Redis v4 in Azure Cache for Redis are retiring on June 30th, 2023

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Redis v4 in Azure Cache for Redis are retiring on June 30th, 2023

Deprecation ID: a2be29eb-1a9f-4f38-becb-47a61a2fd302 Deadline: Jul 30, 2023 Impacted Services:

• Azure Cache for Redis

More information:

• Announcement
• Upgrade Guide

Notice

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

Because Redis version 4 is no longer supported by the open source community, it will be retired from Azure Cache for Redis and you'll need to upgrade any cache instances that are running version 4 to version 6 by 30 June 2023. We'll continue to backport security fixes from recent versions to version 4 until that date.

Timeline

Phase	Date	Description
Announcement	Sep 30, 2022	Deprecation was announced
Deprecation	Jul 30, 2023	Azure Cache for Redis instances with Redis v4 will be automatically upgraded to Redis v6.

Impact

Redis v6 in Azure Cache for Redis are retiring on June 30th, 2023 and migration to Scheduled Query Rules API is required.

Required Action

An upgrade guide is provided here.

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

To avoid an automatic update to your cache instances, upgrade your Azure Cache for Redis instances to Redis version 6 by 30 June 2023.

Contact

You can get in touch through the following options:

• Contact Azure support (link).
• Get answers from Microsoft Q&A (link).

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