Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-21 Thread Kevin L. Mitchell
On Sat, 2012-02-18 at 19:36 +, Ed Leafe wrote: > I still prefer 'cell'. The parallel to single celled / multi-cellular > life forms makes sense, and there is really no overloading of the word > in the world of computers. I'll point out the concept of AFS cells. That said, +1 for "cell"… -- K

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-20 Thread andi abes
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Mark Washenberger wrote: > > > For this reason, whatever name we choose I would hope we prefix it with > "compute-" (i.e. compute-zone or compute-cell) so that we aren't letting > language trick us out of some of our

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-20 Thread Thierry Carrez
Vishvananda Ishaya wrote: > +1 to cell. +1 to cell. Short, clean and relatively not overloaded. Someone has to decide, and that someone is actually Vish :) [ and I didn't see any good opposition to "cell" yet among all the bikeshedding ] -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) Release Manager, OpenStack _

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Ed Leafe
On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Mark Washenberger wrote: > For this reason, whatever name we choose I would hope we prefix it with > "compute-" (i.e. compute-zone or compute-cell) so that we aren't letting > language trick us out of some of our better implementation options, such as > allowing de

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Sean Roberts
overloaded... > > Tim > >> -Original Message- >> From: openstack-bounces+tim.bell=cern...@lists.launchpad.net >> [mailto:openstack-bounces+tim.bell=cern...@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf >> Of Mark Washenberger >> Sent: 19 February 2012 19:54 >> To: ope

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Ed_Conzel
@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE +1 to cell. On Feb 18, 2012 9:41 AM, "Dean Troyer" mailto:dtro...@gmail.com>> wrote: > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> The term "zone" was adopted at a time when we weren't

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Jay Pipes
++ to you Mark. Excellent suggestion on compute-cell. -jay On 02/19/2012 01:53 PM, Mark Washenberger wrote: Remember that for many deployments, the entire system will be a single "zone", so whatever term is used should make sense in a singular sense. That rules out names such as 'slic

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Tim Bell
ad.net > [mailto:openstack-bounces+tim.bell=cern...@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf > Of Mark Washenberger > Sent: 19 February 2012 19:54 > To: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE > > > Remember that for many deployments, the entire sys

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Mark Washenberger
> Remember that for many deployments, the entire system will be a single > "zone", so > whatever term is used should make sense in a singular sense. That rules out > names > such as 'slice' or 'fragment'. I think this is a slightly outdated concept of zones. The key to scalability in nova

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Jay Pipes
On 02/18/2012 03:22 PM, Chris Behrens wrote: On Feb 18, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: I still prefer 'cell'. The parallel to single celled / multi-cellular life forms makes sense, and there is really no overloading of the word in the world of computers. I like 'cell' too. It m

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-19 Thread Justin Shepherd
+1 for cell Sent from my iPhone On Feb 18, 2012, at 14:32, "Vishvananda Ishaya" mailto:vishvana...@gmail.com>> wrote: +1 to cell. On Feb 18, 2012 9:41 AM, "Dean Troyer" mailto:dtro...@gmail.com>> wrote: > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> The term "zone" was adopted at a

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Brandon Mumby
Clump? -B On Feb 18, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Vishvananda Ishaya wrote: > +1 to cell. > > On Feb 18, 2012 9:41 AM, "Dean Troyer" wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > >> The term "zone" was adopted at a time when we weren't really > >> focusing on mimicking the AWS Availabi

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Vishvananda Ishaya
+1 to cell. On Feb 18, 2012 9:41 AM, "Dean Troyer" wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > >> The term "zone" was adopted at a time when we weren't really > >> focusing on mimicking the AWS Availability Zone concept, and in > >> hindsight, it was a poor choice. So we shoul

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Chris Behrens
On Feb 18, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > I still prefer 'cell'. The parallel to single celled / multi-cellular > life forms makes sense, and there is really no overloading of the word in the > world of computers. I like 'cell' too. It makes sense. But "'cell' reminds me too much

