[Openstack-operators] Maintenance

Juvonen, Tomi (Nokia - FI/Espoo) tomi.juvonen at nokia.com
Thu Apr 14 10:45:49 UTC 2016


Hi Tom,

Yes, it would be good to have a discussion session and I could be a moderator.

Br,
Tomi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EXT Tom Fifield [mailto:tom at openstack.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:16 PM
> To: openstack-operators at lists.openstack.org
> Subject: Re: [Openstack-operators] Maintenance
> 
> Hi Tomi,
> 
> This seems like a pretty important topic.
> 
> In addition to this thread, would you consider moderating an ops summit
> discussion in Austin to gather more about how ops run maintenance on
> their nova installs?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Tom
> 
> On 14/04/16 17:14, Juvonen, Tomi (Nokia - FI/Espoo) wrote:
> > Hi Ops,
> > I am working in OPNFV Doctor project that has the Telco perspective
> > about host maintenance related requirements to OpenStack. Already talked
> > some in dev mailing list and Nova team, but would like to have operator
> > perspective and interest for maintenance related changes. Not sure where
> > this will lead, but even a new OpenStack project to fulfil the
> > requirements. This will be somehow also close to fault monitoring
> > systems as these NFV related flows are very similar and also monitoring
> > needs to be aware of the maintenance. I will also be in Austin together
> > with other OPNFV Doctor people, if to discuss something there.
> > Here is link to OPNFV Doctor requirements:
> > _http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/02-
> use_cases.html#nvfi-maintenance_
> > <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/02-use_cases.html>
> > _http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/03-
> architecture.html#nfvi-maintenance_
> > <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/03-
> architecture.html>
> > _http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/05-
> implementation.html#nfvi-maintenance_
> > <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/doctor/docs/requirements/05-
> implementation.html>
> > Here is what I could transfer as use cases, but would ask feedback to
> > get more:
> > As admin I want to set maintenance period for certain host.
> > As admin I want to know when host is ready to actions to be done by admin
> > during the maintenance. Meaning physical resources are emptied.
> > As owner of a server I want to prepare for maintenance to minimize
> downtime,
> > keep capacity on needed level and switch HA service to server not
> > affected by
> > maintenance.
> > As owner of a server I want to know when my servers will be down because
> of
> > host maintenance as it might be servers are not moved to another host.
> > As owner of a server I want to know if host is to be totally removed, so
> > instead of keeping my servers on host during maintenance, I want to move
> > them
> > to somewhere else.
> > As owner of a server I want to send acknowledgement to be ready for host
> > maintenance and I want to state if servers are to be moved or kept on
> host.
> > Removal and creating of server is in owner's control already. Optionally
> > server
> > Configuration data could hold information about automatic actions to be
> > done
> > when host is going down unexpectedly or in controlled manner. Also
> > actions at
> > the same if down permanently or only temporarily. Still this needs
> > acknowledgement from server owner as he needs time for application level
> > controlled HA service switchover.
> > Br,
> > Tomi
> >
> >
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