On Sep 2, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com> wrote:
> > On 02-Sep-2014, at 5:07 pm, Francois Gaudreault <fgaudrea...@cloudops.com> > wrote: >> I see. Well, I think we were impacted by that too, and we made the decision >> to move on 4.4.1-snap (even if it's technically less stable?) and then >> upgrade to 4.4.1 GA (next week?) >> >> I personally don't think pulling back DB changes in lower releases is a good >> idea :S >> >> But that's only my opinion :) > > I raised a concrete issue regarding 4.3.1/4.4.1 release and I would like to > stick to that only. I understand there are too many numbers, versions and > branches to follow, so please if you can try to understand the issue; I think Francois understands the issue (in terms of the bug been talked about), and his solution has been to move to 4.4.1-snap. It is a different type of solution than a solution at the code/release level but if it works for him..fine :) > > This issue — https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-6756 requires > that there are some extra columns in the database to do book keeping when > delete ips so you don’t actually delete db/table rows. > > The issue above is fixed in an upgrade path from 4.3.0 to 4.4.0: > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=blobdiff;f=setup/db/db/schema-430to440.sql;h=226260804523c79e3ce3cfa3c407b5ac698d749c;hp=3b525c41a1befd94c5ffc324c357b566606a97d0;hb=ce6a53e;hpb=d0f806b3a486c58b033083fc57f39dd686e31750 > > But, we already have 4.4.0 release and db upgrade paths are always in the > next release versions. > > So, there is no upgrade path from 4.3.1 to 4.4.0; as 4.3.1 version does not > care about 4.4.0 schema changes. There is only an upgrade path from 4.3.0 to > 4.3.1. So, the limitation is that people won’t be able to upgrade from 4.3.1 > to 4.4.0, because 4.4.0 is already released. > > If we release 4.4.1 before 4.3.1, we’ll have the same issue. So, we can put > the fix from the JIRA issue on 4.3 branch so the issue is fixed for 4.3.1. > The fix will be in the 4.3.0 to 4.3.1 upgrade path. And, if we release 4.4.1 > after 4.3.1, we can fix the upgrade path from 4.3.1 to 4.4.1 on 4.4 branch > such that > > The abstract issue is — we’ll have such issue in future, how do we fix it. I > suggested — we make a separate tool that does (rolling) upgrades. > So two things: -How to fix now -How to fix later (if we want to keep some type of long term release branches) I am ready to release 4.3.1 so if we put an upgrade path from 4.3.1 to 4.4.1 , that's fine with me, especially if there is precedent of database changes in the 4.2.x series. > Regards, > Rohit Yadav > Software Architect, ShapeBlue > M. +41 779015219 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com > Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab > > > > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services > > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> > CloudStack Infrastructure > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training > Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon > its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company > incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company > incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. > Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is > operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company > registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from > Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
