This page intended to give some instructions for a release manager who is not familiar with Release Process internal.

I(Nikolay Izhikov) will make step-by-step instruction from it when Ignite 2.7 will be release.

Prerequisites:

1. Write access to Apache GIT repository(commiter priveleges) - https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=ignite.git
2. Access to Team City Release tasks - https://ci.ignite.apache.org/project.html?projectId=ApacheIgniteReleaseJava8

Preparation Steps:

1. Run [Prepare Vote #1] Java &.Net & C++ (Complete assembly) for master branch

3. Download and unzip release archive. It can be found at "Artifacts " tab on build page.
   
   
   
   

   dragon:~/download:[]$ unzip release-2.7.0-rc0.zip

   3. Run vote scripts:
   Step 1:

   dragon:~/download/release:[]$ ./vote_1\[git\]create_rc_tag.sh 
   Preparing vote 2.7.0-rc0
   Removing obsolete tag...
   2.7.0
   -rc0
   Deleted tag '2.7.0-rc0' (was b2119988f0)
   Username for 'https://git-wip-us.apache.org': nizhikov
   Password for 'https://nizhikov@git-wip-us.apache.org': 
   To https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite
    - [deleted]               2.7.0-rc0
   On branch master
   Your branch is ahead of 'my/master' by 2 commits.
     (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
   
   nothing to commit, working tree clean
   Creating new tag...
   Username for 'https://git-wip-us.apache.org': nizhikov
   Password for 'https://nizhikov@git-wip-us.apache.org': 
   Counting objects: 1, done.
   Writing objects: 100% (1/1), 166 bytes | 166.00 KiB/s, done.
   Total 1 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
   To https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite
    * [new tag]               2.7.0-rc0 -> 2.7.0-rc0
    
   ======================================================
   RC tag should be created.
   Please check results at 
   https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=ignite.git;a=tags
   

   Please, check corresponding git tag is created.
   Step 2:
   Note: If you've already uploaded stagin release, you should remove it from nexus - https://repository.apache.org/#stagingRepositories

   dragon:~/download/release:[]$ ./vote_2\[mvn\]\[pgp\]deploy_to_staging.sh 
   Preparing vote 2.7.0-rc0
   Uploading ./org/apache/ignite/ignite-spark (1 of 53).
   Uploading ./org/apache/ignite/ignite-clients (2 of 53).
   
   ...
   Uploading ./org/apache/ignite/ignite-mqtt (53 of 53).
   Uploaded
    
   ======================================================
   Maven staging should be created
   Please check results at
   https://repository.apache.org/#stagingRepositories
   Don't forget to close staging with proper comment

   Step 3:
   Note: Step 3 should be executed under root priveleges - vote_3_step_1\[packages\]build.sh