[openstack-dev] [Neutron][LBaaS] Load balancing use cases. Data from Operators needed.

Prashanth Hari hvprash at gmail.com
Mon Apr 14 22:03:08 UTC 2014


Hi,

We have updated the operators data -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar1FuMFYRhgadDVXZ25NM2NfbGtLTkR0TDFNUWJQUWc#gid=1

Please note the percentage is based on number of VIPs. The traffic
distribution (connections / sec) will vary by services.

Thanks,
Prashanth
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On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Susanne Balle <sleipnir012 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi
>
>
>
> I wasn't able to get % for the spreadsheet but our Product Manager
> prioritized the features:
>
>
>
> *Function*
>
> *Priority (0 = highest)*
>
> *HTTP+HTTPS on one device*
>
> 5
>
> *L7 Switching*
>
> 2
>
> *SSL Offloading*
>
> 1
>
> *High Availability*
>
> 0
>
> *IP4 & IPV6 Address Support*
>
> 6
>
> *Server Name Indication (SNI) Support*
>
> 3
>
> *UDP Protocol*
>
> 7
>
> *Round Robin Algorithm*
>
> 4
>
>
>
>  Susanne
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Vijay Venkatachalam <
> Vijay.Venkatachalam at citrix.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>                 The document has Vendor  column, it should be from Cloud
>> Operator?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Vijay V.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Eugene Nikanorov [mailto:enikanorov at mirantis.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2014 11:23 AM
>> *To:* OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [openstack-dev] [Neutron][LBaaS] Load balancing use
>> cases. Data from Operators needed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Stephen,
>>
>>
>>
>> Agree with you. Basically the page starts looking as requirements page.
>>
>> I think we need to move to google spreadsheet, where table is organized
>> easily.
>>
>> Here's the doc that may do a better job for us:
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar1FuMFYRhgadDVXZ25NM2NfbGtLTkR0TDFNUWJQUWc&usp=sharing
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eugene.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 5:34 AM, Prashanth Hari <hvprash at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  More additions to the use cases (
>> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Neutron/LBaaS/Usecases).
>>
>> I have updated some of the features we are interested in.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Prashanth
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Stephen Balukoff <sbalukoff at bluebox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Hi y'all--
>>
>>
>>
>> Looking at the data in the page already, it looks more like a feature
>> wishlist than actual usage data. I thought we agreed to provide data based
>> on percentage usage of a given feature, the end result of the data
>> collection being that it would become more obvious which features are the
>> most relevant to the most users, and therefore are more worthwhile targets
>> for software development.
>>
>>
>>
>> Specifically, I was expecting to see something like the following (using
>> hypothetical numbers of course, and where technical people from "Company A"
>> & etc. fill out the data for their organization):
>>
>>
>>
>> == L7 features ==
>>
>>
>>
>> "Company A" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 56% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company B" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 92% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company C" (Fortune 100 company serving internal customers): 0% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>>
>>
>> == SSL termination ==
>>
>>
>>
>> "Company A" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 95% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company B" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 20% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company C" (Fortune 100 company serving internal customers): 50% of
>> load-balancer instances use.
>>
>>
>>
>> == Racing stripes ==
>>
>>
>>
>> "Company A" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 100% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company B" (Cloud operator serving external customers): 100% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>> "Company C" (Fortune 100 company serving internal customers): 100% of
>> load-balancer instances use
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In my mind, a wish-list of features is only going to be relevant to this
>> discussion if (after we agree on what the items under consideration ought
>> to be) each technical representative presents a prioritized list for their
>> organization. :/ A wish-list is great for brain-storming what ought to be
>> added, but is less relevant for prioritization.
>>
>>
>>
>> In light of last week's meeting, it seems useful to list the features
>> most recently discussed in that meeting and on the mailing list as being
>> points on which we want to gather actual usage data (ie. from what people
>> are actually using on the load balancers in their organization right now).
>> Should we start a new page that lists actual usage percentages, or just
>> re-vamp the one above?  (After all, wish-list can be useful for discovering
>> things we're missing, especially if we get people new to the discussion to
>> add their $0.02.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Jorge Miramontes <
>> jorge.miramontes at rackspace.com> wrote:
>>
>>   Thanks Eugene,
>>
>>
>>
>> I added our data onto the requirements page since I was hoping to
>> prioritize requirements based on the operator data that gets provided. We
>> can move it over to the other page if you think that makes sense. See
>> everyone on the weekly meeting tomorrow!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --Jorge
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Susanne Balle <sleipnir012 at gmail.com>
>> *Reply-To: *"OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage
>> questions)" <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, April 1, 2014 4:09 PM
>> *To: *"OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)" <
>> openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
>> *Subject: *Re: [openstack-dev] [Neutron][LBaaS] Load balancing use
>> cases. Data from Operators needed.
>>
>>
>>
>> I added two more. I am still working on our HA use cases. Susanne
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Fox, Kevin M <Kevin.Fox at pnnl.gov> wrote:
>>
>>  I added our priorities. I hope its formatted well enough. I just took a
>> stab in the dark.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Eugene Nikanorov [enikanorov at mirantis.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 01, 2014 3:02 AM
>> *To:* OpenStack Development Mailing List
>> *Subject:* [openstack-dev] [Neutron][LBaaS] Load balancing use cases.
>> Data from Operators needed.
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> On the last meeting we decided to collect usage data so we could
>> prioritize features and see what is demanded most.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's the blank page to do that (in a free form). I'll structure it once
>> we have some data.
>>
>> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Neutron/LBaaS/Usecases
>>
>>
>>
>> Please fill with the data you have.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eugene.
>>
>>
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