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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>The timing of this is interesting, as it comes when there is a lot of discussion about EasyAPI… I would like to encourage discussions about the EasyAPI extensibility mechanisms versus the OpenStack API v1.1 extension mechanism. Jorge, you will need to let folks see the proposed updates to the OpenStack API for version 1.1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>It is clearly important to establish a viable OpenStack Compute API by the Bexar timeframe. We started the implementation in Austin based on the Rackspace Cloud Servers 1.0 API, now we need to finish the work. The Austin work is half finished since we could not create and promote the OpenStack namespace and still required eucatools to set up and manage a cluster. Presented for comment is an approach for handling the OpenStack API for Bexar and Cactus. Additionally, this sets a path for the handoff of the API specification from Rackspace to OpenStack and the Rackspace Cloud transition to the OpenStack API.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Where we are at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The implementation of the OpenStack API framework is complete, with the ability to return a “not implemented” indicator if the function is not available. This may occur due to differences in hypervisor support or due to work in progress.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The current OpenStack API is version 1.0, this matches the version of the Rackspace Cloud Servers API in production in the cloud.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Work needs to be done to setup and publish an OpenStack namespace. Additionally, the source will need to be updated to return the correct namespace URL. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Work is in progress to implement a set of tools (think eucatools functionality) to allow Nova to be set up and administered through the OpenStack API. Need to verify that this functionality will hit in Bexar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The proposed plan:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Bexar will present a version 1.0 OpenStack API based on the 1.0 Rackspace Cloud Servers API. The OpenStack namespace will be set up and published, and tools will be available that manipulate Nova via the OpenStack API. Any functionality that is not yet implemented will be documented in the developer’s guide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Rackspace will work to finalize the 1.1 Cloud Servers API spec. Currently, this is thought of as the next version of the Rackspace Cloud Servers API, but this should change to be considered the OpenStack 1.1 Compute API. If possible, this work to complete the spec should be complete by mid-January or so. This spec should assume an OpenStack namespace.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>With the publication of the 1.1 OpenStack Compute API spec, OpenStack should publish/highlight the provisions for API extensions. This will be the supported mechanism for projects to extend the official OpenStack API (without requiring version changes). Projects that are pushing to update/extend the OpenStack API will be directed to do it via the official extension mechanism and target the version 1.1 API. The version 1.0 OpenStack API will not be changed or extended.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>OpenStack will publish roadmap information stating that the 1.1 API will be available in April, via the Cactus release.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Rackspace will implement the 1.1 OpenStack API spec and deploy support for it on the current Slicehost codebase. Support will be continued for the 1.0 Rackspace API through version checking. At the point of deployment the Rackspace Cloud can claim OpenStack compatibility; timing is controlled by Rackspace product. Any client development against the Cloud Servers infrastructure that is 1.1 compatible will be able to run unchanged once Rackspace transitions from the Slicehost codebase to the Nova codebase.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Once the version 1.1 specification is complete, the “ownership” of the spec will be transferred to OpenStack. Practically, Rackspace will continue to drive innovation through versioning and extensions, but the official spec will be under the direction of the OpenStack project and future contributions from Rackspace and others will follow the standard, open processes. Rackspace and the community will be able to leverage the published OpenStack developer’s guides and other documentation for having developers interact with their OpenStack Nova deployments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Comments? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Rick/Thierry, if we have work items for Bexar that are not covered in order to complete this plan let’s highlight them ASAP. Also, can we verify that the management tools are in progress?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>