Openstack Next Steps

Registered by Chuck Short

Rationale:

Openstack has been in Ubuntu for 3 releases now and is established and stable. Folsom is the next release of Openstack and Ubuntu should have this release as well.

Goal:

Include the Folsom release in Ubuntu 12.10.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Dave Walker
Priority:
Essential
Drafter:
Ubuntu Server
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Chuck Short
Definition:
Obsolete
Series goal:
Accepted for quantal
Implementation:
Beta Available
Milestone target:
milestone icon ubuntu-12.10-beta-2
Started by
Kate Stewart
Completed by
James Page

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

UDS Discussion Points:

#uds-q #servercloud #openstack-folsom
Etherpad: http://pad.ubuntu.com/uds-q-servercloud-q-openstack-folsom
Blueprint: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/servercloud-q-openstack-folsom
* Nova
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex SRU/Folsom
  - Move configuration file to config object model
  - MIR libgutestfs
  - Improve XCP support
- ha support
- cinder + python-cinderclient
- review upstart jobs
 api ssl support
 - ceph support (RBD support for cinder)
 - Investigate live migration configuration

* Glance
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex SRU/Folsom
  - review upstart jobs
  - Ceph integration
  - Include python-sendfile (new mir)
  - Include python-glanceclient
* Keystone
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex SRU/Folsom
  - review upstart jobs
  - review deps

* Horizon
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex SRU/Folsomuï
  - Django 1.4

* Swift
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex/Folsom
  - Package openstack-nose
* Quantum
  - Quantal - Folsom
  - Precise - Essex SRU/Folsom
  - Improve packaging
  - Inclusion into main

* Cinder
 - Lands Folsom 2

* Other
- Package openstack client
- Package cinder (if done by folsom2)
- openstack-common
- MIR for openvswitch
- Lots of upstream bug fixing and code contrbutions
- Metering support
- Finish off ARM support
  - KVM on ARM? Not this cycle...?
  - http://www.virtualopensystems.com/
- LXC bug fixing
* public glance server:
   * upstream blueprint: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/public-glance
   * integration into ubuntu
* config drive:
  * upstream blueprint: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/config-drive-v2
* Includes integration of Quantum: packaging, testing, and charms
* Sync'ing packaging: Better collaboration with Debian
* Sync with upstream re: fate of openstack-ppa
*Implementing new config option inside nova.conf (http://bit.ly/IKEOIb) -- (not needed anymore)
mailing list discussion about swift middelware auth:
Where does Keystone middleware for Swift belong?
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg09929.html

User Stories

Fred is a developer who wants to develop locally on his EC2 compatible cloud before his application on Amazon.
Dave is a system administrator who wants to virtualize his servers using a private cloud.

Assumptions

- Openstack projects that are in main are nova, glance, keystone, glance, horizon, swift, quantum and cinder.
- New packages in the archive include openstackclient and celiometer.
- ARM will be a first class citizen.

Test Cases:

1. Upgrade

Test upgrades from essex.

2. Charms

Update charms to support folsom.

3. New installs

A user is able to install Openstack with a problem

Release Note:

Ubuntu 12.10 includes the folsom release of Openstack. Openstack projects supported in 12.10 include: nova, glance, swift, keystone, horizon, and quantam.

(?)

Work Items

Work items:
[zulcss] Package nova for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package swift for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package horizon for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package keystone for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package glance for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package quantum for folsom: DONE
[zulcss] Package python-glanceclient: DONE
MIR for quantum: DONE
MIR for libguestfs: POSTPONED
MIR for python-sendfile: POSTPONED
MIR for openvswitch: DONE
Evaluate and package cinder for universe: DONE
Evaluate and package openstackclient for universe: POSTPONED
Evaluate and package ceilometer for universe: DONE
Evaluate and package openstack-docs for universe: DONE
[zulcss] Move nova configuration file to config object model: DONE
Review upstart jobs for nova, swift, glance, quantum: DONE
Write Hetrogenous scheduler for ARM: DONE
Write instance architecture detection: DONE
Add ceph support for nova volumes: DONE
Add ceph support for glance: DONE
Add SSL support fo nova api: POSTPONED
[smoser] upstream changes for config drive spec: DONE
pull upstream config drive changes to ubuntu: DONE
[smoser] upstream changes for public glance spec: POSTPONED
pull upstream glance changes for public glance to ubuntu: POSTPONED
[darkmuggle-deactivatedaccount] public glance server / glance.ubuntu.com: POSTPONED
glance.ubuntu.com listed by default in packages: POSTPONED

Dependency tree

* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.