13:03:49 #startmeeting openstack-salt 13:03:49 Meeting started Tue May 10 13:03:49 2016 UTC and is due to finish in 60 minutes. The chair is jasondotstar. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 13:03:50 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic #startvote. 13:03:51 hmm 13:03:53 The meeting name has been set to 'openstack_salt' 13:03:55 nmadhok: Error: Can't start another meeting, one is in progress. Use #endmeeting first. 13:03:55 there we go 13:03:56 hello 13:04:04 #endmeeting 13:04:06 #topic roll call 13:04:36 nmadhok: I've got chair, so the commands won't work for you 13:04:41 o/ 13:04:44 Ohh 13:04:52 it's cool 13:04:54 Alright 13:04:55 we can shre 13:04:58 *share 13:05:04 that way it's not me all the time :-) 13:05:06 o/ 13:05:07 I'm present for the role call :p 13:05:11 cool 13:05:16 Hello Ales 13:05:24 \o/ 13:05:51 Hello Nitin 13:06:01 hello everyone 13:06:07 hi all 13:06:18 #topic Introduction 13:06:20 @jpavlik Hello 13:06:24 This meeting is for the openstack-salt team 13:06:33 If you're interested in contributing to the discussion, please join #openstack-salt 13:06:43 Meetings are Weekly on Tuesdays at 1300UTC 13:06:50 #link http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/#OpenStack_Salt_Team_Meeting 13:06:58 #link http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/#OpenStack_Salt_Team_Meeting 13:07:15 #link https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Meetings/openstack-salt 13:07:27 sorry sent that link twice 13:07:31 np 13:07:32 #topic Review past action items 13:07:47 we're going to go down the list 13:07:49 it's short today 13:07:55 then we can open up the floor for new stuff 13:08:01 nmadhok to connect with cznewt on the openSUSE conf 13:08:22 did you guys connect up? 13:08:24 I did connect with @cznewt 13:08:41 The bio for the session is available at http://openstackdayprague.eu/#speakers 13:09:16 I tried to add @cznewt to the presentation but guess he needs to register first? 13:09:40 #link http://openstackdayprague.eu/#speakers 13:09:44 action item for this meeting would be to converge both projects 13:09:57 what presentation @newt ? 13:10:02 Ales sent an email last week but I didn't get back a response 13:10:35 david boucha sent an email today to specify steps for merging 13:10:41 It's on the agenda 13:11:00 for today 13:11:21 I don't remember seeing email from him. Was I on the email thread? 13:11:23 nmadhok: can you send me link to the conference 13:11:44 #link https://events.opensuse.org 13:12:04 nmadhok: which project efforts are we attempting to converge (perhaps I missed something) ? 13:12:11 #link https://events.opensuse.org/conference/oSC16 13:12:13 nmadhok: yes you are on the reply list 13:13:04 jasondotstar: it's about aligning the formulas with salt-community ones 13:13:06 See the email response to Ales's email 13:13:20 but it is long road ahead 13:13:33 yes, of course 13:13:41 i was thinking there was something else... 13:13:41 ok 13:13:49 not exactly just aligning it with salt-community ones. Both will need to be changed to come to common standard 13:13:49 let's get to this in todays tasks please 13:14:17 #agreed the aligning the openstack-salt and salt-community efforts 13:14:21 My talk at openSUSE conf in Germany is around the saltopenstack project 13:14:25 cznewt: I'll add it now 13:14:47 so we may need to try and combine ideas for the presentation 13:15:05 nmadhok: I think that there must be further discussion about aligning formulas 13:15:05 ok 13:15:11 yes 13:15:25 let's move on to the next action item 13:15:30 nmadhok to schedule a hangout or Adobe connect session with the team to discuss current salt team progress 13:15:31 @jpavlik absolutely. 13:16:00 Ales contacted me late so I didn't have his email 13:16:20 why don't we put our email addresses in the etherpad 13:16:27 that way you have them all in one place? 13:16:29 Couldn't schedule the Adobe connect session without an email and then I got pulled into a diff meeting since this one didn't get scheduled 13:16:37 #agreed 13:16:37 nmadhok: no worries. 13:17:12 What's the link to etherpad for this project? 