4.1.4 backports

[barchetta]

Backport following PRs for 4.1.4:

• Fix doc bug about configuring metrics or health alternate port #9438 (4.1.4: Fix doc bug about configuring metrics or health alternate port (#9438) #9457)
• 4.x: Adds documentation for gRPC Client in SE #9440 (4.1.4: Adds documentation for gRPC Client in SE.  #9462)
• Adopt MP metrics 5.1.2 #9446 (4.1.4: Adopt MP metrics 5.1.2  #9463)
• 4.x: Use replace instead of replaceAll for string replacement in config #9448 (4.1.4: Use replace instead of replaceAll for string replacement  #9464)
• 4.x: Adds link to config table for gRPC protocol and to example #9450 (4.1.4: Adds link to config table for gRPC protocol and to example.  #9465)
• 4.x: clean up warning messages from archetype generated projects #9451 (4.1.4: clean up warning messages from archetype generated projects  #9466)
• Update jackson to 2.18.1 #9456 (4.1.4: Update jackson to 2.18.1 #9467)
• Attempt to fix infinite await in Jersey output writer. #9460 (4.1.4: Attempt to fix infinite await in Jersey output writer #9468)
• URI Validation updates #9469 (4.1.4: URI Validation updates  #9476)