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+# SystemLink Enterprise 2026-02 Release Notes
+
+The 2026-02 release for SystemLink Enterprise has been published to
+<https://downloads.artifacts.ni.com>. This update includes new features, bug
+fixes, and security updates. Work with your account representative to obtain
+credentials to access these artifacts. If you are not upgrading from the
+previous release, refer to past release notes to ensure you have addressed all
+required configuration changes.
+
+## New Features and Behavior changes
+
+- Added new out-of-the-box dashboard for Alarms Overview. For more information,
+  refer to
+  [Using the Alarms Overview Dashboard](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/alarms-overview-dashboard.html).
+- Added new out-of-the-box dashboard for System Health. For more information,
+  refer to
+  [Using the System Health Dashboard](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/system-health-dashboard.html).
+- Removed the `dashboard` suffix from all out-of-the-box dashboard titles.
+- Added the box chart type to the Plotly panel in dashboards.
+- Added the violin chart type to the Plotly panel in dashboards.
+- Removed support for deploying MongoDB with the SystemLink Helm chart.
+  SystemLink still requires MongoDB, but now you can decide where to run and set
+  up MongoDB. For more information, refer to
+  [Configuring MongoDB Instances](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/search?bundle=systemlink-enterprise&q=Configuring%20MongoDB%20Instances).
+- Added support for Test Result Changed events and Work Item Changed Routine
+  events. For more information, refer to
+  [Automating Actions with Routines](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/search?bundle=systemlink-enterprise&q=Automating%20Actions%20with%20Routines).
+- `labmanagementui:0.25.x`
+  - Updated the Automate workflows and the Auto-Schedule workflows to use the
+    `work_item_ids` parameter instead of the `test_plan_ids` parameter as an
+    input. This update is part of the migration from Test Plans to Work Items.
+  - Existing notebooks that use `test_plan_ids` as an input parameter will no
+    longer pre-populate work item IDs. You will need to update those notebooks
+    to use the `work_item_ids` parameter.
+- `smtp:0.34.x`
+  - Updated SystemLink to use the MailKit SMTP client. The change may alter
+    validation behavior or modify email notification headers. This update is
+    minor unless you rely on specific header values for your email
+    infrastructure.
+- `testmonitorservice:0.43.x`
+  - Added `testmonitorservice-eventprocessor` pods. You can configure these pods
+    through `testmonitorservice.eventProcessor` Helm values.
+
+## Helm Chart Breaking Changes
+
+- `DataFrameService:1.26.x`, `FeedService:0.23.x`, `NbExecService:0.35.x`
+  - When using S3-compatible object storage outside of the `us-east-1` region,
+    you must explicitly configure the region in the Helm values. Ensure that
+    your S3-compatible object storage implementation supports request checksum
+    validation.
+  - For MinIO, SystemLink requires `RELEASE.2025-01-20T14-49-07Z` or later.
+- SystemLink has updated several default Helm settings from `False` to `True`.
+  To fully benefit from SystemLink features, enable the following flags in the
+  appropriate YAML files.
+  - The `flinkoperator.enabled` setting in the `systemlink-admin-values.yaml`
+    file.
+  - The `fileingestioncdc.enabled` setting in the `systemlink-values.yaml` file.
+  - The `fileingestion.featureToggle.searchFiles` setting in the
+    `systemlink-values.yaml` file.
+- `AssetService:0.32.x`
+  - The AssetService chart requires an Elasticsearch configuration. If the
+    SystemLink Elasticsearch deployment does not provision Elasticsearch, set
+    the Elasticsearch password using the
+    `assetservice.secrets.elasticsearch.password` setting. To stop using
+    Elasticsearch, refer to
+    [Configuring Advanced Search for Files](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/configuring-advanced-search.html)
+    in the SystemLink user manual.
+- `AssetServiceCDC:0.0.x`
+  - SystemLink has added a new AssetServiceCDC chart. This chart requires
+    Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and a file storage configuration. To remove
+    Elasticsearch, refer to
+    [Configuring Advanced Search for Files](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/configuring-advanced-search.html)
+    in the SystemLink user manual.
+- `FileIngestion:1.24.x`
+  - The FileIngestion Service chart requires an Elasticsearch configuration. If
+    the SystemLink Elasticsearch deployment does not provision Elasticsearch,
+    set the Elasticsearch password using the
+    `fileingestion.secrets.elasticsearch.password` setting. To stop using
+    Elasticsearch, refer to
+    [Configuring Advanced Search for Files](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/configuring-advanced-search.html)
+    in the SystemLink user manual.
+- `FileIngestionCDC:0.7.x`
+  - SystemLink does not enable FileIngestionCDC by default. FileIngestionCDC
+    requires Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and a file storage configuration. To stop
+    using Elasticsearch, refer to
+    [Configuring Advanced Search for Files](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/configuring-advanced-search.html)
+    in the SystemLink user manual.
+- `dataframeservice:1.26.x`
+  - SystemLink has changed the default Helm value for
+    `dataframeservice.sldremio.distStorage.aws.authentication` from `metadata`
+    to `accessKeySecret`. To use EC2 instance metadata to authenticate your
+    distributed storage, set the Helm value to `metadata`.
