Feature Overview (aka. Goal Summary)  

Reduce the size of must gather so that it wont fill up the node that could lead to node failure or pod evictions from the node

Goals (aka. expected user outcomes)

• Receive Proactive Warnings for Disk Pressure
  • Users are alerted before nodes or pods run out of disk space, reducing unplanned outages or pod evictions.

• Avoid Log Bloat from Rotated Logs
  • Users benefit from automated pruning of unnecessary rotated logs, preserving disk space and reducing maintenance overhead.

• Efficient Monitoring in Large Clusters
  • Users operating large clusters experience faster scrape cycles and smaller Prometheus datasets, improving performance and reliability of observability tools.

• Smaller and Easier Must-Gather Collections
  • Must-gather archives are compressed by default, saving time and storage during collection and upload.
  • Users can exclude unnecessary components (e.g., pod logs or namespaces), resulting in faster and more targeted data collection.

• Reduced Support Case Friction
  • Users can generate lightweight diagnostic bundles that are easier to handle, upload, and share with Red Hat support.