Re: [rdo-list] [tripleo][quickstart][rdo] shipping python-virtualbmc in Newton to allow undercloud upgrades from Newton to Queens

Adding rdo-list in an attempt to get more feeback regarding this proposal, tl;dr can we ship python-virtualbmc in Newton?

On 04-10-17 12:08:25, Lee Yarwood wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm currently working to get the tripleo-spec for fast-forward upgrades > out of WIP and merged ahead of the Queens M-1 milestone next week. One > of the documented pre-requisite steps for fast-forward upgrades is for > an operator to linearly upgrade the undercloud from Newton (N) to Queens > (N+3): > > https://review.openstack.org/#/c/497257/ > > This is not possible at present with tripleo-quickstart deployed virtual > environments thanks to our use of the pxe_ssh Ironic driver in Newton > that has now been removed in Pike: > > https://docs.openstack.org/releasenotes/ironic/pike.html#id14 > > I briefly looked into migrating between pxe_ssh and the new default of > vbmc during the Ocata to Pike undercloud upgrade but I'd much rather > just deploy Newton using vbmc. AFAICT the only issue here is packaging > with the python-virtualbmc package not present in the Newton repos. > > With that in mind I've submitted the following changes that remove the > various conditionals in tripleo-quickstart that block the use of vbmc in > Newton and verified that this works by using the Ocata python-virtualbmc > package: > > https://review.openstack.org/#/q/topic:allow_vbmc_newton+(status:open+OR+... > > FWIW I can deploy successfully on Newton with these changes and then > upgrade the undercloud to Pike just fine. > > Would anyone be able to confirm *if* we could ship python-virtualbmc in > the Newton relevant repos? > > Thanks in advance, > > Lee -- Lee Yarwood A5D1 9385 88CB 7E5F BE64 6618 BCA6 6E33 F672 2D76 _______________________________________________ rdo-list mailing list rdo-list(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rdo-list To unsubscribe: rdo-list-unsubscribe(a)redhat.com