Difference between revisions of "Maintenance Release Cycle procedure"
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=== Preparing the Maintenance Cycle ([[Role Release Manager|RMan]]) === | === Preparing the Maintenance Cycle ([[Role Release Manager|RMan]]) === | ||
| − | RMan follows same steps as in [ | + | RMan follows same steps as in [Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure|Release Cycle]] (see section [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Preparing the Release Cycle (RMan)|Preparing the Release Cycle]]) |
Additionally, RMan must forward ticket that triggered the Maintenance Cycle to [[Role Developer|Dev]] | Additionally, RMan must forward ticket that triggered the Maintenance Cycle to [[Role Developer|Dev]] | ||
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=== Fixing defects ([[Role Developer|Dev]]) === | === Fixing defects ([[Role Developer|Dev]]) === | ||
The ticket is received by [[Role Developer|Dev]], who: | The ticket is received by [[Role Developer|Dev]], who: | ||
| − | * switches to the | + | * switches to the correct 'Maintenance Branch' in SVN (e.g. branches/org.gcube.1-1). This branch already contains the latest version running in production. |
* fixes the defects on the Maintenance Branch and port them the ''Trunk/HEAD'' if applicable | * fixes the defects on the Maintenance Branch and port them the ''Trunk/HEAD'' if applicable | ||
=== Delivering Components ([[Role Developer|Dev]]) === | === Delivering Components ([[Role Developer|Dev]]) === | ||
| − | In this step [[Role Developer|Dev]] deliveries the "patched" component. This step is the same described in [[Procedure Release Cycle#Delivering Components (Dev)|Delivering Components]] section of [[ | + | In this step [[Role Developer|Dev]] deliveries the "patched" component. This step is the same described in [[Procedure Release Cycle#Delivering Components (Dev)|Delivering Components]] section of [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure|Release Cycle]] procedure |
=== Release of a new ESC ([[Role Subsystem Manager|SMan]]) === | === Release of a new ESC ([[Role Subsystem Manager|SMan]]) === | ||
| − | Also the fixed component's parent needs to be update. Procedure followed by [[Role Subsystem Manager|SMan]] is the same described in [[ | + | Also the fixed component's parent needs to be update. Procedure followed by [[Role Subsystem Manager|SMan]] is the same described in [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Delivering Subsystems (SMan)|Delivering Subsystems]] with an addition: the ''release tickets'' should include also a reference to the ''production_support ticket'' that triggered the Maintenance Cycle |
=== Integration and Testing ([[Role Release Manager|RMan]], [[Role Tester|TTeam]]) === | === Integration and Testing ([[Role Release Manager|RMan]], [[Role Tester|TTeam]]) === | ||
| − | The phase of integration and testing of EPC is conducted in the same way described in following steps of [[ | + | The phase of integration and testing of EPC is conducted in the same way described in following steps of [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure|Release Cycle]] procedure: |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Update EPC (RMan)|Update EPC]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Building (RMan)|Building]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Deployment Testing (TTeam)|Deployment Testing]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Functional Testing (TTem)|Functional Testing]] |
Above steps are collapsed here in one section just for convenience' sake; actually they are executed in the same sequence and with the same transitions as in Release Cycle | Above steps are collapsed here in one section just for convenience' sake; actually they are executed in the same sequence and with the same transitions as in Release Cycle | ||
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=== Maintenance Cycle closure === | === Maintenance Cycle closure === | ||
| − | Maintenance Cycle closure procedure is exactly the same as in [[ | + | Maintenance Cycle closure procedure is exactly the same as in [[Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure#Release and Distribution|Release Cycle]] procedure. |
Revision as of 15:50, 12 January 2012
Contents
Introduction
Maintenance Cycle aims to correct one or more defects discovered in a gCube software running in production infrastructure. A Maintenance Cycle is very similar to Release Cycle, but, in fact, it is - typically - simpler and faster since just one (or few) modules needs to be released and integrated in an already well tested and previously gCube version. Another good reason for which it should be as short as possible (few days) is that, since it is a reaction to a defect in production infrastructure, "patched" version has to be released very quickly.
Acronyms List
Please refer to Acronyms List in Release Cycle section.
Start of Maintenance Cycle
Maintenance Cycle starts when an incident ticket is opened for a defect found in production and the ticket is classified as high priority. Once developers resolves the defect, a new patch version of gCube must be released following the Maintenance Release Cycle.
Note 1: priority is assigned by Support Team during Incident Management procedure. Therefore, it is the Support Team that decide whether a Maintenance Cycle will be triggered or not.
Note 2: other 'production_support' defects involving Developers and the Release Team (i.e. category:Software Incident and priority:low) have to be fixed in the trunk/HEAD and will be delivered in production along with the next gcube release.
Maintenance Cycle Steps
Figure below shows the Maintenance Cycle workflow. All steps are described one by one in next sections. Mostly, steps in this procedure are the same of correspondent steps in Release Cycle. In this case a reference to the correspondent step section is provided. In case steps differs, a most detailed description is provided.
Preparing the Maintenance Cycle (RMan)
RMan follows same steps as in [Major/Minor Release Cycle procedure|Release Cycle]] (see section Preparing the Release Cycle)
Additionally, RMan must forward ticket that triggered the Maintenance Cycle to Dev
Fixing defects (Dev)
The ticket is received by Dev, who:
- switches to the correct 'Maintenance Branch' in SVN (e.g. branches/org.gcube.1-1). This branch already contains the latest version running in production.
- fixes the defects on the Maintenance Branch and port them the Trunk/HEAD if applicable
Delivering Components (Dev)
In this step Dev deliveries the "patched" component. This step is the same described in Delivering Components section of Release Cycle procedure
Release of a new ESC (SMan)
Also the fixed component's parent needs to be update. Procedure followed by SMan is the same described in Delivering Subsystems with an addition: the release tickets should include also a reference to the production_support ticket that triggered the Maintenance Cycle
Integration and Testing (RMan, TTeam)
The phase of integration and testing of EPC is conducted in the same way described in following steps of Release Cycle procedure:
Above steps are collapsed here in one section just for convenience' sake; actually they are executed in the same sequence and with the same transitions as in Release Cycle
Maintenance Cycle closure
Maintenance Cycle closure procedure is exactly the same as in Release Cycle procedure.
