[DOCS] Describe known problem with kafka output (#19259)

elastic · Jun 18, 2020 · 93a4591 · 93a4591
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diff --git a/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking-7.8.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking-7.8.asciidoc
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+==== Known problem with Kafka output
 
+The Kafka output fails to connect when using multiple TLS brokers. We advise
+not to upgrade to {beats} 7.8.0 if you're using the Kafka output in this
+configuration.
+
+[float]
 ==== APM Instrumentation
 
 Libbeat includes the Elastic APM Agent for instrumenting the publishing pipeline.

diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/kafka/docs/kafka.asciidoc b/libbeat/outputs/kafka/docs/kafka.asciidoc
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 <titleabbrev>Kafka</titleabbrev>
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+[IMPORTANT]
+.Known problem in version 7.8.0
+====
+The Kafka output fails to connect when using multiple TLS brokers. We advise
+not to upgrade to {beatname_uc} 7.8.0 if you're using the Kafka output in this
+configuration.
+====
+
 The Kafka output sends events to Apache Kafka.
 
 To use this output, edit the {beatname_uc} configuration file to disable the {es}