Adding upcoming sprint since this BZ's fix will be reviewed in the coming weeks.
Tested in "v3.11.273" release payload that contains the patch. With this version, it is noted that haproxy now exposes the "haproxy_backend_connections_total" metric properly where the count could be seen incrementing and it continues to be available when the backend is unavailable due to different circumstances: ----- # oc version oc v3.11.273 kubernetes v1.11.0+d4cacc0 features: Basic-Auth GSSAPI Kerberos SPNEGO Server https://ip-172-18-10-80.ec2.internal:8443 openshift v3.11.273 kubernetes v1.11.0+d4cacc0 # for i in {1..50}; do curl -sS admin:PEwMwA52Vx.4.191:1936/metrics | grep -i haproxy_backend_connections_total | grep -iv "^#"|grep -i test1; sleep 2; done haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 25 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 25 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 25 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 25 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 30 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 30 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 30 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 39 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 39 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 39 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 47 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 47 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 47 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 55 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 55 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 55 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 63 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 63 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 63 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 71 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 71 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 71 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 79 haproxy_backend_connections_total{backend="http",namespace="test1",route="service-unsecure"} 79 -----
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (OpenShift Container Platform 3.11.286 bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:3695