Openshift Metering Operator deprecated in OCP 4.6

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Environment

  • Red Hat Openshift Container Platform (RHOCP) 4.6

Issue

The 4.6 Openshift release notes, lists the Metering Operator as deprecated.

  • Is it really being deprecated?
  • Why is it being deprecated?
  • What will be the alternative?

Resolution

The Operator Metering is indeed deprecated as of 4.6, we will not be rolling out additional design changes.

The alternative solution is being worked on and will be released in an upcoming minor release, with further details. In short, it will be less complex, directly using Prometheus for queries and storage.
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