[Bug 1481931] [NEW] [SRU] walinuxagent incorrectly handles http error for HPC workloads

[Ben Howard]

Public bug reported:

[BACKGROUND] MS OSTC has released a new version of WALA, which included
the important bug fix bug for HPC work load. Microsoft has requested an
update for WALinuxAgent from 2.0.13 to 2.0.14.

2.0.14 is a bug fix release from Microsoft.

[Impact without picking up 2.0.14]
VM with ubuntu(any version in Azure) will have the provision failure because of unexpected http error, fail rate 1/50.

[FIX]
Update to 2.0.14 which includes several bug fixes for

[TEST CASES]
Test Case 1:
- Launch Ubuntu instance
- Upgrade walinuxagent from -proposed
- Check /var/log/waagent for errors
- Reboot
- Check /var/log/waagent.log for errors
- Confirm that walinuxagent is running
- Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors

Test Case 2:
- Shutdown instance from Test Case 1
- Capture VM
- Launch new instance from Capture VM
- Confirm instance comes up with new identity
- Confirm /var/lib/waagent/SharedConfig.xml exists
- Confirm that "waagent" is running
- Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors

Test Case 3:
- Build new image from -proposed
- Boot new image
- Confirm that instance provisioned
- Confirm that walinuxagent is running
- Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors

** Affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ben Howard (utlemming)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ben Howard (utlemming)
         Status: New

** Affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ben Howard (utlemming)
         Status: New

** Affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Ben Howard (utlemming)
         Status: New

** Also affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Vivid)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Precise)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ben Howard (utlemming)

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ben Howard (utlemming)

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ben Howard (utlemming)

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: walinuxagent (Ubuntu Vivid)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Description changed:

  [BACKGROUND] MS OSTC has released a new version of WALA, which included
  the important bug fix bug for HPC work load. Microsoft has requested an
  update for WALinuxAgent from 2.0.13 to 2.0.14.
+ 
+ 2.0.14 is a bug fix release from Microsoft.
  
  [Impact without picking up 2.0.14]
  VM with ubuntu(any version in Azure) will have the provision failure because of unexpected http error, fail rate 1/50.
  
  [FIX]
- Update to 2.0.14 which includes several bug fixes for 
+ Update to 2.0.14 which includes several bug fixes for
  
  [TEST CASES]
  Test Case 1:
  - Launch Ubuntu instance
  - Upgrade walinuxagent from -proposed
  - Check /var/log/waagent for errors
  - Reboot
  - Check /var/log/waagent.log for errors
  - Confirm that walinuxagent is running
  - Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors
  
  Test Case 2:
  - Shutdown instance from Test Case 1
  - Capture VM
  - Launch new instance from Capture VM
  - Confirm instance comes up with new identity
  - Confirm /var/lib/waagent/SharedConfig.xml exists
  - Confirm that "waagent" is running
  - Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors
  
  Test Case 3:
  - Build new image from -proposed
  - Boot new image
  - Confirm that instance provisioned
  - Confirm that walinuxagent is running
  - Confirm that "sudo /bin/true" yields no errors

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