Adds v2.1.0 release notes

Signed-off-by: Kawika Avilla <[email protected]>

release-notes/opensearch-dashboards.release-notes-2.1.0.md

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+## Version 2.1.0 Release Notes
+
+#### Deprecations
+* Changes config name in yml file to new non-deprecated name ([#1485](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1485))
+* Deprecate isDevClusterMaster in favor of isDevClusterManager ([#1719](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1719))
+* Deprecate setupMaster in favor of setupClusterManager ([#1752](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1752))
+* Deprecate master nodes and replace with cluster_manager nodes ([#1761](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1761))
+* Replace master in comments ([#1778](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1778))
+* Replace references to master branch with main ([#1780](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1780))
+* Deprecate master_timeout in favor of cluster_manager_timeout ([#1788](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1788))
+
+### 🛡 Security
+* Adding noreferrer on doc links ([#1709](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1709))
+* [CVE-2022-25851] Resolve jpeg-js to 0.4.4 ([#1753](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1753))
+* [CVE-2022-33987] Bump tsd from 0.16.0 to 0.21.0 ([#1770](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1770))
+
+### 📈 Enhancements
+* Logic to enable extensibility for the maps plugin ([#1632](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1632))
+* [Consolidated global header] Use `opensearchDashboards.branding.useExpandedHeader: false` to use the consolidated menu and global header bar. ([#1586](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1586)) ([#1802](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1802))
+
+### 🚞 Infrastructure
+* Allow Node patch versions to be higher on runtime if bundled Node is not available ([#1189](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1189))
+
+### 📝 Documentation
+* [Admin] Adds Josh Romero as co-maintainer ([#1682](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1682))
+* Fixes formatting and typos in documentation ([#1697](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1697))
+
+### 🛠 Maintenance
+* [Version] Increment to 2.1 ([#1503](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1503))
+
+### 🔩 Tests
+* Migrate mocha tests to jest ([#1553](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1553))
+* Add backwards compatibility tests to github actions ([#1624](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1624))
+* Date range for tests incorrect params related to backwards compatibility tests ([#1772](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/1772))