1.18 Server-side apply (#19286)

* Clarify content-type and tracking of all objects

* Update content/en/docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts.md

Co-Authored-By: Tim Bannister <tim@scalefactory.com>

* SSA: Improve a couple of sentences

Co-authored-by: Kevin Wiesmueller <kwiesmueller@seibert-media.net>
Co-authored-by: Tim Bannister <tim@scalefactory.com>

content/en/docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts.md

@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ Some values of an object are typically generated before the object is persisted.
 
 {{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.16" state="beta" >}}
 
+{{< note >}}Starting from Kubernetes v1.18, if you have Server Side Apply enabled then the control plane tracks managed fields for all newly created objects.{{< /note >}}
+
 ### Introduction
 
 Server Side Apply helps users and controllers manage their resources via
@@ -517,6 +519,13 @@ content type `application/apply-patch+yaml`) and `Update` (all other operations
 which modify the object). Both operations update the `managedFields`, but behave
 a little differently.
 
+{{< note >}}
+Whether you are submitting JSON data or YAML data, use `application/apply-patch+yaml` as the
+Content-Type header value.
+
+All JSON documents are valid YAML.
+{{< /note >}}
+
 For instance, only the apply operation fails on conflicts while update does
 not. Also, apply operations are required to identify themselves by providing a
 `fieldManager` query parameter, while the query parameter is optional for update
@@ -628,8 +637,9 @@ case.
 
 With the Server Side Apply feature enabled, the `PATCH` endpoint accepts the
 additional `application/apply-patch+yaml` content type. Users of Server Side
-Apply can send partially specified objects to this endpoint. An applied config
-should always include every field that the applier has an opinion about.
+Apply can send partially specified objects as YAML to this endpoint.
+When applying a configuration, one should always include all the fields
+that they have an opinion about.
 
 ### Clearing ManagedFields
 
@@ -663,6 +673,11 @@ the managedFields, this will result in the managedFields being reset first and
 the other changes being processed afterwards. As a result the applier takes
 ownership of any fields updated in the same request.
 
+{{< caution >}} Server Side Apply does not correctly track ownership on
+sub-resources that don't receive the resource object type. If you are
+using Server Side Apply with such a sub-resource, the changed fields
+won't be tracked.  {{< /caution >}}
+
 ### Disabling the feature
 
 Server Side Apply is a beta feature, so it is enabled by default. To turn this