+
+## Upgrade Considerations
+
+### RabbitMQ Version
+
+SystemLink Enterprise includes a deployment of the
+[RabbitMQ](https://www.rabbitmq.com/) message bus. Because you cannot skip minor
+versions when updating RabbitMQ, you may not be able to upgrade directly between
+versions of SystemLink Enterprise.
+
+The following table displays the version of the RabbitMQ dependency for each
+released version of SystemLink Enterprise. For more detailed update
+instructions, refer to
+[Updating SystemLink Enterprise](https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/systemlink-enterprise/page/updating-systemlink-enterprise.html).
+
+| RabbitMQ Version | First SystemLink Enterprise Version | Last SystemLink Enterprise Version |
+| ---------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| 3.11.x           | 0.12.x                              | 0.15.x                             |
+| 3.12.x           | 0.16.x                              | 0.24.x                             |
+| 3.13.x           | 0.25.x                              | 0.29.56                            |
+| 4.0.x            | 0.30.74                             | 0.36.63                            |
+| 4.1.x            | 0.37.84                             | 0.43.92                            |
+| 4.2.x            | 0.44.55                             | current                            |
+
+## Bugs Fixed
+
+[SystemLink Enterprise 2026-02 Closed Bugs](https://github.com/ni/install-systemlink-enterprise/tree/2026-02/release-notes/2026-02/closed-bugs-sle-2026-02.xlsx)
+
+## Software Bill of Materials and Notices
+
+[SBOM](https://github.com/ni/install-systemlink-enterprise/tree/2026-02/release-notes/2026-02/sbom)
+
+[Notices](https://github.com/ni/install-systemlink-enterprise/tree/2026-02/release-notes/2026-02/notices)
+
+## Versions
+
+**Top Level Helm Chart:** `systemlink 0.46.69`
+
+**Admin Helm Chart:** `systemlink-admin 0.46.9`
+
+**Elasticsearch Helm Chart:** `systemlinkelasticsearch 0.8.15`
+
+### NI Containers
+
+```text
+alarmservice-0.21.67
+alarmsui-0.31.62
+argoworkflows-0.34.1
+assetservice-0.32.63
+assetservicecdc-0.0.176
+assetui-0.31.83
+comments-0.30.40
+dashboardhost-0.34.57
+dashboardsui-0.34.59
+dataframeservice-1.26.63
+dynamicformfields-0.15.40
+executionsui-0.34.56
+feedservice-0.23.41
+feedsui-0.22.67
+fileingestion-1.24.36
+fileingestioncdc-0.7.47
+filesui-0.35.60
+grafanaprovisioning-0.34.16
+jupyterui-0.34.54
+labmanagementui-0.25.82
+landingpageui-0.34.52
+locationmanagementui-0.4.60
+locationservice-0.5.28
+nbexecservice-0.35.63
+nbparsingservice-0.34.17
+notification-0.34.36
+rabbitmq-17.2.4
+repository-0.30.34
+routineeventtrigger-0.35.31
+routineexecutor-0.35.60
+routinescheduletrigger-0.35.33
+routineservice-0.36.37
+routinesui-0.35.87
+saltmaster-1.31.13
+securityui-0.34.54
+serviceregistry-0.39.12
+sessionmanager-0.40.34
+sl-jupyterhub-2.27.31
+smtp-0.34.47
+specificationmanagement-0.25.39
+swaggerapi-0.29.1
+systemlink-0.46.66
+systems-0.34.19
+systemsstate-0.24.22
+systemsstatesui-0.23.69
+systemsui-0.35.109
+taghistorian-0.29.19
+tags-0.33.25
+tagsui-0.30.60
+testinsightsui-0.34.63
+testmonitorservice-0.43.62
+userdata-0.34.32
+userservices-0.39.14
+userservicesetup-0.40.22
+webapphostui-0.33.59
+webappservices-0.37.29
+```
+
+### 3rd Party Containers
+
+```text
+alpine:3.23.3
+argoproj/argocli:v3.7.8-linux-amd64
+argoproj/argoexec:v3.7.8-linux-amd64
+argoproj/workflow-controller:v3.7.8-linux-amd64
+bitnami-secure/containers/debian-12/kubectl:1.35.1
+bitnami-secure/containers/debian-12/rabbitmq:4.2.3-debian-12-r1
+bitnami-secure/containers/debian-12/redis-cluster:8.4.1-debian-12-r1
+busybox:stable@sha256:05a79c7279f71f86a2a0d05eb72fcb56ea36139150f0a75cd87e80a4272e4e39
+jupyterhub/k8s-image-awaiter:4.2.0
+kiwigrid/k8s-sidecar:2.5.0
+pause:3.10
+swaggerapi/swagger-ui:v5.31.0
+zookeeper:3.9.4@sha256:f0f1d5e4a2763041ce1f7fc25e2b5347a2a0dfb0eaf0f46a49fe2e01945f9f09
+```