Queueing during release week is rarely bad luck. Diagnosis takes a minute once you know the three failure shapes, and the durable fix treats agents as cattle with labels and lifespans.
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It is release week and every Jenkins build queues behind another. Sort out the agent situation.
Queueing during release week is rarely bad luck. Diagnosis takes a minute once you know the three failure shapes, and the durable fix treats agents as cattle with labels and lifespans.
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