I'm teaching a tutorial at Usenix LISA called "Live Upgrades on Running Systems: 8 Ways to Upgrade a Running Service With Zero Downtime".
Ever notice that Google, Facebook and other website aren't down periodically for software upgrades? That's because they're upgrading software on their service while it is live. As a result, they can push new features continuously. In this tutorial I'll describe 8 techniques they use... and so can you. Oh, and here's a secret: I'll have a 9th way to upgrade software... but it requires down-time. That said, it might not require down-time that is visible to users!
I'm excited about this tutorial because it covers a lot of the unique topics we cover in The Practice of Cloud System Administration that I haven't talked about publicly before.
Seating is limited. Register now!
Live Upgrades on Running Systems: 8 Ways to Upgrade a Running Service With Zero Downtime
Who should attend:
Sysadmins that run web-based services, or services that involve many machines.
When/Where
Friday, 14-Nov, 9am-10:30am at Usenix LISA
Description:
How do you upgrade your service while it is running? This class covers nine techniques from the new book by Limoncelli/Chalup/Hogan, "The Practice of Cloud System Administration"... eight of which don't require downtime. Learn best practices from Google, Facebook, and other successful companies and apply them to your environment. Techniques include: The Google "Canary" process, Facebook "Dark Launches", proportional shedding, feature toggles, Erlang live-code upgrades, and live SQL and NoSQL schema changes.
Who should attend:
Sysadmins that run web-based services, or services that involve many machines.
Take back to work:
- 8 ways to upgrade live systems without downtime
- Techniques for cautious upgrades you may not have thought of
- How to change SQL schemas without requiring downtime
- Continuous Integration as a stepping stone to Continuous Deployment
Topics include:
- Upgrade while the system is down (not viable for live upgrades)
- Rolling upgrades
- Google's "canary" upgrade system
- Proportional Shedding
- Feature Toggles
- Facebook's Dark Launch system
- Upgrades that involve SQL and NoSQL schema changes.
- Languages that support live code upgrades
- Continuous Deployment
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