use separate status map

api/v1/cosmosfullnode_types.go

@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ type FullNodeStatus struct {
 	// Current sync information. Collected every 60s.
 	// +optional
 	SyncInfo *SyncInfoStatus `json:"syncInfo,omitempty"`
+
+	// Startup information. collected when node starts up.
+	// +optional
+	StartupHeight map[string]uint64 `json:"startupInfo,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type SyncInfoStatus struct {

cmd/versioncheck.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
@@ -106,17 +105,14 @@ func VersionCheckCmd(scheme *runtime.Scheme) *cobra.Command {
 			height := store.LatestVersion()
 			fmt.Printf("%d", height)
 
-			if err := kClient.Status().Patch(
+			if crd.Status.StartupHeight == nil {
+				crd.Status.StartupHeight = make(map[string]uint64)
+			}
+
+			crd.Status.StartupHeight[thisPod.Name] = uint64(height)
+
+			if err := kClient.Status().Update(
 				ctx, crd,
-				client.RawPatch(
-					types.MergePatchType,
-					[]byte(fmt.Sprintf(
-						`{"syncInfo":{"pods":[{"pod":"%s","time":"%s","height":%d,"inSync": false}]}}`,
-						thisPod.Name,
-						time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
-						height,
-					)),
-				),
 			); err != nil {
 				panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to patch status: %w", err))
 			}

config/crd/bases/cosmos.strange.love_cosmosfullnodes.yaml

@@ -5995,6 +5995,12 @@ spec:
                     - requestedSize
                     type: object
                 type: object
+              startupInfo:
+                additionalProperties:
+                  format: int64
+                  type: integer
+                description: Startup information. collected when node starts up.
+                type: object
               status:
                 description: A generic message for the user. May contain errors.
                 type: string

internal/fullnode/build_pods.go

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ func BuildPods(crd *cosmosv1.CosmosFullNode, cksums ConfigChecksums) ([]diff.Res
 		}
 		if len(crd.Spec.ChainSpec.Versions) > 0 {
 			instanceHeight := uint64(0)
+			if startupHeight, ok := crd.Status.StartupHeight[pod.Name]; ok {
+				instanceHeight = startupHeight
+			}
 			for _, instance := range crd.Status.SyncInfo.Pods {
 				if instance.Pod == pod.Name {
 					if instance.Height == nil {

internal/fullnode/configmap_builder.go

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ func BuildConfigMaps(crd *cosmosv1.CosmosFullNode, peers Peers) ([]diff.Resource
 		appCfg := crd.Spec.ChainSpec.App
 		if len(crd.Spec.ChainSpec.Versions) > 0 {
 			instanceHeight := uint64(0)
+			if startupHeight, ok := crd.Status.StartupHeight[instance]; ok {
+				instanceHeight = startupHeight
+			}
 			for _, v := range crd.Status.SyncInfo.Pods {
 				if v.Pod == instance {
 					if v.Height != nil {

internal/fullnode/rbac_builder.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func BuildRoles(crd *cosmosv1.CosmosFullNode) []diff.Resource[*rbacv1.Role] {
 			{
 				APIGroups: []string{"cosmos.strange.love"},
 				Resources: []string{"cosmosfullnodes/status"},
-				Verbs:     []string{"patch"},
+				Verbs:     []string{"update"},
 			},
 		},
 	}