[rdo-list] Getting ready for RDO on Centos 7.3

[David Moreau Simard]

I think it'd be great to specify if there are certain releases
affected more than others (i.e, mitaka vs newton vs ocata).

David Moreau Simard
Senior Software Engineer | Openstack RDO

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On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Alfredo Moralejo Alonso
<amoralej at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In the last days we've been running our RDO-CI pipelines using a
> pre-release of the incoming Centos 7.3 release. We'd like to share
> with the RDO community some issues we've being facing and some
> recommendations to be prepared for this new release:
>
> 1. package mariadb-libs-5.5.52 included in CentOS 7.3 conflicts wiht
> mariadb packages included in RDO repositories. Typically, this package
> may be in the OS base installation before starting OpenStack
> deployment, what can lead to errors while installing mariadb-server
> from RDO. To avoid this, update your system right after enabling RDO
> repositories in your servers and before starting OpenStack services
> deployment.
>
> 2. The versions of qemu-kvm-ev and openstack-selinux provided by
> VirtSIG and CloudSIG at 7.3 release will require other packages in
> CentOS 7.3. If you try to install them without updated repos enabled,
> you'll get some errors. The recommendation from RDO team is to move to
> Centos 7.3 based installations to deploy RDO as soon as possible after
> it's officially released. This will ensure you are using a
> configuration already tested in RDO CI. If this is not possible for
> any reason, make sure you have the official Centos 7 repos enabled and
> available in your server. This repo will provide requirements needed.
>
> By following these guidelines we expect a smooth transition to Centos
> 7.3 for RDO users. Don't hesitate to contact #rdo at freenode or this
> mail list for any question you may have.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alfredo
>
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