13:17:31 #link https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/openstack-salt-weekly-meeting-20160510 13:17:41 it's for this meeting actually 13:18:16 the team here can add their emails 13:18:25 that way nmadhok can schedule the session with thie team 13:18:27 I'm seeing an error accessing that link 13:18:28 ok added mails 13:18:46 genunix: +1 13:18:46 TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'pad.collabClient.setChannelState') in https://etherpad.openstack.org/javascripts/lib/ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad.js?callback=require.define at line 266' 13:18:56 #link https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/openstack-salt-weekly-meeting-20160510 13:18:59 hmm 13:19:08 seems to work ok 13:19:11 works now 13:19:16 nmadhok: +1 13:19:25 ok last agenda item: 13:19:26 cznewt to get the project governance status moved to official level 13:19:43 review was submitted 13:19:53 #link https://review.openstack.org/#/c/314531/ 13:20:53 Once the project is official, it's going to be more difficult to tweak the architecture. Am I correct? 13:20:53 \0/ 13:21:04 Thiery Carrez should approve this. 13:21:18 nmadhok: I don't think so 13:21:33 nmadhok: there will not be much differences 13:21:50 we should still make our formulas conform to whatever the current standards are (from a salt community perspective), yes? 13:21:56 we still have to discuss about aligning formulas and coming to an agreement 13:22:10 #agred 13:22:13 #agreed 13:22:20 I don't that will result in some huge changes 13:22:27 don't think ^ 13:23:15 well, let's see what our discussion yields 13:23:41 ok any other items on last week's items? 13:24:03 if not let's move to today's agenda 13:24:04 #topic Today's Agenda 13:24:28 first, let's discuss salt orchestration and the complex testing of multiple reviews 13:25:12 ok, so ad. orchestration, we are currently working on orchestrating cluster deployment using support metadata supplied with formulas. 13:25:19 if there are changes to be made, I'm concerned if they will be difficult to make once project becomes official 13:25:23 we have created a new setup for salt to get the orchestrate workinf 13:25:43 eg. https://github.com/tcpcloud/salt-formula-rabbitmq/tree/master/rabbitmq/orchestrate 13:26:32 nmadhok: the projects will merge eventually, but this will be well thought process, I have many concerns 13:27:00 #link https://github.com/tcpcloud/salt-formula-rabbitmq/tree/master/rabbitmq/orchestrate 13:27:23 I'll send reply to david with proposed way of functional merge 13:27:39 @cznewt same here. I'll schedule a hangout this week for the emails listed in etherpad. What date/time works for everybody? 13:27:57 this timeframe works I think 13:27:58 Also copy me on the response. I don't think I received his response 13:28:09 1300UTC 13:28:15 unless other object... 13:28:18 *others 13:28:21 What day? 13:30:05 Thursday 13:30:06 this thursday? 13:30:25 Thursday works for me. 13:30:29 ok works for me. Thursday 13:00 UTC 13:30:32 yes for me as well 13:31:49 #agreed Hangout session is scheduled for Thurs at 1300UTC 13:33:40 ok are we good on the concerns regarding orchestration and testing? 13:34:11 im sure we will address more during the hangout session 13:34:41 if we're good for now, let's move on 13:34:44 yes, leave it on hangout 13:34:49 next, discussion about generic formulas and functionality, role of linux formula 13:34:54 I'll reply to david's mail and pinpont problematic areas 13:35:47 we need to concentrate on supporting OpenStack operation. I do not want to be like puppet 13:35:48 #action cznewt to reply to david's email and discuss the issues 13:35:58 the linux formula encapsulates a lot salt-community formulas in one 13:36:01 nice code instead of production working 13:36:36 cznewt: is the aim to *not* be like or be like RDO? 13:36:53 I prefer that if someone wants to do changes in desing to contribute first stuff like neutron DVR or openstack features what missing. 13:36:56 jasondotstar: I do not understand 13:37:05 i.e. where we have one formula that kicks off an install of everything? 13:37:06 RDO in what sense? 