[Python-checkins] devguide: Add a bit about updating latent slaves

[zach.ware]

https://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/bfa490460e88
changeset:   812:bfa490460e88
user:        Zachary Ware <zachary.ware at gmail.com>
date:        Mon Jul 11 11:57:00 2016 -0500
summary:
  Add a bit about updating latent slaves

files:
  buildslave.rst |  16 ++++++++++++++++
  1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/buildslave.rst b/buildslave.rst
--- a/buildslave.rst
+++ b/buildslave.rst
@@ -222,6 +222,22 @@
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+Latent slaves should also be updated periodically to include operating system
+or other software updates, but when do do such maintenance is largely up to you
+as the slave owner.  There are a couple different options for doing such
+updates:
+
+    * Start an instance from your existing AMI, do updates on that instance,
+      and save a new AMI from the updated instance.  Note that (especially for
+      Windows slaves) you should do at least one restart of the instance after
+      doing updates to be sure that any post-reboot update work is done before
+      creating the new AMI.
+    * Create an entirely new setup from a newer base AMI using your existing
+      slave name and password.
+
+Whichever way you choose to update your AMI, you'll need to provide the
+buildmaster administrators with the new AMI ID.
+
 
 Buildslave operation
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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/devguide