+1 On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Joe Bohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If we are to take this proposal forward to the ASF Infrastructure team, > they want assurance that the Geronimo PMC is behind the recommendation and > supports the intended use of the systems. I think it also bodes well to > demonstrate that the entire Geronimo community stands behind the proposal, > particularly since we will administer the machines ourselves, - so I > encourage all to vote. > > > [ ] +1 I agree with the need and support the proposal. Present it to the > ASF Infrastructure team. > [ ] 0 No opinion > [ ] -1 I don't see the need or disagree with the proposal. Do not present > this proposal to the ASF Infrastructure team. > > I'll plan on calling this vote on Friday (5/23) morning (9 AM EST). > > > PROPOSAL > > Rationale: > The Apache Geronimo community has a need to support the execution and > sharing of results from Sun certification tests (cts) which are necessary > gain JavaEE5 certification compliance. This information is only available > to those Geronimo committers that have signed the Sun NDA and other Apache > committers that have signed an NDA and gained approval of the Apache > Geronimo PMC. This has allowed other Apache projects to test new > products/releases by running JavaEE 5 TCK tests using the Apache Geronimo > test infrastructure. > > In the past these resource intensive tests have been run on private > machines by individuals. As more people become involved with Apache > Geronimo and related projects, it is becoming obvious that we need a central > system to run and share the results of these tests. A centralized testing > environment allows the Geronimo community to more fully participate in the > TCK process. Some committers don't have access to the hardware resources > needed to run the Java EE TCK tests in a timely manner. Although some ad-hoc > sharing of private machines has occurred, this is not ideal from a community > perspective. Community controlled systems allow us to equitably share these > resources. > > Request: > To fulfill this requirement, the Apache Geronimo PMC is requesting the ASF > infrastructure team to provide and host machines that can be used for this > purpose. Initially, we would like to request two (2) machines that meet (as > closely as possible) the specification below. However, we can see the need > for 2 additional machines in the not too distant future. > > Machine specs: > - 8 core (two 3.0 GHz quad-core) > - 16 GB memory > - two 750GB 7200 - rpm SATA 3GB/s disks > - DVD R/W (20x?) > - rack mountable specification to work with ASF infra requirements > - LOM or other features as necessary for ASF infra support > - to be developer managed and maintained by the Apache Geronimo Team > - Apache Geronimo would assume all responsibility for: > - configuration > - backup/recovery > - secure access > - Strictly limited to those Apache Geronimo committers with NDAs on > file or additional Apache committers with NDAs and approved by Geronimo PMC. > - full, admin access would be granted to ASF infra with reboot directions > - At least 2 active Apache Geronimo committers (with NDA authorization) > would identified to manage the machines. > - Running Linux with something like Xen for 4 VM images per machine. We > may increase the number of VM images if it is feasible. > - We would require both ssh and VNC access to the VMs. > - It is not yet decided if we would use NAT to access the VMs or public IP > addresses. Is there are recommendation from ASF Infra? > - Automation will most likely be added to run builds, execute tests, and > produce reports. > - Capability to manually run tests on demand would also be supported. > > Admin Volunteers: > - Joe Bohn (PMC) > - Jay McHugh (PMC) > - Jason Warner > - Matt Hogstrom (PMC) > - Kevan Miller (PMC) >
