haproxy-openmanager/UPGRADE_GUIDE.md

Agent Upgrade Guide - Dashboard Stats Fix

Problem

Dashboard showing 0 metrics after agent auto-upgrade due to missing environment variables (SOCAT_BIN, STATS_SOCKET_PATH) when agent restarts in daemon mode.

Solution

Implemented lazy initialization in both get_haproxy_stats_csv() and get_server_statuses() functions. These functions now initialize their dependencies on first call, making them completely independent of global variable initialization.

Deployment Steps

Step 1: Wait for Pipeline ⏳

# Pipeline is currently running after git push
# Check status: https://[your-azure-devops]/pipeline
# Wait for deployment to complete (~3-5 minutes)

Step 2: Verify Backend Deployment ✅

# Check backend logs for successful deployment
kubectl logs -f deployment/backend -n haproxy-manager | head -20

# Expected: New pod started with latest code

Step 3: Update Agent Version in UI 🔄

Option A: Automatic Script Sync (Recommended)

# Get admin token
TOKEN=$(curl -k -s -X POST "https://haproxy-manager.example.com/api/auth/login" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "admin", "password": "admin123"}' | jq -r '.access_token')

# Sync scripts from files to database (creates version 1.0.0)
curl -k -X POST "https://haproxy-manager.example.com/api/agents/sync-scripts-from-files" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .

# Expected: {"status": "success", "synced": ["linux", "macos"]}

Option B: Manual UI Update

1. Go to Agent Management page
2. Click Settings → Agent Versions
3. For Linux platform:
   • Click Edit Script
   • Version: Keep current or increment (e.g., 1.0.3)
   • Changelog: Add "Fixed stats collection after upgrade"
   • Click Save (this syncs file content to database)
4. Repeat for macOS platform

Step 4: Upgrade Agents 🚀

Option A: UI (Single Agent)

1. Go to Agent Management page
2. Select agent (e.g., demo-agent)
3. Click Upgrade button
4. Wait 30 seconds for agent to restart

Option B: API (Batch Upgrade)

# Get all agents
curl -k -s -X GET "https://haproxy-manager.example.com/api/agents" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq '.agents[] | {id, name, version}'

# Upgrade specific agent (replace {agent_id})
curl -k -X POST "https://haproxy-manager.example.com/api/agents/{agent_id}/upgrade" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .

Step 5: Verify Stats Collection 📊

Backend Logs (30 seconds after upgrade):

kubectl logs -f deployment/backend -n haproxy-manager | grep -E "haproxy_stats_csv|demo-agent"

# Expected logs:
# ✅ "Has haproxy_stats_csv: True"
# ✅ "CSV preview: IyBweG..." (base64 data)
# ✅ "STATS: Parsed 15 rows for cluster demo-cluster1"

Agent Logs (on agent server):

sudo tail -f /var/log/haproxy-agent/agent.log | grep STATS

# Expected logs:
# ✅ "STATS: Initialized socat: /usr/bin/socat"
# ✅ "STATS: Using default socket path: /var/run/haproxy/admin.sock"
# ✅ "STATS: Fetched CSV: 2121 bytes, 9 lines, base64: 2828 chars"

Dashboard UI:

1. Open Dashboard page
2. Refresh page (F5)
3. Check metrics:
   • ✅ Frontend/Backend filters populated
   • ✅ Overview metrics showing real data (not 0)
   • ✅ Charts showing data points
   • ✅ "Waiting for Agent Data" warning gone

Troubleshooting

Issue: Backend still shows "Has haproxy_stats_csv: False"

Cause: Agent hasn't upgraded yet or using old script version

Solution:

# Check agent version on agent server
grep "AGENT_VERSION" /usr/local/bin/haproxy-agent | head -1

# Force agent restart
sudo systemctl restart haproxy-agent

# Check logs immediately
sudo tail -20 /var/log/haproxy-agent/agent.log

Issue: "STATS: socat not available"

Cause: socat not installed

Solution:

# Install socat
sudo yum install -y socat  # RHEL/CentOS
sudo apt install -y socat  # Debian/Ubuntu

# Restart agent
sudo systemctl restart haproxy-agent

Issue: "STATS: Socket not found: /var/run/haproxy/admin.sock"

Cause: HAProxy stats socket not configured

Solution:

# Check HAProxy config for stats socket
grep "stats socket" /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

# Add if missing (in global section):
# stats socket /var/run/haproxy/admin.sock mode 666 level admin

# Reload HAProxy
sudo systemctl reload haproxy

Verification Checklist

• Pipeline completed successfully
• Backend pod restarted with new code
• Agent scripts synced to database (version visible in UI)
• Agents upgraded to new version
• Backend logs show "Has haproxy_stats_csv: True"
• Agent logs show STATS messages
• Dashboard showing real metrics
• Charts populated with data
• No "Waiting for Agent Data" warning

Next Upgrades

This fix is permanent. Future agent upgrades will NOT break stats collection because:

1. ✅ Functions are self-contained with lazy initialization
2. ✅ No dependency on global variable initialization order
3. ✅ Works in any restart scenario (systemd, daemon mode, upgrade)
4. ✅ Backward compatible with existing agents

No manual intervention needed for future upgrades! 🎉