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Ed Leafe
On Feb 18, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Nathanael Burton wrote: > Sectors remind me too much of disks. Agreed. > How about? Layers, Slices, Fragments, Knots... Remember that for many deployments, the entire system will be a single "zone", so whatever term is used should make sense in a si

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Dean Troyer
> On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >>       The term "zone" was adopted at a time when we weren't really >> focusing on mimicking the AWS Availability Zone concept, and in >> hindsight, it was a poor choice. So we should learn from that mistake >> and make sure we don't choose a replace

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Chris Behrens
On Feb 18, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Nathanael Burton wrote: > Sectors remind me too much of disks. Right.. I mentioned it because I would think it'd be rather difficult to confuse 'Nova sectors' with sectors on a disk. > > How about? Layers, Slices, Fragments, Knots... Of those, I'd probably pref

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Nathanael Burton
Sectors remind me too much of disks. How about? Layers, Slices, Fragments, Knots... On Feb 18, 2012 1:57 PM, "Chris Behrens" wrote: > Sector? > > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > > On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Armando Migliaccio wrote: > > > >> I think you touched the crucial

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-18 Thread Chris Behrens
Sector? On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:06 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Armando Migliaccio wrote: > >> I think you touched the crucial point here: what is exposed to the user and >> what not. Reading: >> >> http://wiki.openstack.org/MultiClusterZones#Design >> >> one would think

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-17 Thread Ed Leafe
On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Armando Migliaccio wrote: > I think you touched the crucial point here: what is exposed to the user and > what not. Reading: > > http://wiki.openstack.org/MultiClusterZones#Design > > one would think that zones is a concept exposed to end users. You're saying > ot

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Armando Migliaccio
See comments inline. > -Original Message- > From: Mark Washenberger [mailto:mark.washenber...@rackspace.com] > Sent: 15 February 2012 15:51 > To: Gabe Westmaas > Cc: Armando Migliaccio; Jay Pipes; openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones co

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Mark Washenberger
size got to do with relationship? >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Jay Pipes [mailto:jaypi...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: 15 February 2012 14:36 >>> To: Gabe Westmaas >>> Cc: Armando Migliaccio; Martin Paulo; openstack@lists.launchpad.net >&g

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Gabe Westmaas
c: Armando Migliaccio; Martin Paulo; openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE >> >> On 02/15/2012 09:13 AM, Gabe Westmaas wrote: >> > I think this thing we call zones is fundamentally different from an >> Availability Zone or a

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Armando Migliaccio
t > > [mailto:openstack-bounces+gabe.westmaas=rackspace.com@lists.launchpad. > > net] On Behalf Of Armando Migliaccio > > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:36 AM > > To: Martin Paulo; Jay Pipes > > Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Re

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Jay Pipes
ts.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Armando Migliaccio Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:36 AM To: Martin Paulo; Jay Pipes Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE -1 for ServerGroup because in the OSAPI terminology Server is a guest instance rather than a p

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Gabe Westmaas
Paulo; Jay Pipes Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE -1 for ServerGroup because in the OSAPI terminology Server is a guest instance rather than a physical host. I assume that the relationship between zone and availability zone will still exist (and I r

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-15 Thread Armando Migliaccio
gt; [mailto:openstack- > bounces+armando.migliaccio=eu.citrix@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of > Martin Paulo > Sent: 14 February 2012 23:34 > To: Jay Pipes > Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE > > ServerGroup gets m

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Ed Leafe
On Feb 14, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Kevin L. Mitchell wrote: > On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 00:00 +, Monsyne Dragon wrote: >>> Other possibilities: >>> >>> * Container (not recommended, as it is overloaded with Solaris or Linux >>> container virtualization) >>> * ServerGroup >>> * HostGroup >>> * Group >>

