Per [[ https://opensearch.slack.com/archives/C06QRV1RLD7/p1767037867100999 | this OpenSearch Slack thread ]], we (Data Platform SRE) have agreed to help alpha-test the new 3.x version of the OpenSearch operator.
[[ https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-k8s-operator/issues/1159 | The release timeline can be found on Github ]], and we will communicate via both Github and the OpenSearch slack as appropriate.
To test in our environment, we'll need to:
[x] Create a new OpenSearch operator docker image
[x] Create a new OpenSearch 3.x docker image
[] Provision a privileged namespace for the alpha operator
[] Import/use the latest versions of [[ https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-k8s-operator/tree/v2.8.0 | the OpenSearch Operator and OpenSearch cluster helm charts ]]
[] Probably a lot more I haven't thought of yet
Creating this ticket as an umbrella task for the above.