WMCO 10.16.0 release notes

_topic_maps/_topic_map.yml

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 - Name: Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers overview
   File: index
 - Name: Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers release notes
-  File: windows-containers-release-notes-10-15-x
+  File: windows-containers-release-notes-10-16-x
 - Name: Understanding Windows container workloads
   File: understanding-windows-container-workloads
 - Name: Enabling Windows container workloads

modules/wmco-prerequisites.adoc

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 The following information details the supported platform versions, Windows Server versions, and networking configurations for the Windows Machine Config Operator. See the vSphere documentation for any information that is relevant to only that platform.
 
-[id="wmco-prerequisites-supported-10.15.0_{context}"]
-== WMCO 10.15.0 supported platforms and Windows Server versions
+[id="wmco-prerequisites-supported-10.16.0_{context}"]
+== WMCO 10.16.0 supported platforms and Windows Server versions
 
-The following table lists the link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-server-release-info[Windows Server versions] that are supported by WMCO 10.15.0, based on the applicable platform. Windows Server versions not listed are not supported and attempting to use them will cause errors. To prevent these errors, use only an appropriate version for your platform.
+The following table lists the link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-server-release-info[Windows Server versions] that are supported by WMCO 10.16.0, based on the applicable platform. Windows Server versions not listed are not supported and attempting to use them will cause errors. To prevent these errors, use only an appropriate version for your platform.
 
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windows_containers/windows-containers-release-notes-10-16-x.adoc

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+:_mod-docs-content-type: ASSEMBLY
+[id="windows-containers-release-notes-10-16-x"]
+= {productwinc} release notes
+include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
+:context: windows-containers-release-notes
+
+toc::[]
+
+[id="about-windows-containers"]
+== About {productwinc}
+
+Windows Container Support for Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift enables running Windows compute nodes in an {product-title} cluster. Running Windows workloads is possible by using the Red{nbsp}Hat Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) to install and manage Windows nodes. With Windows nodes available, you can run Windows container workloads in {product-title}.
+
+The release notes for Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers tracks the development of the WMCO, which provides all Windows container workload capabilities in {product-title}.
+
+ifndef::openshift-origin[]
+[id="getting-support"]
+== Getting support
+
+// wording taken and modified from https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/openshift#windows
+
+Windows Container Support for Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift is provided and available as an optional, installable component. Windows Container Support for Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift is not part of the {product-title} subscription. It requires an additional Red{nbsp}Hat subscription and is supported according to the link:https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/production/soc/[Scope of coverage] and link:https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/production/sla[Service level agreements].
+
+You must have this separate subscription to receive support for Windows Container Support for Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift. Without this additional Red{nbsp}Hat subscription, deploying Windows container workloads in production clusters is not supported. You can request support through the link:http://access.redhat.com/[Red{nbsp}Hat Customer Portal].
+
+For more information, see the Red{nbsp}Hat OpenShift Container Platform Life Cycle Policy document for link:https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/openshift#windows[{productwinc}].
+
+If you do not have this additional Red{nbsp}Hat subscription, you can use the Community Windows Machine Config Operator, a distribution that lacks official support.
+endif::openshift-origin[]
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0"]
+== Release notes for Red{nbsp}Hat Windows Machine Config Operator 10.6.0
+
+This release of the WMCO provides bug fixes for running Windows compute nodes in an {product-title} cluster. The components of the WMCO 10.16.0 were released in link:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:TBD[RHSA-TBD].
+
+=== New features and improvements
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-node-certificates"]
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-disconnected"]
+==== WMCO can pull images from mirrored registries
+
+The WMCO can now use both *ImageDigestMirrorSet* (IDMS) and *ImageTagMirrorSet* (ITMS) objects to pull images from mirrored registries.
+
+// For more information, see xref:	../windows_containers/enabling-windows-container-workloads.adoc#images-configuration-registry-mirror_enabling-windows-container-workloads[Understanding image registry repository mirroring]
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-filesystem"]
+==== *Filesystem* metrics now display for Windows nodes
+
+The *Filesystem* metrics are now available for Windows nodes in the *Utilization* tile of the *Node details* page in the {product-title} web console. You can xref:../observability/monitoring/managing-metrics.adoc#about-querying-metrics_managing-metrics[query the metrics] by running Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) queries.  The charts previously reported *No datapoints found*.
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-network-charts"]
+==== Pod network metrics now display for the pods on Windows nodes
+
+The *Network in* and *Network out* charts are now available for Windows pods on the *Pod details* page in the {product-title} web console. You can xref:../observability/monitoring/managing-metrics.adoc#about-querying-metrics_managing-metrics[query the metrics] by running Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) queries. The charts previously reported *No datapoints found*.
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-cpu-memory"]
+==== Pod CPU and memory metrics now display for the pods on Windows nodes
+
+The CPU and memory usage metrics are now available for Windows pods on the *Pods* and *Pod details* pages in the {product-title} web console. You can xref:../observability/monitoring/managing-metrics.adoc#about-querying-metrics_managing-metrics[query the metrics] by running Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) queries. The chart previously reported *No datapoints found*.
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-operator-kube"]
+==== Kubernetes upgrade
+
+The WMCO now uses Kubernetes 1.29.
+
+[id="wmco-10-16-0-bug-fixes"]
+=== Bug fixes
+
+*  (link:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243296[*BZ-2243296*])
+
+include::modules/wmco-prerequisites.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+include::modules/windows-containers-release-notes-limitations.adoc[leveloffset=+1]