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Move control plane certs renewal "spread out" into the systemd timer #10596

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@VannTen VannTen commented Nov 6, 2023

What type of PR is this?
/kind bug

What this PR does / why we need it:
Instead of relying on the index for spacing out the auto renewal of certifcates, we instead use 'RandomizedDelaySec' and 'FixedRandomDelay' in the timer unit file.
This prevents having an invalid OnCalendar spec when there is more than 6 control plane nodes.

We also make the timer "Persistent" to avoid missing renewal if the node was offline during the scheduled time for the renewal.

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Alternative to #10594

Two potential downsides with the random approach:

  • renewal order is not predictable (at least the first time)
  • Less customizable. We could add a var to opt-in/opt-out of that behavior if really necessary

Does this PR introduce a user-facing change?:

The auto renewal of control plane nodes certificates delay (different for each node to avoid concurrent renewal) is now randomized in a fixed way by node. This means it will happend each time with the same delay for the same node.
action required: if you were using a non-default value for auto_renew_certificates_systemd_calendar, you should review the new unit file.

If the number of control plane node is superior to 6, using (index * 10
minutes) will fail (03:60:00 is not a valid timestamp).

Compared to just fixing the jinja expression (to use a modulo for
example), this should avoid having two control planes certificates
update node being triggered at the same time.
If the control plane happens to be offline during the scheduled
certificates renewal (node failure or anything like that), we still want
the renewal to happen.
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@VannTen Looks cleaner to me 👍

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floryut commented Nov 7, 2023

/ok-to-test

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Thanks! :D
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@k8s-ci-robot k8s-ci-robot merged commit b3f6d05 into kubernetes-sigs:master Nov 8, 2023
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* Use RandomizedDelaySec to spread out control certificates renewal plane

If the number of control plane node is superior to 6, using (index * 10
minutes) will fail (03:60:00 is not a valid timestamp).

Compared to just fixing the jinja expression (to use a modulo for
example), this should avoid having two control planes certificates
update node being triggered at the same time.

* Make k8s-certs-renew.timer Persistent

If the control plane happens to be offline during the scheduled
certificates renewal (node failure or anything like that), we still want
the renewal to happen.
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