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docs: clarify Envoy and dataplane LTS support policy

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Update matrices and clarify statements as to when Consul expands
support to new major versions of Envoy and Consul dataplane in light of
Consul LTS or Envoy EOL status.
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### Envoy and Consul Client Agent ### Envoy and Consul Client Agent
Every major Consul release initially supports **four major Envoy releases**. Every major Consul release initially supports **four major Envoy releases**.
Standard major Consul releases do not expand that support in minor releases.
However, [Consul Enterprise Long Term Support (LTS)](/consul/docs/enterprise/long-term-support) However, [Consul Enterprise Long Term Support (LTS)](/consul/docs/enterprise/long-term-support)
releases do expand their Envoy version compatibility window in minor releases releases expand their Envoy version compatibility window in minor releases to
to ensure compatibility with a maintained Envoy version. ensure compatibility with a maintained Envoy version. Standard (non-LTS) Consul
Enterprise releases may also expand support to a new major version of Envoy in
order to receive important security fixes, if the previous major Envoy version
has reached end-of-life.
Every major Consul release maintains and tests compatibility with specific Envoy Every major Consul release maintains and tests compatibility with specific Envoy
patch releases to ensure users can benefit from bug and security fixes in Envoy. patch releases to ensure users can benefit from bug and security fixes in Envoy.
@ -85,18 +87,18 @@ which packages both Envoy and the `consul-dataplane` binary in a single containe
To enable seamless upgrades, each major version of Consul also supports To enable seamless upgrades, each major version of Consul also supports
the previous and next Consul dataplane versions. the previous and next Consul dataplane versions.
Compared to standard Consul releases, Consul Enterprise Compared to community edition releases, Consul Enterprise releases have
[Long Term Support (LTS)](/consul/docs/enterprise/long-term-support) the following differences with Consul dataplane compatibility:
releases have the following differences with Consul dataplane compatibility: - [LTS-Only: Expanded compatibility window](#enterprise-long-term-support-releases):
- [Expanded compatibility window](#enterprise-long-term-support-releases):
Active Consul Enterprise LTS releases expand their Consul dataplane Active Consul Enterprise LTS releases expand their Consul dataplane
version compatibility window until the LTS release reaches its version compatibility window to include the version of Consul dataplane
end of maintenance. aligned with the next Consul LTS release.
- [Maintained Envoy version](#consul-dataplane-releases-that-span-envoy-major-versions): - [Maintained Envoy version](#consul-dataplane-releases-that-span-envoy-major-versions):
Major versions of Consul dataplane aligned with a Consul Enterprise LTS version Major versions of Consul dataplane aligned with a maintained Consul
may contain minor version updates that use a new major version of Envoy. Enterprise version may contain minor version updates that use a new
These minor version updates are necessary to ensure maintained versions major version of Envoy. These minor version updates are necessary to
of Consul dataplane use a maintained version of Envoy. ensure that maintained versions of Consul dataplane use a maintained
version of Envoy.
#### Standard releases #### Standard releases
@ -125,16 +127,20 @@ until the LTS release reaches its end of maintenance.
#### Consul dataplane releases that span Envoy major versions #### Consul dataplane releases that span Envoy major versions
Major versions of Consul dataplane aligned with a Consul Enterprise LTS version Major versions of Consul dataplane aligned with active versions of Consul
may contain minor version updates that use a new major version of Envoy. may contain minor version updates that use a new major version of Envoy.
These minor version updates are necessary to ensure maintained versions These minor version updates are necessary to ensure maintained versions
of Consul dataplane use a maintained version of Envoy. of Consul dataplane use a maintained version of Envoy including important
security fixes.
| `consul-dataplane` Version Range | Associated Consul Enterprise LTS version | Contained Envoy Binary Version | | `consul-dataplane` Version Range | Associated Consul Enterprise version | Contained Envoy Binary Version |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1.5.0 - 1.5.latest | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.29.x | | 1.5.0 - 1.5.latest | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.29.x |
| 1.4.0 - 1.4.latest | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.28.x | | 1.4.0 - 1.4.latest | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.28.x |
| 1.1.9 - 1.1.latest | 1.15.x Ent | Envoy 1.26.x | | 1.2.0 - 1.2.latest | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.27.x |
| 1.2.0 - 1.2.7 | 1.18.x Ent | Envoy 1.27.x |
| 1.1.11 - 1.1.latest | 1.15.x Ent | Envoy 1.27.x |
| 1.1.9 - 1.1.10 | 1.15.x Ent | Envoy 1.26.x |
| 1.1.0 - 1.1.8 | 1.15.x Ent | Envoy 1.25.x | | 1.1.0 - 1.1.8 | 1.15.x Ent | Envoy 1.25.x |
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