🚑️ Release hotfix/v1.55.1 (hotfix)

[pcrespov]

Release version

1.55.1

Branch from Commit SHA

48d29cda9cb81c570fbd329ec560eb0c2167321a

Previous release

https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/releases/tag/v1.55.0

Motivation

• Include https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/pull/4404 for student competition
• This release should just follow up after https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/issues/4371

🚑️ Hotfix branch

• [x] create hotfix branch hotfix_v1_55_x directly in upstream repo. Do not delete hotfix branches at least until next full release takes place.
• [x] prepare hotfix by applying patches/cherry-picks (see what changed section)
  • front-end -> static-webserver service
  • web-server service
  • auto-scale service
• [x] test hotfix in local deployment
• [x] push and check whether CI passed
• [x] check images in dockerhub

Changes

• https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/pull/4404 by @odeimaiz
• https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/pull/4410 by @sanderegg
• https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/pull/4414 by @odeimaiz @pcrespov

Releasing 🚀

• make release-hotfix version=1.55.1 git_sha=d2cfad629b4bdddde76504a84d68616aa7f6791c
• [x] Draft release notes 🚀
• [x] No need for maintenance announcement? Target update of
  • webserver service
  • static-webserver service (new front-end)
  • autoscaling service
• [x] Deploy hot-fix.
  • [x] autodeployer OFF in aws-prod, dalco-prod, ti
  • [x] https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/releases/tag/v1.55.1 🚀 !!!!
  • ------------ON HOLD HERE Until Monday June 23 -> DEPLOY AGENTS stopped -----------
  • [x] aws-prod (updated target service)
  • [x] dalco-prod (updated target service)
  • [x] ti (updated target service)
• [x] Test and Monitor. Revert back if needed!
• [x] Announce hot-fix

  :tada: https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/releases/tag/v1.55.1

[pcrespov]

• @mrnicegyu11 We noticed that the deployment agents in production were active! For hotfixes this is pretty risky since we target update specific services in the stack and want to avoid a full update. It would be desirable to set scale=0 by default for the production-deployment-agent.

[mrnicegyu11]

• @mrnicegyu11 We noticed that the deployment agents in production were active! For hotfixes this is pretty risky since we target update specific services in the stack and want to avoid a full update. It would be desirable to set scale=0 by default for the production-deployment-agent.

Hi @pcrespov thanks for the feedback and the hotfix!

Having the deployment agent paused or disabled on prod should (in my eyes) be for exceptional situations only and every time it happens (and every day that it remains paused) should be a warning sign to us that we do something considered a bad practice, i.e. potentially "slow and hacky". At this time I would rather suggest leveling up our procedures so the deployment agent can be always on, as intended ;) I am not sure I am ready to just turn the guy off, we can continue this discussion in person if you want :)

And since maybe you dont know what I am talking about above: There is already today an intended way to do hotfixes with the deployment agent enabled, and this should be the way to go I guess, rather than the hacky approach with pausing it :) I can explain this in more details if anyone is interested

In case the deployment agent is actually having buggy behaviour or is causing troubles, we will of course shut it down ASAP and in investigate ;)

CC @matusdrobuliak66