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Overview
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A grayscale release is a smooth iteration mode for version upgrade. During the upgrade, some users use the new version, while other users continue to use the old version. After the new version is stable and ready, it gradually takes over all the live traffic.

This section describes how to create a VPC and a grayscale version to complete a grayscale release.

Process Description
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The following figure shows the grayscale release process.


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   :alt: **Figure 1** Process of creating a grayscale release task

   **Figure 1** Process of creating a grayscale release task
