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Immediate Rollback Controller

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A rollback controller that switches all traffic to the previous version at once, scaling the new version to zero and scaling the previous version up.

Responsibility. Performs an instant, complete traffic reversion to the previous version.

Also known as: Emergency rollback

Variant of Version Rollback Controller abstract

When to choose. Choose for critical issues: error rate > 5%, latency > 200% of baseline, system crash/unavailability or detected data corruption.

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overrides control

alternative to variability

Design guidance

Quantitative guidance

As stated by the sources; verify before use.

Classification

Patterns
Instant traffic switch
Quality attributes
Reliability (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: valid and reliable)
Risks mitigated
Critical outages or data corruption from a bad release

Sources

  1. Ref8.08: "Model Updates and Maintenance Procedures," unpublished reference note (08-Model-Updates-Maintenance-Procedures.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note
  2. Ref9.08: "Safety Incident Response for AI Systems," unpublished reference note (08-Safety-Incident-Response.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note
  3. Ref10.05: "The Data Flywheel: Continuous Improvement Loop," unpublished reference note (05-Data-Flywheel-Continuous-Improvement.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note