Deprecate Windows 2008, and 2008 R2 (#66257)

* Deprecate Windows 2008, and 2008 R2

* Remove shippable nodes

* Update windows_faq.rst

Be less specific about 2008/R2 timeframes

* Update setup.ps1

tweak warning text

Co-authored-by: Matt Davis <nitzmahone@users.noreply.github.com>

changelogs/fragments/server2008-dep.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- Windows - add deprecation notice in the Windows setup module when running on Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7

docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.10.rst

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ No notable changes
 Deprecated
 ==========
 
-No notable changes
+* Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will no longer be supported or tested in the next Ansible release, see :ref:`windows_faq_server2008`.
 
 
 Modules

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_faq.rst

@@ -14,19 +14,27 @@ Does Ansible work with Windows XP or Server 2003?
 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````
 Ansible does not work with Windows XP or Server 2003 hosts. Ansible does work with these Windows operating system versions:
 
-* Windows Server 2008
+* Windows Server 2008 :sup:`1`
-* Windows Server 2008 R2
+* Windows Server 2008 R2 :sup:`1`
 * Windows Server 2012
 * Windows Server 2012 R2
 * Windows Server 2016
 * Windows Server 2019
-* Windows 7
+* Windows 7 :sup:`1`
 * Windows 8.1
 * Windows 10
 
+1 - See the :ref:`Server 2008 FAQ <windows_faq_server2008>` entry for more details.
+
 Ansible also has minimum PowerShell version requirements - please see
 :ref:`windows_setup` for the latest information.
 
+.. _windows_faq_server2008:
+
+Are Server 2008, 2008 R2 and Windows 7 supported?
+`````````````````````````````````````````````````
+Microsoft ended Extended Support for these versions of Windows on January 14th, 2020, and Ansible deprecated official support in the 2.10 release. No new feature development will occur targeting these operating systems, and automated testing has ceased. However, existing modules and features will likely continue to work, and simple pull requests to resolve issues with these Windows versions may be accepted.
+
 Can I manage Windows Nano Server with Ansible?
 ``````````````````````````````````````````````
 Ansible does not currently work with Windows Nano Server, since it does

lib/ansible/modules/windows/setup.ps1

@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ $ansible_facts = @{
 
 $osversion = [Environment]::OSVersion
 
+if ($osversion.Version -lt [version]"6.2") {
+    # Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7 are not tested in CI and we want to let customers know about it before
+    # removing support altogether.
+    $version_string = "{0}.{1}" -f ($osversion.Version.Major, $osversion.Version.Minor)
+    $msg = "Windows version '$version_string' will no longer be supported or tested in the next Ansible release"
+    Add-DeprecationWarning -obj $result -message $msg -version "2.11"
+}
+
 if($gather_subset.Contains('all_ipv4_addresses') -or $gather_subset.Contains('all_ipv6_addresses')) {
     $netcfg = Get-LazyCimInstance Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration
 

shippable.yml

@@ -28,50 +28,36 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=units/3.7/2
     - env: T=units/3.8/2
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/1
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/1
     - env: T=windows/2012/1
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/1
     - env: T=windows/2016/1
     - env: T=windows/2019/1
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/2
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/2
     - env: T=windows/2012/2
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/2
     - env: T=windows/2016/2
     - env: T=windows/2019/2
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/3
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/3
     - env: T=windows/2012/3
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/3
     - env: T=windows/2016/3
     - env: T=windows/2019/3
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/4
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/4
     - env: T=windows/2012/4
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/4
     - env: T=windows/2016/4
     - env: T=windows/2019/4
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/5
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/5
     - env: T=windows/2012/5
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/5
     - env: T=windows/2016/5
     - env: T=windows/2019/5
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/6
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/6
     - env: T=windows/2012/6
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/6
     - env: T=windows/2016/6
     - env: T=windows/2019/6
 
-    - env: T=windows/2008/7
-    - env: T=windows/2008-R2/7
     - env: T=windows/2012/7
     - env: T=windows/2012-R2/7
     - env: T=windows/2016/7