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Jason Kölker
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 00:00 +, Monsyne Dragon wrote: > On Feb 14, 2012, at 1:25 PM, Jay Pipes wrote: > > > -1 on shard b/c of database terminology. -1 on cluster because of HPC and > > database terminology. > > > > Zone was originally used because it is general -- referring to merely a > >

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Kevin L. Mitchell
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 00:00 +, Monsyne Dragon wrote: > > Other possibilities: > > > > * Container (not recommended, as it is overloaded with Solaris or Linux > > container virtualization) > > * ServerGroup > > * HostGroup > > * Group > > * Collection > > - Set > - Cell > - Huddle > - Constel

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Monsyne Dragon
is new Zone implementation >>>>>>> - we currently have 2000 cores sitting idle in another datacentre that >>>>>>> we can use "better" if this is done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How can we help? ;) >>>>>&

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Martin Paulo
gt;> Z >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From: Sandy Walsh< >>>>>>>> sandy.wa...@rackspace.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:sandy.wa...@rackspace.com> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>&g

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Gabe Westmaas
t;>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just raising another deployment waiting on this new Zone >>>>>>>>implementation - we currently have 2000 cores sitting idle in >>>>>>>>another datacentre that we can use "better&

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Gabe Westmaas
dle in >>>>>>>another datacentre that we can use "better" if this is done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How can we help? ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-14 Thread Jay Pipes
-- *From:* Joshua McKenty [ jos...@pistoncloud.com <mailto:jos...@pistoncloud.com> ] *Sent:* Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:45 PM *To:* Vishvananda Ishaya *Cc:* Sandy Walsh; openstack@lists.launchpad.net <mailto:openstack@lists.l

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-13 Thread Yun Mao
te: >>>>> >>>>>> We were working on providing the necessary functionality in Keystone but >>>>>> stopped when we heard of the alternative solution. We could resume the >>>>>> conversation about what is needed on the Keystone side a

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-13 Thread Leandro Reox
; >>>>> We were working on providing the necessary functionality in Keystone > but > >>>>> stopped when we heard of the alternative solution. We could resume > the > >>>>> conversation about what is needed on the Keystone side and i

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-13 Thread Martin Paulo
We were working on providing the necessary functionality in Keystone but >>>>> stopped when we heard of the alternative solution. We could resume the >>>>> conversation about what is needed on the Keystone side and implement if >>>>> needed. >>>>&

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-13 Thread Leandro Reox
sts.launchpad.net; Chris Behrens > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE > > Sorry, I'm late. Really getting down to the wire here. :) > > I've thrown up a version here: https://review.openstack.org/#change,4062 > > I've not functionally tested it yet, but the

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-12 Thread Sandy Walsh
=rackspace@lists.launchpad.net] on behalf of Chris Behrens [cbehr...@codestud.com] Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 6:50 PM To: Leandro Reox Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net; Chris Behrens Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE Sorry, I'm late. Really getting down to the wire

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-12 Thread Chris Behrens
;>> conversation about what is needed on the Keystone side and implement if >>>> needed. >>>> >>>> Z >>>> >>>> From: Sandy Walsh < >>>> sandy.wa...@rackspace.com >>>> <mailto:sandy.wa...@rackspace.com> >&

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-09 Thread Leandro Reox
gt; mailto:vishvana...@gmail.com> > > Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net<mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net> > " > mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net> > > > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE > > Understood, timing is everything.

