Helm 3 Upgrade Fails with Immutable Field Error (spec.clusterIP)
## Summary
Deployments using Helm 3.0.0 (with gitlab chart version 2.5.1) fail to deploy with `spec.clusterIP: Invalid value: "": field is immutable` error for the following `services`:
* `gitlab-exporter`
* `gitlab-shell`
* `gtilab-unicorn`
After digging I found #1353 and [helm#6378](https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/6378#issuecomment-557746499), but oddly the only template I could find that violated the "_don't specify an clusterIP_" rule was [for gitaly](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/blob/master/charts/gitlab/charts/gitaly/templates/service.yaml#L17). I did try using a modified version of the chart with the gitaly service template fixed, but as expected that had no effect here.
## Steps to reproduce
Deploy a gitlab release with helm v3.0.0, then upgrade the release with any changes.
## Configuration used
Note that we don't use the following optional sub-charts:
* `nginx-ingress`
* `task-runner`
* `certmanager`
* `prometheus`
* `registry`
I think this is configuration-agnostic given the service manifests retrieved from the helm3 resource (see below).
## Current behavior
Initial release of the gitlab chart with helm 3.0.0 works without a problem. Subsequent releases fail with:
```
FAILED RELEASES:
NAME
gitlab
in helmfile.d/02-internal-apps.gitlab.yaml: in .helmfiles[0]: in ../xetus-helmfiles/corp/gitlab.yaml: failed processing release gitlab: helm3 exited with status 1:
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-postgresql" with kind ConfigMap for kind ConfigMap
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-redis" with kind PersistentVolumeClaim for kind PersistentVolumeClaim
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-gitlab-exporter" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-gitlab-shell" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-sidekiq-all-in-1" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-task-runner" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-unicorn" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-postgresql" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-redis" with kind Deployment for kind Deployment
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-unicorn" with kind HorizontalPodAutoscaler for kind HorizontalPodAutoscaler
client.go:399: Replaced "gitlab-gitaly" with kind StatefulSet for kind StatefulSet
Error: UPGRADE FAILED: failed to replace object: Service "gitlab-gitlab-exporter" is invalid: spec.clusterIP: Invalid value: "": field is immutable && failed to replace object: Service "gitlab-gitlab-shell" is invalid: spec.clusterIP: Invalid value: "": field is immutable && failed to replace object: Service "gitlab-unicorn" is invalid: spec.clusterIP: Invalid value: "": field is immutable
```
## Expected behavior
It's possible there are two separate issues here:
1. The gitlab helm chart can be released more than once with helm 3.0.0 without encountering a `field is immutable` error; and
2. The gitaly chart's service template should not specify a `clusterIP` value.
## Versions
- Chart: `2.5.1`
- Platform:
- Cloud: `EKS`
- Kubernetes:
- Client: `v1.13.8`
- Server: `v1.13.10-eks-5ac0f1`
- Helm:
- Client: `v3.0.0`
- ~~Server:~~
## Relevant Details
The service templates for the `gitlab-exporter`, `gitlab-shell`, and `gitlab-unicorn` charts clearly don't set a clusterIP value while the [gitaly chart does](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/blob/master/charts/gitlab/charts/gitaly/templates/service.yaml#L17). This is reflected in my deployment of the gitlab helm chart as confirmed by a `helm get manifest` call:
```
helm get manifest -n gitlab gitlab
<snip>
---
# Source: gitlab/charts/gitlab/charts/gitaly/templates/service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: gitlab-gitaly
namespace: gitlab
labels:
app: gitaly
chart: gitaly-2.5.1
release: gitlab
heritage: Helm
annotations:
prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
prometheus.io/port: "9236"
spec:
type: ClusterIP
clusterIP: "None"
ports:
- port: 8075
name: gitaly
targetPort: 8075
- port: 9236
name: gitaly-metrics
selector:
app: gitaly
release: gitlab
---
# Source: gitlab/charts/gitlab/charts/gitlab-exporter/templates/service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: gitlab-gitlab-exporter
namespace: gitlab
labels:
app: gitlab-exporter
chart: gitlab-exporter-2.5.1
release: gitlab
heritage: Helm
annotations:
spec:
type: ClusterIP
ports:
- port: 9168
targetPort: 9168
protocol: TCP
name: gitlab-exporter
selector:
app: gitlab-exporter
release: gitlab
---
# Source: gitlab/charts/gitlab/charts/gitlab-shell/templates/service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: gitlab-gitlab-shell
namespace: gitlab
labels:
app: gitlab-shell
chart: gitlab-shell-2.5.1
release: gitlab
heritage: Helm
annotations:
spec:
type: ClusterIP
ports:
- port: 22
targetPort: 2222
protocol: TCP
name: ssh
selector:
app: gitlab-shell
release: gitlab
---
# Source: gitlab/charts/gitlab/charts/unicorn/templates/service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: gitlab-unicorn
namespace: gitlab
labels:
app: unicorn
chart: unicorn-2.5.1
release: gitlab
heritage: Helm
annotations:
spec:
type: ClusterIP
ports:
- port: 8080
targetPort: 8080
protocol: TCP
name: unicorn
- port: 8181
targetPort: 8181
protocol: TCP
name: workhorse
selector:
app: unicorn
release: gitlab
---
<snip>
```
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