Release Channel
StreamNative Cloud release channel is for your Pulsar cluster versions chosen balance between feature availability and stability. Pulsar cluster enrolled in a release channel will automatically upgrade over time to receive issues fixes, new featuress and necessary updates.
Channel types
| Release Channel | Current version in channel | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid channel | 3.2.1.4 | Rapid channel will use the Pulsar features versions as the update stream. Get the latest Pulsar as early as possible. |
| LTS channel | 3.0.3.1 | LTS channel will use the Pulsar LTS versions as the update stream. Prioritize stability over new features. |
Channel limitation
Kafka on StreamNative (KSN) users should choose the Rapid channel because only Rapid channel cluster provides complete Kafka on StreamNative (KSN) features like Multi-Tenancy, Transactions, and Compacted Topic. LTS channel cluster is not recommand to use the KSN feature.
There is a temporary restriction that the release channel cannot be changed after the cluster deployment. If you want to shift the entrolled release channel, please reach out to the StreamNative support team.
Choose the release channel
In the cluster provision process, there is a new step for selecting the release channel:
After cluste provision, you can view the current enrolled channel through the Configuration tab on the Pulsar Clusters page:
