Setting up a simple Whirr cluster would be my next step. I'm trying to get a good feel of the project so I've been going over some documentation. I don't come with a lot of background in cloud computing so I'm figuring it out as I go. This step also requires me to setup an Ubuntu Server 10.04, I will do that and run Whirr on it.
It took me a while to understand that a blob is just that, a blob. I'm assuming that the entire Blob Store concept was created in order to transfer and store big binary files efficiently. I'm not sure how this is achieved yet but a client doesn't need to understand the server just how to interface with it. Things I want to do: 1. Support create, delete and setMetaData (I understand Blobs have that, right?) in the basics. 2. Support functions with out occupying the Whirr terminal. meaning that as soon as a request is made, the CLI can be free to do other things while the job is done in the background. I'm guessing that create can be time consuming. As soon as the function is done it should print the result/stats to the screen. blocking the CLI if required should be easy if needed. 3. It came to mind that on a cloud you can have several Blob Stores and if Blobs could bounce from one to another it could be useful. If this is possible, Blob Store wise, I would like to support move and copy between blobs. This will less constrain the users bandwidth and could be useful for scripting on top of this client . It would be great if you could share any quality links regarding Whirr, Jclouds, cloud computing and interfacing with a BlobStores. Google is my friend but all of you have been researching the topic for some time now. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Andrei Savu <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to hear that you find the project interesting. > > #286 sounds like a great fit for you. Have you tried to setup a simple > cluster with Whirr? How do you think the blob store client should look > like? > > Cheers, > > -- Andrei Savu / andreisavu.ro > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Doron Tsur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > HI all, > > > > This is the second ASF project that caught my eye. I guess Apache must be > > doing something right. I looked in to some JIRA issues which are mentored > > candidate and this interested me > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WHIRR-286 > > > > I've been taking interest in several open source project, after speaking > > with several committers on a bunch of projects I figured out the style of > > project I would like to do. I would like to own one feature, it doesn't > > really matter which, though there some which are more appealing than > > others. This would be my main project, during that time I would also like > > to perform general purpose bug fixing. This will allow me to produce two > > forms of deliverable code. The bug fixes should be on a weekly or > bi-weekly > > basis depending on main projects constrains and other factors. I will > work > > out the details with the mentor. I wonder if this approach sounds > > reasonable for you? > > > > I'm guessing some of you or going to be mentors in the upcoming GSoC, do > > you have a specific notion in mind? > > What kind of details would you like to see in the application? > > Any Whirr specific documents you would like me to go in to while writing > up > > a proposal? > > > > Please, feel free to share your thoughts! > > > > Good Day, > > qballer > > >
