OpenStack 2013.1.1 released http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000100.html
2013.1.1 release, the latest in the series of stable releases. These releases are bugfix updates to Grizzly and are intended to be relatively risk free with no intentional regressions or API changes. A total of 85 bugs have been fixed in this release.
OpenStack Grizzly documentation released http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000097.html
We have released a version of the OpenStack official documentation for grizzly and it is now available at http://docs.openstack.org/grizzly. We continue to update docs through our continuous publishing process so feedback is always welcome. If you have questions about how OpenStack documentation is maintained or would like to get involved, see http://wiki.openstack.org/Documentation/HowTo. We had nearly 80 contributors to the documentation for the Grizzly release. Thanks to everyone who helped create and maintain accurate information for OpenStack.
Guidelines for answering question on Ask http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/community/2013-May/000252.html
It’s time we start collecting guidelines for the moderators so we keep having a very informative tool, with consistently good questions and answers. This wiki page hosts the draft of the Guidelines for Moderators https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Community/AskModerators. Comments welcome before they’re moved to their natural home on Ask OpenStack.
Discussions at Breakfast with the Board – OpenStack April 2013 Summit http://www.openstack.org/blog/2013/05/discussions-at-breakfast-with-the-board-openstack-april-2013-summit/
The summary written by OpenStack Foundation’s Board of Directors of the things discussed during the Breakfast with the Bard in Portland, ranging from marketing to wifi, transparency to elections to what makes a contribution. A must read.
Use existing RBD images and put it into Glance http://sebastien-han.fr/blog/2013/05/07/use-existing-rbd-images-and-put-it-into-glance/
What if Glance, the OpenStack Image Service, was capable of converting images within its store, say from QCOW2 image to a RAW? Waiting for this capability to be added, Sébastien Han http://sebastien-han.fr/ plays with a scenario where you have a KVM cluster backed by a Ceph Cluster and your CTO wants you to migrate the whole environment to OpenStack. Science fiction in action.
Security Issues
* Nova uses insecure keystone middleware tmpdir by default (CVE-2013-2030) http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000098.html * Keystone tokens not immediately invalidated when user is deleted (CVE-2013-2059) http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000099.html
OpenStack In The Wild
A new section of the weekly newsletter dedicated to users of OpenStack. If you want to showcase how OpenStack helps you (or you know somebody that uses OpenStack) please let us know: email mailto:communitymngr@openstack.org, twitter http://twitter.com/openstack, reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/openstack/ or avian carrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers will do). More content from Portland Summit:
* Using OpenStack In A Traditional Hosting Environment http://www.openstack.org/summit/portland-2013/session-videos/presentation/using-openstack-in-a-traditional-hosting-environment by EIG/Bluehost
Upcoming Events
* OpenStack Atlanta Meetup http://www.meetup.com/openstack-atlanta/events/107062982/ May 16, 2013 – Atlanta, USA Details http://www.meetup.com/openstack-atlanta/events/107062982/ * OpenStack Dublin Meetup http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Ireland/events/116567022/ May 22, 2013 – Dublin, Ireland Details http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Ireland/events/116567022/ * 3rd London OpenStack Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-London/events/116975682/ May 23, 2013 – London, UK Details http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-London/events/116975682/ * OpenStack DACH Day http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10526716.htm May 24, 2013 – Berlin Fairgrounds Details http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10526716.htm * OpenStack India Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/117132352/ May 26, 2013 – Bangalore, India at Anuta Network Details http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/117132352/ * OpenStack Israel http://www.openstack-israel.org/ May 