13:37:38 if there are no dependencies, you should be able to combine each formula 13:37:38 I mean that the biggest benefit of salt is that it implements production and operation configs instead of all features. 13:37:47 it wors with RDO fine 13:38:12 not everything but the basics, I have to go through all formulas and figure what implements what 13:38:13 user should be able to decide what part of the formula they want 13:38:18 so they can pick and choose 13:38:32 nmadhok: this is possible 13:38:35 yes this is correct 13:38:36 I think user is not forced to use linux formula at all 13:38:41 you can choose whatever formula you want 13:38:49 within linux formula I meant. 13:38:49 ok that makes sense 13:38:58 the concern we were having is the repository enforcement 13:38:58 user can choose by metadata 13:39:27 nmadhok: linux formula is not part openstack-salt 13:39:29 Like if they only want iptables functionality but not the entire linux build (some organizations and universities like us have our own build process and lot of custom built in house software) 13:40:05 jpavlik: I know that part 13:40:07 there's salt-formula-iptables, it's not part of linux formula afaik 13:40:34 all is model/metadata driven, you are free to switch, but you loose some of the functionality - monitoring metadata etc 13:40:41 that's great. each formula should be independent but we could bring them all together and make it one giant formula if people want to use it 13:41:03 nmadhok: that's what I was after 13:41:19 well, it's what i wanted to understand I should say... 13:41:28 nmadhok: one giant formula? We do not need devstack 13:41:28 even in the openstack ecosystem, if user wants to use zeromq or qpid instead of rabbitmq, it should be configurable 13:41:45 nmadhok: how many production environment do you run? 13:41:57 openstack-salt is a giant formula that consists of individual formula if you look at it 13:42:02 nmadhok: have you ever seen implementation on qpid? 13:42:23 nmadhok: last thing what this project needs is to implement everything like other projects do 13:42:41 nmadhok: this is the reason why this solution runs in more than 10 prod envs 13:42:42 can't that be optional? 13:42:49 jasondotstar: can be 13:42:52 nmadhok: the metadata support various backends, this is free for contribution 13:42:59 we have environments that run qpid, rabbitmq, zeromq 13:43:04 jasondotstar: but tell me why? 13:43:08 anything, db, mq backends 13:43:10 nmadhok: ok push the rerview 13:43:15 user should not be locked into just using rabbitmq 13:43:16 nmadhok: if you need that push review 13:43:20 and just being restricted to using ubuntu 13:43:30 well, let's say it's not for a prod environment- perhaps is a AIO deployment 13:43:34 nmadhok: everything is plugable 13:43:47 they could use the 'giant formula' to kick everything off 13:43:47 for AIO we have single deployment 13:44:09 jasondotstar: what is the purpose? I think that the biggest benefit of openstack-salt is operator view. 13:44:31 jasondotstar: lets create single node deploy with OVS and easy setup 13:44:37 reason a lot of users don't use other deployment methods is because they lock the user into using what they ship 13:44:45 jasondotstar: but not develop one giat formula for everything, that what devstack does 13:45:07 the giant formula i speak of has includes 13:45:14 yeah 13:45:18 nmadhok: we do not force anything. It is plugable. Cinder has more than 10 storages 13:45:24 nmadhok: this is not what we are doing, as cznewt wrote, everything is model driven 13:45:25 +1 13:45:25 so it doesn't have everything 13:45:33 but it calls or includes everything 13:46:00 jasondotstar: lets create metadata for single deploy, but not salt-formula-openstack 13:46:02 again, it's up to you whether you want to use it or not 13:46:13 jpavlik: i see what you mean 13:46:15 jasondotstar: who will be maintain? 