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-09 Thread Alejandro Comisario
;openstack@lists.launchpad.net <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>"mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE Understood, timing is everything. I'll let Chris talk about expected timing for the replacement. From a deployers side,

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-09 Thread Chris Behrens
os...@pistoncloud.com>>, Vishvananda Ishaya >> mailto:vishvana...@gmail.com>> >> Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>" > <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>> >> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zo

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-08 Thread Tom Fifield
+ To: Joshua McKenty mailto:jos...@pistoncloud.com>>, Vishvananda Ishaya mailto:vishvana...@gmail.com>> Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>" mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-08 Thread Ziad Sawalha
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:49:58 + To: Joshua McKenty mailto:jos...@pistoncloud.com>>, Vishvananda Ishaya mailto:vishvana...@gmail.com>> Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net<mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>" mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net>> Subject: Re: [Openst

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-02 Thread Alejandro Comisario
Thierry et. al. Responses inline. On 02/02/2012 06:03 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote: Chris Behrens wrote: Well, I can actually say with confidence that the replacement would be stable by essex release. In fact, I expect the first commit to be a completely working solution that solves a number of

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-02 Thread Thierry Carrez
Chris Behrens wrote: > > Well, I can actually say with confidence that the replacement would be stable > by essex release. In fact, I expect the first commit to be a completely > working solution that solves a number of problems with the original > implementation. I don't think there's any is

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-02 Thread Chris Behrens
Well, I can actually say with confidence that the replacement would be stable by essex release. In fact, I expect the first commit to be a completely working solution that solves a number of problems with the original implementation. I don't think there's any issue getting something committed

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Vishvananda Ishaya
I talked with chris a bit offline, and I'm a little concerned that we will be pushing too hard to try and get this into a working state by Essex. I think even if we to slam it in we will be faced with bugs that will make the essex version potentially as broken as the current zones code is. It i

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Sandy Walsh
alsh; openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE +1 to Vish's points. I know there are some folks coming online in the Folsom timeline that can help out with the new stuff, but this feels a bit like going backwards. -- Joshua McKenty, CEO Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Alejandro Comisario
Sounds pretty good Vish. Since we are mostly deployers, and the ones who are gonna try the new code from day zero, whats good for Sandy, its good for us. Alejandro. On 02/01/2012 06:57 PM, Vishvananda Ishaya wrote: Thanks for the feedback. It is good to get input from one of the largest open

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Vishvananda Ishaya
Thanks for the feedback. It is good to get input from one of the largest openstack installs! So it sounds like the existing code is pretty broken. Based on this feedback I would like to propose the following: 1) cut out zones code (meaning merge the existing branch) 2) grant an FFe for the ne

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Alejandro Comisario
Hi guys. Its true that we are trying to make multizones work, actually we did, but we get into an instance were listing all vms from the parent zone ( where is has to go thru all the child zones ) is buggy ( if not impossible by now ). So, if there is a new zone architecture that actually works

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Nathanael Burton
+1 On Feb 1, 2012 4:13 PM, "Vishvananda Ishaya" wrote: > I would prefer that if it can be done super-super fast. :) > > Vish > > On Feb 1, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Chris Behrens wrote: > > > I wonder if we can use some of the architecture of the new code and move > the current implementation to that mod

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Vishvananda Ishaya
I would prefer that if it can be done super-super fast. :) Vish On Feb 1, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Chris Behrens wrote: > I wonder if we can use some of the architecture of the new code and move the > current implementation to that model. It'd preserve the existing > functionality, set us up for the

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Chris Behrens
I wonder if we can use some of the architecture of the new code and move the current implementation to that model. It'd preserve the existing functionality, set us up for the new implementation, and fits in with 'cleanup' for E4, etc. On Feb 1, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Vishvananda Ishaya wrote: >

Re: [Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Vishvananda Ishaya
I am all for pulling this out, but I'm a bit concerned with the fact that we have nothing to replace it with. There are some groups still trying to use it. MercadoLibre is trying to use it for example. I know you guys are trying to replace this with something better, but it would be nice not to

[Openstack] Remove Zones code - FFE

2012-02-01 Thread Sandy Walsh
As part of the new (and optional) Zones code coming down the pipe, part of this is to remove the old Zones implementation. More info in the merge prop: https://review.openstack.org/#change,3629 So, can I? can I? Huh? ___ Mailing list: https://launchp