changelog/8.11.0.asciidoc

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[[release-notes-8.11.0]]
==  8.11.0

Review important information about the  8.11.0 release.

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[[security-updates-8.11.0]]
=== Security updates


elastic-agent::

* Upgrade To Go 1.20.10. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3601[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3601] 

[discrete]
[[breaking-changes-8.11.0]]
=== Breaking changes

Breaking changes can prevent your application from optimal operation and
performance. Before you upgrade, review the breaking changes, then mitigate the
impact to your application.

// TODO: add details and impact

all::

[discrete]
[[breaking-https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/36681]]
.Enable Compression By Default For Elasticsearch Outputs. {all-pull}https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/36681[#https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/36681] {all-issue}https://github.com/elastic/ingest-dev/issues/2458[#https://github.com/elastic/ingest-dev/issues/2458]
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The default compression level for Elasticsearch outputs is changing from 0 to 1. On typical workloads this is expected to decrease network data volume by 70-80%, while increasing cpu use by 20-25% and ingestion time by 10%. The previous behavior can be restored by adding 'compression_level: 0' to the output configuration.
====
elastic-agent::

[discrete]
[[breaking-https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3593]]
.Elastic-Agent-Autodiscover To V0.6.4. Disables Metadata For Deployment And Cronjob. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3593[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3593] 
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Elastic-agent-autodiscover library by default comes with add_resource_metadata.deployment=false and add_resource_metadata.cronjob=false. Pods that will be created from deployments or cronjobs will not have the extra metadata field for kubernetes.deployment or kubernetes.cronjob respectively.
====





[discrete]
[[new-features-8.11.0]]
=== New features

The 8.11.0 release adds the following new and notable features.




* Enable Tamper Protection Feature Flag By Default For Elastic Agent Version 8.11.0. {-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3478[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3478] 
CLI::

* Add Colors To Agent Messages Printed By The Elastic-Agent Logs Command Based On Their Level. {CLI-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3345[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3345] 
elastic-agent::

* Add Support For Processors In Hints-Based Kubernetes Autodiscover. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3107[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3107] {elastic-agent-issue}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/2959[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/2959]
* Print Out Elastic Agent Installation Steps To Show Progress. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3338[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3338] 


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[[enhancements-8.11.0]]
=== Enhancements




* Fix The Kubernetes `Deploy/Kubernetes/Creator_k8.sh` Script To Correcly Exclude Configmaps. {-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3396[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3396] 
elastic-agent::

* Support The Netinfo Variable In Elastic Kubernetes Manifests. Setting A New Environmental Variable `Elastic_netinfo=False` Globally Disables The `Netinfo.enabled` Parameter Of The `Add_host_metadata` Processor. This Disables The Indexing Of `Host.ip` And `Host.mac` Fields. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3354[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3354] 
monitoring::

* Increase Agent Monitoring Metrics Interval From 10S To 60S To Reduce The Default Ingestion Load And Long Term Storage Requirements. {monitoring-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3578[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3578] 




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[[bug-fixes-8.11.0]]
=== Bug fixes




* The Elastic Agent Uninstall Process Now Finds And Kills Any Running Upgrade Watcher Process. Uninstalls Initiated Within 10 Minutes Of A Previous Upgrade Now Work As Expected. {-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3384[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3384] {-issue}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/3371[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/3371]
agent::

* Upgrade `Elastic-Agent-Libs` To V0.6.0 To Fix The Agent Windows Service Becoming Unresponsive. Fixes Windows Service Timeouts During Wmi Queries And During Service Shutdown. {agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3632[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3632] 
elastic-agent::

* Prevent A Standalone Elastic Agent From Being Upgraded If An Upgrade Is Already In Progress. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3473[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3473] {elastic-agent-issue}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/2706[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/2706]
* Fix A Bug That Affected Reporting Progress Of The Agent Artifact Download During An Upgrade. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3548[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3548] 
* Increase Wait Period Between Service Restarts On Failure To 15S On Windows. {elastic-agent-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3657[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3657] 
runtime::

* Prevent Multiple Attempts To Stop An Already Stopped Service. {runtime-pull}https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3482[#https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/3482] 

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