[solr-site] 02/03: Adding news for Solr Operator release v0.5.0

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Author: Houston Putman <ho...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Tue Nov 16 18:11:25 2021 -0500

    Adding news for Solr Operator release v0.5.0
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+Title: Apache Solr Operator™ v0.5.0 available
+category: solr/operator/news
+save_as:
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+The Apache Solr PMC is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Solr Operator v0.5.0.
+
+The Apache Solr Operator is a safe and easy way of managing a Solr ecosystem in Kubernetes.
+
+This release contains numerous bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements, some of which are highlighted below. The release is available for immediate download at:
+
+  <https://solr.apache.org/operator/artifacts.html>
+
+### Solr Operator v0.5.0 Release Highlights:
+
+* Support for Kubernetes v1.22+ (including the new Ingress APIs)
+* Support for cloud-native backups, and multiple backup repositories per-SolrCloud
+  * GCS and S3 Backup Repositories are now fully supported (require Solr 8.9 and Solr 8.10 respectively)
+* SolrCloud Backup option has been removed from SolrCloud.spec.dataStorage.backupRestoreOptions, please use SolrCloud.spec.backupRepositories instead
+  * When upgrading, the Solr Operator will automatically migrate the information to the new location
+* SolrBackup Persistence has been removed
+  * Please keep the data in the shared volume, or use a cloud-native backup repository instead (e.g. GCS, S3)
+  * Any persistence options provided will be removed and ignored
+* Introducing recurring/scheduled backup support in SolrBackup resource
+* Ability to bootstrap a custom Solr security.xml from a Secret
+* Fix for managed SolrCloud upgrades across multiple SolrCloud resources (with a shared zookeeper connection string)
+* Easy enablement of Solr Modules and additional libraries for SolrCloud
+* Pod Lifecycle is now customizable for SolrCloud and SolrPrometheusExporter
+* SolrCloud can now be run across availability zones with support for PodSpreadTopologyConstraints
+* Augment the available Pod customization options for provided Zookeeper Clusters
+* The Solr Operator now runs with liveness and readiness probes by default
+* The Solr Operator now provides a metrics endpoint, that is enabled by default when using the Solr Operator Helm chart
+* Leader election is now enabled for the Solr Operator by default, and supports multiple namespace watching
+
+A summary of important changes is published in the documentation at:
+
+  <https://apache.github.io/solr-operator/docs/upgrade-notes.html>
+
+For the most exhaustive list, see the change log on ArtifactHub or view the git history in the solr-operator repo.
+
+  <https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/apache-solr/solr-operator?modal=changelog>
+
+  <https://github.com/apache/solr-operator/releases/tag/v0.5.0>