro`.
+
 .. _im-data-retention:
 
 Data retention in Infrastructure Monitoring

gdi/get-data-in/connect/aws/aws-prereqs.rst

@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ GovCloud
 * ``us-gov-east-1``: AWS GovCloud (US-East)
 * ``us-gov-west-1``: AWS GovCloud (US-West)  
 
+The following applies to GovCloud regions:
+
+* Metric sync in GovCloud regions is limited to namespaces supported by AWS. Verify the specific namespaces available in your GovCloud region in the official AWS documentation :new-page:`Services in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/govcloud-us/latest/UserGuide/using-services.html>`.
+
+* AWS doesn't currently provide FIPS-complaint endpoints to retrieve tags. If you set up tags in your AWS GovCloud infrastructure do not include any sensitive information. In Splunk Observability Cloud AWS tags are identified by the prefix ``aws_tag``.
+
 China
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infrastructure/metrics-pipeline/metrics-pipeline-intro.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ You can control your data ingestion and storage with MPM's routing capabilities:
 
 To learn more, see :ref:`mpm-rule-routing`.
 
+.. _archived-metrics-intro:
+
 Archived metrics
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^