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Thanks Ildiko ! :)

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:12 AM Ildiko Vancsa <ildiko.vancsa at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Apologies, I’ve just got to this thread.
>
> I don’t remember discussing this topic in details with the Edge group yet.
> ZTP came up as a desire, but we didn’t get to the point of going into
> details on what it means until now.
>
> I think it would be great to capture the discussion on this thread as well
> as further aspects for consideration on the Edge Computing Group wiki and
> use it as a central place for StarlingX and relevant OpenStack projects
> such as Cyborg to benefit from as input for their work.
>
> I added it to the agenda for the Edge group weekly call[1] for tomorrow to
> bring it up as a discussion point and can keep it there if we have people
> around interested in discussing it further.
>
> Thanks,
> Ildikó
>
> [1] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Edge_Computing_Group#Meetings
>
>
> > On 2018. Dec 21., at 6:25, Jay Pipes <jaypipes at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 12/21/2018 01:40 AM, Zhipeng Huang wrote:
> >> ICYMI:
> https://blog.ipspace.net/2018/12/zero-touch-provisioning-with-patrick_20.html
> >
> > From that article:
> >
> > "ZTP can be used internally connecting to an internal provisioning
> server, and it can be used externally connecting to an external
> provisioning server. Some commercial products use ZTP in connection with a
> vendor-controlled cloud-based provisioning server."
> >
> > Funny, that's almost exactly what I said in my original response on this
> thread :)
> >
> >> Shall we collect items of OCP/OpenStack components that could composite
> a ZTP stack somewhere ?
> >
> > Sure, just make sure we're being explicit about the things we're
> discussing. If you want to focus exclusively on *network device*
> provisioning, that's fine, but that should be explicitly stated.
> >
> > Network device provisioning is an important but ultimately tiny part of
> infrastructure provisioning. Unfortunately, most of the telco and network
> OEM community (understandably) only refer to network device provisioning
> when they talk about "ZTP".
> >
> > Also, the less this can be pidgeon-holed into the amorphous "edge"
> category, the better, IMHO ;)
> >
> > Best,
> > -jay
> >
> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 10:51 PM Curtis <serverascode at gmail.com
> <mailto:serverascode at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>    On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 9:35 AM Jay Pipes <jaypipes at gmail.com
> >>    <mailto:jaypipes at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>        On 12/20/2018 09:33 AM, Curtis wrote:
> >>         > No, it doesn't do inventory management. It's like a small
> >>        base OS for
> >>         > network switches, they come with it, boot up into it, and you
> >>        can use it
> >>         > to install other OSes. At least that's how it's used with the
> >>        whitebox
> >>         > switches I have. With ONIE it'd install the OS, then the
> >>        initial OS
> >>         > could register with some kind of inventory system.
> >>        What about for non-network devices -- i.e. general compute
> >>        hardware?
> >>        After all, edge is more than just the network switches :)
> >>    I'm not sure; that's a good question. I was just using it as an
> >>    example of a piece of ZTP related technology that has been adopted
> >>    by vendors who build physical devices and include them by default,
> >>    though of course, only a subset of network switches. :)
> >>    If ONIE was a good example, and it could not be used for general
> >>    compute hardware, then perhaps something like it could be built
> >>    using lessons learned by ONIE. I dunno. :)
> >>    Thanks,
> >>    Curits
> >>        Best,
> >>        -jay
> >>    --     Blog: serverascode.com <http://serverascode.com>
> >> --
> >> Zhipeng (Howard) Huang
> >> Principle Engineer
> >> IT Standard & Patent/IT Product Line
> >> Huawei Technologies Co,. Ltd
> >> Email: huangzhipeng at huawei.com <mailto:huangzhipeng at huawei.com>
> >> Office: Huawei Industrial Base, Longgang, Shenzhen
> >
>
>

-- 
Zhipeng (Howard) Huang

Principle Engineer
IT Standard & Patent/IT Product Line
Huawei Technologies Co,. Ltd
Email: huangzhipeng at huawei.com
Office: Huawei Industrial Base, Longgang, Shenzhen
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