[openstack-dev] [zun][nova-docker] Time to retire nova-docker?
Esra Celik
celik.esra at tubitak.gov.tr
Wed Dec 28 11:16:29 UTC 2016
Thank you Hongbin,
Yes we will carry on with nova-docker or search for an equivalent, I will also try Zun soon,
Regards,
ecelik
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> Kimden: "Hongbin Lu" <hongbin034 at gmail.com>
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> <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
> Gönderilenler: 27 Aralık Salı 2016 19:08:34
> Konu: Re: [openstack-dev] [zun][nova-docker] Time to retire nova-docker?
> Removed "[nova]" and added "[zun]" to the subject.
> Esra,
> In short, I would consider Zun in beta version. The Zun project was found in
> about 6 months ago, and is currently under a rapid development. Simply
> speaking, what Zun offers is a container-oriented API. It is up to drivers
> to decide how to implement the API. Currently, we have the first driver that
> is based on Nova. I expect there will be a second driver that is based on
> Kubernetes.
> It seems you are looking for nova-docker equivalent functionality. If yes, I
> think the first driver will fit better to your use cases. We bootstrapped
> the first driver by forking nova-docker as a starting point. However, we are
> heading to a different direction from what nova-docker was. You could find
> more details in this spec [1].
> Please feel free to contact the Zun team if you have any inquiry. We are
> happy to help.
> [1] https://github.com/openstack/zun/blob/master/specs/container-sandbox.rst
> Best regards,
> Hongbin
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Esra Celik < celik.esra at tubitak.gov.tr >
> wrote:
> > Hi Jay, I was asking because our discussions to contribute to nova-docker
> > project ran across the discussions here to retire the project :)
>
> > Hongbin, that is exactly what I meant. Using nova-docker it deploys
> > containers to physical machines, not virtual machines.
>
> > Using Ironic driver with Magnum is a solution, but I guess every time
> > creating a cluster with Magnum it will redeploy the operating system for
> > the
> > selected physical machine, which is not necessary.
>
> > I will investigate Zun project more, thank you very much. What would you
> > say
> > for its current maturity level?
>
> > > Kimden: "Hongbin Lu" < hongbin034 at gmail.com >
> >
>
> > > Kime: "OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)" <
> > > openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org >
> >
>
> > > Gönderilenler: 26 Aralık Pazartesi 2016 17:53:00
> >
>
> > > Konu: Re: [openstack-dev] [nova][nova-docker] Time to retire nova-docker?
> >
>
> > > I guess "extra virtualization layer" means Magnum provisions a Container
> > > Orchestration Engines (COE) on top of nova instances. If the nova
> > > instances
> > > are virtual machines, there is a "extra virtualization layer".
> >
>
> > > I think you could consider using Magnum with Ironic driver. If the driver
> > > is
> > > Ironic, COEs are deployed to nova instances that are physical machines
> > > provided by Ironic. Zun project [1] could be another option for your use
> > > case. Zun is similar to nova-docker, which enables running containers on
> > > compute hosts. You could find a thoughtful introduction here [2].
> >
>
> > > [1] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Zun
> >
>
> > > [2]
> > > http://www.slideshare.net/hongbin034/zun-presentation-openstack-barcelona-summit
> >
>
> > > Best regards,
> >
>
> > > Hongbin
> >
>
> > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Jay Pipes < jaypipes at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
>
> > > > On 12/26/2016 08:23 AM, Esra Celik wrote:
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > It is very sad to hear nova-docker's retirement. Me and my team (3)
> > > > > are
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > working for a cloud computing laboratory and we were very keen on
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > working with nova-docker.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > After some research about its current state I saw these mails. Will
> > > > > you
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > actually propose another equivalent to nova-docker or is it just the
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > lack of contributors to this project?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > Some of the contributors previously advised us the magnum project
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > instead of nova-docker, however it does not satisfy our needs because
> > > > > of
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > the additional virtualization layer it needs.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > If the main problem is the lack of contributors we may participate in
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > > this project.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > > > There's never any need to ask permission to contribute to a project :)
> > > > If
> > > > nova-docker driver is something you cannot do without, feel free to
> > > > contribute to it.
> > >
> >
>
> > > > That said, Magnum does seem to be where most of the docker-related
> > > > contributions to the compute landscape have moved. So, it's more likely
> > > > you
> > > > will find company in that project and perhaps be able to make more
> > > > effective
> > > > contributions there. Can I ask what is the "extra virtualization layer"
> > > > that
> > > > you are referring to in Magnum?
> > >
> >
>
> > > > Best,
> > >
> >
>
> > > > -jay
> > >
> >
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