content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases/7-8-6-1-march2025.md
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]({{<relref "/operate/rs/release-notes/rs-7-8-releases/rs-7-8-6-13.md">}}).
This release also includes the ability to [install the operator using Helm]({{< relref "/operate/kubernetes/deployment/helm" >}}).
Support 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.
| CRD | Field | Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| REC | status.shardsUsage | ADD | Total number of shards (both RAM and flash) currently in use under this license. |
| REC | status.flashShards | ADD | Number of flash shards currently in use under this license. |
| REC | status.flashShardsLimit | ADD | Number of flash shards allowed under this license. |
| REC | status.ramShards | ADD | Number of RAM shards currently in use under this license. |
| REC | status.ramShardsLimit | ADD | Number of RAM shards allowed under this license. |
| REC | spec.podSecurityPolicyName | REMOVE | Not supported anymore by supported Kubernetes versions. |
| 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). |
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).
As of version 7.8.2-6, Redis Enterprise images are based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL9). This means upgrades require:
For detailed steps, see the relevant upgrade page:
The following table shows supported distributions at the time of this release. You can also find this list in [Supported Kubernetes distributions]({{< relref "/operate/kubernetes/reference/supported_k8s_distributions" >}}).
<span title="Check mark icon">✅</span> Supported – This distribution is supported for this version of Redis Enterprise Software for Kubernetes.
<span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> Deprecated – This distribution is still supported for this version of Redis Enterprise Software for Kubernetes, but support will be removed in a future release.
<span title="X icon">❌</span> End of life – Support for this distribution ended.
Any distribution not listed below is not supported for production workloads.
| Kubernetes version | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community K8s | <span title="X icon">❌</span> | <span title="X icon">❌</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | ||
| Amazon EKS | <span title="X icon">❌</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | ||
| Azure AKS | <span title="X icon">❌</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | ||
| Google GKE | <span title="X icon">❌</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | ||
| Rancher | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | ||||
| VMware TKG 2.4 | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | |||||
| OpenShift | 4.13 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 4.17 | 4.18 | |
| <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | |||
| VMware TKGI | **1.16 | **1.17 | **1.18 | **1.19 | **1.2 | ||
| <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Deprecation warning" class="font-serif">:warning:</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> | <span title="Supported">✅</span> |
redislabs/operator:7.8.6-13redislabs/redis:7.8.6-1redislabs/k8s-controller:7.8.6-1v7.8.6-1.0See [7.8.6 releases]({{< relref "/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases/" >}}) for information on known limitations.