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DOCS-3129: Document license agent removal for Calico Enterprise 3.24 - #3148

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Replaces #3001 and keeps the original commit by @ti-afra.

  • Moves the cleanup next to the Compliance note in each upgrade guide and reduces it to one command
  • Points the links and redirects to Operator metrics
  • Adds a TODO to remove the section when 3.26 is cut

Jira: https://tigera.atlassian.net/browse/DOCS-3129, EV-6699

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The license agent is removed in Calico Enterprise 3.24.0-3.0 and is no longer
maintained. No license-agent image is published for this release or later.

- Release notes: add a "Deprecated and removed features" entry, plus an
  "Upgrade notes" subsection pointing to the platform-specific cleanup steps.
- Upgrade guides (helm, operator, openshift): document how to uninstall the
  agent, preferring the versioned manifest from the release being upgraded
  from, with a manual resource cleanup fallback. Each links to the license
  metrics documentation.
- Redirects: point the removed license-agent metrics page at the license
  options page for the latest and 3.24 paths. These are non-forced 301s, so
  they stay dormant while 3.23 remains latest and activate once 3.24.0-3.0 ships.
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🟡 Changes recommended

Cleanup instructions do not fully remove separately created resources or pre-3.23 NetworkPolicies.

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What changed in this PR

Documents Calico Enterprise 3.24 license-agent removal and migration to Operator metrics.

Changes:

  • Adds release and upgrade cleanup guidance.
  • Redirects legacy license-agent metrics pages.
  • Provides Kubernetes and OpenShift cleanup commands.
File Review summary
static/​_redirects Adds redirects for legacy metrics URLs.
calico-enterprise/​release-notes/​index.mdx Documents license-agent removal and migration steps.
calico-enterprise/​getting-started/​upgrading/​upgrading-enterprise/​openshift-upgrade.mdx Adds cleanup guidance. Two moderate issues remain: namespace/resources are not fully removed (3 votes), and pre-3.23 NetworkPolicy cleanup is incomplete (1 vote).
calico-enterprise/​getting-started/​upgrading/​upgrading-enterprise/​kubernetes-upgrade-tsee/​operator.mdx Adds cleanup guidance. Two moderate issues remain: namespace/resources are not fully removed (3 votes), and pre-3.23 NetworkPolicy cleanup is incomplete (1 vote).
calico-enterprise/​getting-started/​upgrading/​upgrading-enterprise/​kubernetes-upgrade-tsee/​helm.mdx Adds cleanup guidance. Two moderate issues remain: namespace/resources are not fully removed (3 votes), and pre-3.23 NetworkPolicy cleanup is incomplete (1 vote).

Review effort: Lite

Upgrading does not remove it, and it no longer receives updates or security fixes.

```bash
kubectl delete -f https://downloads.tigera.io/ee/v3.23.2/manifests/licenseagent.yaml --ignore-not-found
Upgrading does not remove it, and it no longer receives updates or security fixes.

```bash
kubectl delete -f https://downloads.tigera.io/ee/v3.23.2/manifests/licenseagent.yaml --ignore-not-found
Upgrading does not remove it, and it no longer receives updates or security fixes.

```bash
oc delete -f https://downloads.tigera.io/ee/v3.23.2/manifests/licenseagent.yaml --ignore-not-found
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ctauchen merged commit bb19bb0 into tigera:main Oct 21, 2026
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