27, 2013 – Tel-Aviv, Israel Details http://www.openstack-israel.org/ * Australian OpenStack User Group tri-city Meetup http://aosug.openstack.org.au/ May 27, 2013 – Australia Details http://aosug.openstack.org.au/ * OpenStack at CeBit Australia http://www.cebit.com.au/ May 28 – 30, 2013 – Sidney, Australia Booth in Hall 4 http://www.cebit.com.au/ * OpenStack CEE Day http://openstackceeday.com/ May 29, 2013 – Budapest, Hungary Details http://openstackceeday.com/ * Building an OpenStack Cloud http://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-NjZdcegA/events/108731562/ May 30, 2013 – Chicago, IL Details http://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-NjZdcegA/events/108731562/ * OpenStack meeting in Munich http://www.meetup.com/openstack-de/events/109700562/ Jun 11, 2013 – Munich, Germany Details http://www.meetup.com/openstack-de/events/109700562/ * GigaOM Structure http://event.gigaom.com/structure/ Jun 19 – 20, 2013 – San Francisco, CA Details http://event.gigaom.com/structure/ * OpenStack DevCamp Essen https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/DevCamp/EssenGermany2013 Jun 21 – 23, 2013 – Essen, Germany Details https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/DevCamp/EssenGermany2013 * PyCon Australia – OpenStack Miniconf http://2013.pycon-au.org/programme/schedule/friday Jul 05, 2013 – Hobart, Australia Details http://2013.pycon-au.org/programme/schedule/friday * OSCON 2013 http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013 Jul 22 – 26, 2013 – Portland, OR Details http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013
Other News
* Rant about Github pull-request workflow implementation http://julien.danjou.info/blog/2013/rant-about-github-pull-request-workflow-implementation * Open Marketing Meeting – May 15 http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/marketing/2013-May/000054.html * Fixes and upgrades to Search on OpenStack Activity Board http://markmail.org/message/h3k6tmoatgbfe5an * OpenStack Project Meeting: Summary http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/project/2013/project.2013-05-07-21.02.html and full logs http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/project/2013/project.2013-05-07-21.02.log.html.
Welcome New Developers
* Matt Wagner, Redhat
Got answers?
Ask OpenStack https://ask.openstack.org/ is the go-to destination for OpenStack users. Interesting questions waiting for answers:
* Can I still use nova-network in Grizzly? https://ask.openstack.org/question/992/can-i-still-use-nova-network-in-grizzly/ * VM stops boot right after initializing tun https://ask.openstack.org/question/261/vm-stops-boot-right-after-initializing-tun/ * Why do I get “Could not find token” error using Swift with s3 API? https://ask.openstack.org/question/661/why-do-i-get-could-not-find-token-error-using-swift-with-s3-api/ * How do I effectively disable/enable a tenant using the API? https://ask.openstack.org/question/534/how-do-i-effectively-disableenable-a-tenant-using-the-api/ * How do I debug Nova service with eclipse and pydev https://ask.openstack.org/question/815/how-do-i-debug-nova-service-with-eclipse-and-pydev/ * What causes error “service n-net is not running” when running stack.sh? https://ask.openstack.org/question/963/what-causes-error-service-n-net-is-not-running-when-running-stacksh/ * How to list Server Id using python-novaclient Python API? https://ask.openstack.org/question/989/how-to-list-server-id-using-python-novaclient-python-api/ * Is it possible to modify a network while in use? https://ask.openstack.org/question/947/is-it-possible-to-modify-a-network-while-in-use/ * How to set up metadata service on a flat network? https://ask.openstack.org/question/945/how-to-set-up-metadata-service-on-a-flat-network/ * Keystone remove_user command removing ALL users not just the specified ones https://ask.openstack.org/question/910/keystone-remove_user-command-removing-all-users-not-just-the-specified-ones/ * How do I debug Nova service with eclipse and pydev https://ask.openstack.org/question/815/how-do-i-debug-nova-service-with-eclipse-and-pydev/ * ENABLE_TENANT_TUNNELS, OVS Version check in Compute fails https://ask.openstack.org/question/813/enable_tenant_tunnels-ovs-version-check-in-compute-fails/ * How to make openstack_auth the default authentication backend for django admin? https://ask.openstack.org/question/695/how-to-make-openstack_auth-the-default-authentication-backend-for-django-admin/
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