Merge pull request #1114 from redis/DOC-4787-rdi-rel-notes-160

DOC-4787 RDI release notes v1.6.0

Author: andy-stark-redis

config.toml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ rdi_redis_gears_version = "1.2.6"
 rdi_debezium_server_version = "2.3.0.Final"
 rdi_db_types = "cassandra|mysql|oracle|postgresql|sqlserver"
 rdi_cli_latest = "latest"
-rdi_current_version = "v1.4.4"
+rdi_current_version = "v1.6.0"
 
 [params.clientsConfig]
 "Python"={quickstartSlug="redis-py"}

content/integrate/redis-data-integration/reference/data-transformation/lookup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+Title: redis.lookup
+alwaysopen: false
+categories:
+  - docs
+  - integrate
+  - rs
+  - rdi
+description: Lookup data from Redis using the given command and key
+group: di
+linkTitle: redis.lookup
+summary:
+  Redis Data Integration keeps Redis in sync with the primary database in near
+  real time.
+type: integration
+weight: 10
+---
+
+**Properties**
+
+|Name|Type|Description|Required|
+|----|----|-----------|--------|
+| **connection** |`string`| Connection name |yes|
+| **cmd** | `string` |The command to execute |yes|
+| [**args**](#args) | `string[]` | Redis command arguments | yes |
+| **language** | `string` |Language<br/>Enum: `"jmespath"`, `"sql"`<br/>| yes |
+| **field** | `string` |The target field to write the result to<br/>| yes |
+
+**Additional Properties:** not allowed
+
+## args\[\]: Redis command arguments {#args}
+
+The list of expressions that produce arguments.
+
+
+**Items**
+
+**Item Type:** `string`  

content/integrate/redis-data-integration/release-notes/rdi-1-6-0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+Title: Redis Data Integration release notes 1.6.0 (February 2025)
+alwaysopen: false
+categories:
+- docs
+- operate
+- rs
+description: Installation on Kubernetes with a Helm chart. Improvements for installation on VMs.
+linkTitle: 1.6.0 (February 2025)
+toc: 'true'
+weight: 992
+---
+
+> This maintenance release replaces the 1.4.4 release.
+
+RDI’s mission is to help Redis customers sync Redis Enterprise with live data from their slow disk-based databases to:
+
+- Meet the required speed and scale of read queries and provide an excellent and predictable user experience.
+- Save resources and time when building pipelines and coding data transformations.
+- Reduce the total cost of ownership by saving money on expensive database read replicas.
+
+RDI keeps the Redis cache up to date with changes in the primary database, using a [_Change Data Capture (CDC)_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_data_capture) mechanism.
+It also lets you _transform_ the data from relational tables into convenient and fast data structures that match your app's requirements. You specify the transformations using a configuration system, so no coding is required.
+
+## Headlines
+
+- RDI now requires the RDI database to have the following properties set, otherwise
+  RDI will not start:
+  - `maxmemory_policy`: `noeviction`,
+  - `aof_enabled`: `1`
+
+- Allow RDI to run in any K8s namespace
+
+- Fix metadata API to support Oracle and SQL Server
+
+- Added [denormalisation lookup block]({{< relref "/integrate/redis-data-integration/reference/data-transformation/lookup" >}})
+
+- Many bug fixes
+
+## Limitations
+
+RDI can write data to a Redis Active-Active database. However, it doesn't support writing data to two or more Active-Active replicas. Writing data from RDI to several Active-Active replicas could easily harm data integrity as RDI is not synchronous with the source database commits.