13:46:33 yes 13:46:46 jpavlik: hmmm. good point. could be us, but if it's not where we want to go with the project that's fine 13:46:47 jasondotstar: I do not have problem with plugins. But "make sense" plugins 13:47:01 this is the reason why chef is used by nobody 13:47:38 perhaps we should focus on getting each of the individual salt formulas for each service built up first 13:47:40 because it is not ready for operation. We need to show that our approach is operation driven. Otherwise it will be too complex with hundreds of useless plugins and Ansible won 13:47:59 then re-assess whether having a encapsulating formulas is worth the trouble. 13:48:01 lets discuss this on hangout 13:48:11 I want to have single node deployment 13:48:14 jpavlik: +1 13:48:17 +1 13:48:18 We have the DVR review going on, I don't see reason not to support multiple db/mq backends, but we are mainly production driven, but anyone is free to contribute 13:48:23 which can be setup in 5 minutes 13:48:49 The presentation I gave in Tokyo last year, deployed 5 node cluster in 5 minutes 13:49:07 ok let's move to the last topic on the agenda 13:49:11 discussion about the alignment of the openstack and salt community efforts around standarizing our salt formulas 13:49:25 let's discuss this on hangout 13:49:29 We have been talking about this pretty much all time :) 13:49:31 I agree 13:49:33 yes the hangout 13:49:34 yeah we have 13:49:43 I will explain my idea deeply 13:49:50 true 13:49:51 ok 13:50:00 #topic Open Discussion 13:50:42 ten minutes left here. floor is open. 13:51:02 I said all what I want :) 13:51:38 Yes, I'll get the reply ready and post it to our channel 13:51:57 perhaps I can use the opportunity and say a few things in 5min, as a new member of the community. 13:52:10 A few observations: 13:52:44 1) the documentation are a bit misleading somethings. e.g. lack of links to relevant repos. 13:52:58 +1 to fix 13:53:06 2) Although, it's a good idea to separate repo management from package installation 13:53:15 aryan: this is will be clean after official project. We want to put outside of our site to official. 13:53:30 but, there are implicit dependencies between specific repos and states. 13:54:01 yes, there may be issues in docs, reviews are always welcome :-) 13:54:09 ad. pkg repos setup 13:54:16 e.g. keystone formula needs a specific version, otherwise a few things breaks, such as dog.pile plugin 13:55:16 aryan: what version? 13:55:28 aryan: I am testing against ubuntu cloud archive without any issues. 13:55:40 jpavlik: default ubuntu 14.04 repo wo/ cloud-archive 13:55:56 aryan: openstack version? 13:55:57 the linux formula handles the repositories, I'll have to check if salt-community has formula with similar functionality 13:56:16 aryan: create bug or write me on irc 13:56:17 jpavlik: e.g. keystone 0.7.1 13:56:23 aryan: I will take a look 13:56:28 some formulas were setting up repositories, but in my opinion that's not a good idea as user may want to deliver packages from any source (custom mirror/repos, 3rd parties, etc.) 13:56:47 that's the reason why formulas themselfs are not forcing users to use some specific repos 13:57:04 genunix: that's why linux formula can be useful, but in my limited experience, it is too intrusive 13:57:25 repos should be set up by any formula 13:57:30 in my opinion 13:57:34 *should not 13:57:40 You don't have to use linux formula, but whatever method user wants - set repos using cloud-init, have them in image, whatever 13:58:06 nmadhok: +1 (should not) 13:58:10 +1 13:58:28 repos should be setup from one place only according to model 13:58:38 3) and the thirds observation is the dependencies on salt-formula-salt 13:58:50 e.g. salt-formula-salt/salt/files/minion.conf 13:59:09 aryan: yes, that one needs fixing 13:59:10 keystone, heat, and mysql formula are dependent on this 13:59:26 aryan: you already did some fixes about this, can you make a reviews? 13:59:44 genunix: pull request or gitreview 13:59:50 you can still provide this config in pillars 14:00:19 cznewt: can we create pillar with samples? 14:00:24 cznewt: yes you can, but there you're defining variables twice 14:00:57 ok team 14:00:58 genunix: https://github.com/aryantaheri/salt-formula-keystone/commit/20412ee194343b9be76d11700ba49fdf84f7cd77 14:01:02 times up 14:01:09 we can continue our discussion in channel 14:01:12 thanks all 14:01:14 #endmeeting