Remove functionbeat binaries

[jlind23]

Functionbeat has now been fully deprecated but binaries are still shipped as part of the standard release process, those should be removed.

cc @strawgate @nimarezainia

• [ ] Remove functionbeat binaries starting from version 9.0
• [ ] Remove functionbeat source code starting from version 9.0

[elasticmachine]

Pinging @elastic/elastic-agent (Team:Elastic-Agent)

[jlind23]

After chatting with @nimarezainia today we are wondering which one of the approach we should pick:

• Removing Functionbeat binary and deleting this download page - https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/functionbeat
• Keeping Functionbeat binary but highlighting that this is EOL on the download page itself
• Switching Functionbeat download page and point to the serverless forwarder download page

@cmacknz @amitkanfer @strawgate any thoughts?

[amitkanfer]

Switching Functionbeat download page and point to the serverless forwarder download page

Maybe this, and then add a paragraph on the serverless forwarder page that talk about Functionbeat deprecation and a link to an archive?

[jlind23]

Maybe this, and then add a paragraph on the serverless forwarder page that talk about Functionbeat deprecation and a link to an archive?

What would be the benefit of mentioning Functionbeat in the Serverless forwarder page?

Switching Functionbeat download page and point to the serverless forwarder download page

@nimarezainia do you know who could help us to that? I guess the team in charge of the release pages?

[nimarezainia]

@jlind23 i'll take care of it. I suppose we need to remove the DRA also?

[jlind23]

I suppose we need to remove the DRA also?

So you mean that we don't want to push binaries anymore?

[cmacknz]

The least disruptive option is to remove the binaries completely in 9.0 and keep them around on 8.x.

If we can I would completely delete the functionbeat source code in the 9.0 branch, with it only existing in 8.x.

[jlind23]

Thanks @cmacknz, added the two related actions in the description.

[nimarezainia]

Thanks @cmacknz, added the two related actions in the description.

Just to clarify - target removal of the download page at 9.0 as well?

[jlind23]

Just to clarify - target removal of the download page at 9.0 as well?

Yes.

[pierrehilbert]

After discussing with @AndersonQ, this issue is a Small in terms of work but requires sync with other teams and to have things in motion so could take more than the sprint to have it through the finish line.

[AndersonQ]

As it's clear on the beats PR for this issue, removing function betas also affects Kibana. One of the affected features is the ability to track telemetry regarding functionbeat as Abdul Zahid pointed out here. Those were not removed for now. I myself believe we can keep them, but ultimately it's a product decision. So @strawgate @nimarezainia as you two are in cc for this issue, I believe you might be able to help me here in deciding if we should keep or not the tracking of functionbeat telemetry in 9.0.

cc: @pierrehilbert @cmacknz

[nimarezainia]

As it's clear on the beats PR for this issue, removing function betas also affects Kibana. One of the affected features is the ability to track telemetry regarding functionbeat as Abdul Zahid pointed out here. Those were not removed for now. I myself believe we can keep them, but ultimately it's a product decision. So @strawgate @nimarezainia as you two are in cc for this issue, I believe you might be able to help me here in deciding if we should keep or not the tracking of functionbeat telemetry in 9.0.

cc: @pierrehilbert @cmacknz

keeping the tracking telemetry in there is fine IMO.

[jlind23]

@nimarezainia @AndersonQ as we decided to keep telemetry, are we good to close this issue as done?

[nimarezainia]

@nimarezainia @AndersonQ as we decided to keep telemetry, are we good to close this issue as done?

sure. when the PR is merged.