OpenSearch domains in paid Extended Support: surcharge = 100% of instance cost from Nov 7, 2026

AWSDeprecations & retirementsTeam planSeverity: highaws.elasticsearch

OpenSearch Service domains on Elasticsearch 1.5, 2.3, 5.1-5.6, 6.0-6.7, 7.1-7.8 or OpenSearch 1.0-1.2, 2.3-2.9, which are in paid Extended Support

What LeftSize checks

Find OpenSearch Service domains on versions that are in paid Extended Support.

Why it matters

Missed retirement and end-of-support dates turn into forced upgrades, outages or extended support charges at a moment you did not choose.

What you get in the GitHub issue

LeftSize runs this check from a scheduled GitHub Action with a read-only identity in your AWS account and opens one issue per scope, updated on every scan. The issue includes:

  • The affected resources, grouped per subscription, resource group or account and region
  • Background on why it was flagged and when it is a false positive
  • Cost and operational impact of fixing it
  • Alternative approaches and their trade-offs
  • Step-by-step remediation with safety checks
  • Ready-to-run fix scripts (CLI, PowerShell or Terraform where available)
  • Snooze, ignore or report a finding with a comment on the issue
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