[openstack-dev] [Nova] [Spec freeze exception] Online Schema Changes

Michael Still mikal at stillhq.com
Tue Jul 22 23:10:47 UTC 2014


Ok, this one has two cores, so the exception is approved. The
exception is in the form of another week to get the spec merged, so
quick iterations are the key.

Cheers,
Michael

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:02 AM, Kevin L. Mitchell
<kevin.mitchell at rackspace.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-07-21 at 10:55 +0100, John Garbutt wrote:
>> On 19 July 2014 03:53, Johannes Erdfelt <johannes at erdfelt.com> wrote:
>> > I'm requestion a spec freeze exception for online schema changes.
>> >
>> > https://review.openstack.org/102545
>> >
>> > This work is being done to try to minimize the downtime as part of
>> > upgrades. Database migrations have historically been a source of long
>> > periods of downtime. The spec is an attempt to start optimizing this
>> > part by allowing deployers to perform most schema changes online, while
>> > Nova is running.
>>
>> Improving upgrades is high priority, and I feel it will help reduce
>> the amount of downtime required when performing database migrations.
>>
>> So I am happy to sponsor this.
>
> I will also sponsor this for an exception.
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