[Bug 1603581] Re: Azure Linux Agent (WALA) 2.1.5 Released

[Jose L. VG]

Trusty backport PPA updated to:
https://launchpad.net/~josvaz/+archive/ubuntu/trusty-wala-backport

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Title:
  Azure Linux Agent (WALA) 2.1.5 Released

Status in walinuxagent package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in walinuxagent source package in Trusty:
  In Progress
Status in walinuxagent source package in Xenial:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Original Description]

  As discussed in an email, the Linux Agent (WALA) version 2.1.5 has now
  been signed off and is in Master now.

  Please find the details below of some of items built into this release :
  https://github.com/Azure/WALinuxAgent/releases

  We would like you to take this version and test it within your images,
  please can you file any bugs in Github, as this is monitored by our
  dev team.

  If you have any questions please reach out to me directly or raise it
  through Github.

  
  [SRU TEMPLATE]

  [Impact]

  Version 2.1.5 introduced goal state processing extension, multi-nic
  improvements & several bug fixes:
  https://github.com/Azure/WALinuxAgent/releases

  [Test case 1]: Upgrade testing
  1.) Launch instance on Azure
  2.) Upgrade walinuxagent from -proposed
  3.) Confirm that "waagent" is running, check /var/log/waagent.log
  4.) Reboot, repeat step 3
  5.) Capture instance and provsion new instances; repeat step 3

  [Test Case 2]: New instance
  1.) Build new cloud image from -proposed
  2.) Boot instance
  3.) Confirm that instance provisioned

  [Upstream Testing]
  The Canonical Cloud Image team has been working with Microsoft to ensure that this package is well tested. Validation will be performed by both Microsoft and the Canonical Cloud Image team.

  [Regression Potential]
  Currently, WALinuxAgent uses Python 2. With the 2.1.x branch, WALinuxAgent started using Python 3.

  This version has been in use on yakkety since release, so it is known
  to work. Azure consider Ubuntu to be a flagship platform, so will be
  active in addressing any regressions that are found.

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