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> > 2. Nova Docker is an interesting use case because Docker does not use
> > Glance or Cinder in the same way as libvirt Nova does. This means
> > that a Docker cloud would not pass the core tests for Glance or
> > Cinder as currently structured.
>
>
> ok a naive question on my part. Is this a question for the first
> release or something to address for Juno? I ask the question because
> I'm not sure what the stated Docker support was for Havana and Icehouse.
>


I don't think we have to make changes in response, but it does raise questions that we should consider.

If someone wanted a "Docker Only" OpenStack then there would be compatibly issues with Glance and Cinder because they don't work the same way for Docker as other approaches.  We could fake the responses to pass the tests but that would cause other issues.  At some point, we may have to resolve if Nova+Docker is a new type of IaaS and thus a different set of capabilities.  There's no simple answer.

Since our goal is interop, I suspect there's little room for APIs that behave in different ways.   Consequently, the Docker question is an excellent test of DefCore.

I hope that helps.
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