Release notes for version 0.17.0

Release date: 09 Jan 2025

Update note: A default minReadySeconds has been added for the vmstorage statefulset, vmstorage pods will restart after the upgrade.
Update note: The default probes of vminsert, vmselect, vmauth, and vmstorage have been changed, all pods will restart after the upgrade.

• Remove vmstorage liveness probe, as vminsert already handles routing and retries, while liveness probes can inadvertently introduce delays, DNS instability, and unnecessary disruptions.
• Reduce the default readiness probe interval to 5s (was 15s) and the failure threshold to 10 (was 3).
• Add a default minReadySeconds for vmstorage, to help stabilizing service during rollout.