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Resolves https://redpandadata.atlassian.net/browse/DOC-1474
Review deadline: July 1

This pull request updates the deployment guides for Redpanda on AKS, EKS, and GKE to emphasize the importance of manual control over node lifecycle events and improve clarity in prerequisites. It also revises the general documentation on node maintenance to align with these updates.

Deployment Guide Updates

  • AKS Deployment Guide (aks-guide.adoc):

    • Simplified prerequisites by rephrasing steps for installing tools like kubectl and Helm.
    • Added a recommendation to set the OS upgrade channel to None to prevent automatic node reboots or upgrades.
  • EKS Deployment Guide (eks-guide.adoc):

    • Updated language in prerequisites for clarity.
    • Replaced a general tip with a warning against enabling auto mode, explaining its risks to Redpanda clusters.
  • GKE Deployment Guide (gke-guide.adoc):

    • Clarified prerequisites by rephrasing steps for ensuring tools like kubectl and Helm are installed.
    • Added a warning against enabling node auto-upgrades, detailing their potential impact on Redpanda brokers.

Node Maintenance Documentation

  • Requirements Partial (requirements.adoc):
    • Renamed the "Node maintenance and operating system upgrades" section to "Prevent automatic node upgrades."
    • Revised content to focus on risks of automatic upgrades and emphasized the need for manual control over node updates to avoid disruptions.

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The documentation for deploying Redpanda on self-hosted Kubernetes clusters in AKS, EKS, and GKE was updated to provide clearer guidance on disabling automatic node upgrades. The prerequisites and cluster creation instructions were revised for clarity and directness. Explicit warnings were added against enabling auto-upgrade features in managed Kubernetes services, with references to Redpanda requirements documentation. The requirements section was restructured and reworded to emphasize the need to prevent automatic node upgrades, listing common issues and providing clear requirements and instructions for disabling such features.

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    User->>Documentation: Reads Kubernetes deployment guide
    Documentation->>User: Presents prerequisites and cluster creation steps
    Documentation->>User: Warns against enabling auto node upgrades
    User->>CloudProvider: Creates K8s cluster (auto-upgrade disabled)
    CloudProvider-->>User: Provides unmanaged K8s nodes
    User->>Documentation: References requirements for node maintenance
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Document guidance to set K8s node upgrades to unmanaged to prevent automatically upgrading K8s nodes (DOC-1474)

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modules/deploy/partials/requirements.adoc (1)

69-74: Minor formatting nit – nested bullets look mis-aligned

Indent the nested provider bullets one level deeper to render them as sub-bullets:

-To prevent managed Kubernetes services from automatically rebooting or upgrading nodes:
-** **Azure AKS**: Set the OS upgrade channel to `None`. ...
-** **Google GKE**: Disable GKE auto-upgrades for node pools. ...
-** **Amazon EKS**: Avoid enabling EKS node auto-upgrades. ...
+To prevent managed Kubernetes services from automatically rebooting or upgrading nodes:
+** Azure AKS**: Set the OS upgrade channel to `None`. ...
+** Google GKE**: Disable GKE auto-upgrades for node pools. ...
+** Amazon EKS**: Avoid enabling EKS node auto-upgrades. ...
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modules/deploy/pages/deployment-option/self-hosted/kubernetes/eks-guide.adoc (1)

267-274: Auto-Mode Flag and Documentation Link Are Correct

We’ve verified that:

  • The --enable-auto-mode flag is supported in recent eksctl create cluster releases.
  • The AWS doc URL (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/automode.html) returns HTTP 200.

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Thank you!

- Parallel upgrades across multiple nodes, which can disrupt quorum or reduce cluster availability.

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Not important, but I think the 3 links below look a little odd with just "Azure documentation." Suggest: "See the Azure documentation." for each link

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left one little suggestion you can consider

@JakeSCahill JakeSCahill merged commit 4972964 into main Jul 1, 2025
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