[openstack-dev] [Heat] How the autoscale API should control scaling in Heat

Keith Bray keith.bray at RACKSPACE.COM
Thu Sep 12 01:07:03 UTC 2013


There is context missing here.  heat==>trove interaction is through the
trove API.  trove==>heat interaction is a _different_ instance of Heat,
internal to trove's infrastructure setup, potentially provisioning
instances.   Public Heat wouldn't be creating instances and then telling
trove to make them into databases.

At least, that's what I understand from conversations with the Trove
folks.  I could be wrong here also.

-Keith

On 9/11/13 11:11 AM, "Joshua Harlow" <harlowja at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:

>Sure,
>
>I was thinking that since heat would do autoscaling persay, then heat
>would say ask trove to make more databases (autoscale policy here) then
>this would cause trove to actually callback into heat to make more
>instances.
>
>Just feels a little weird, idk.
>
>Why didn't heat just make those instances "on behalf of trove" to begin
>with and then tell trove "make these instances into databases". Then
>trove doesn't really need to worry about calling into heat to do the
>instance creation "work", and trove can just worry about converting those
>"blank instances " into databases (for example).
>
>But maybe I am missing other context also :)
>
>Sent from my really tiny device...
>
>On Sep 11, 2013, at 8:04 AM, "Clint Byrum" <clint at fewbar.com> wrote:
>
>> Excerpts from Joshua Harlow's message of 2013-09-11 01:00:37 -0700:
>>> +1
>>> 
>>> The assertions are not just applicable to autoscaling but to software
>>>in general. I hope we can make autoscaling "just enough" simple to work.
>>> 
>>> The circular heat<=>trove example is one of those that does worry me a
>>>little. It feels like something is not structured right if that it is
>>>needed (rube goldberg like). I am not sure what could be done
>>>differently, just my gut feeling that something is "off".
>> 
>> Joshua, can you elaborate on "the circular heat<=>trove example"?
>> 
>> I don't see Heat and Trove's relationship as circular. Heat has a Trove
>> resource, and (soon? now?) Trove can use Heat to simplify its control
>> of underlying systems. This is a stack, not a circle, or did I miss
>> something?
>> 
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