[Rdo-list] [OFI] Orchestration <-> Wizard Integration

[Hugh O. Brock]

On Tue, Mar 04, 2014 at 04:10:06PM +0100, Petr Chalupa wrote:
> Hello guys,
> 
> I would like to start discussion about how the integration of
> Orchestration and Wizard will look like.
> 
> The parts are:
> 1. Collecting the configuration of OS (OpenStack) infrastructure
> 2. Configuring Foreman's HostGroups and other stuff based on that
> configuration
> 3. Orchestrate the provisioning of the whole OS infrastructure in
> the right order using configured HostGroups and Dynflow.
> 
> I am thinking that 1. and 2. will be part of the Wizard and 3. will
> be the orchestration's job.
> 
> I am assuming that 2. is ±simple function using seed data and
> user-provided configuration that creates configured HostGroups.
> Meaning it does not need any of the workflow engine stuff that
> Dynflow provides.
> 
> If so then developing these in parallel and connecting them later
> should be quite easy. I and Martyn can simulate the OS
> infrastructure provisioning with blank hosts for now.

Hi Petr. Yes, you are absolutely correct on this. There won't actually
be any interaction between the staypuft plugin and the workflow until
the user pushes the "deploy" button. So we should be able to develop in
parallel with no problem.

--H

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