[Openstack-docs] What's Up Doc? Special Summit Edition Nov 5 2013

Nicholas Chase nchase at mirantis.com
Tue Nov 5 18:37:15 UTC 2013


Yeah, I think Nermina's right here; both admins and installers need the 
config reference, I would think -- correct me if I'm wrong -- so at the 
very least the parameters need to be extracted into one place to be 
shared by both roles.

Which actually begs the question, do we want to remove all the "how to 
configure" information and put it in the admin guide, since we'll then 
also have to repeat it in the install guide?

(I know, we're back to the original question, but that is kind of the 
crux of the matter.)

----  Nick

On 11/5/2013 1:32 PM, Diane Fleming wrote:
> Keeping it separate is fine – I wasn't aware the config ref was for more
> than just the admin role.
>
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> From: Nermina Miller <nerminamiller at gmail.com
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> Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:30 PM
> To: Diane Fleming <diane.fleming at rackspace.com
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> Cc: Nicholas Chase <nchase at mirantis.com <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com>>,
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> Subject: Re: [Openstack-docs] What's Up Doc? Special Summit Edition Nov
> 5 2013
>
> I like the idea of having the Config Ref be a complete reference for all
> roles so it can be maintained in one place and referred to from other
> guides, but I think you have more experience with the users to be able
> to gauge that. - Nermina
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Diane Fleming
> <diane.fleming at rackspace.com <mailto:diane.fleming at rackspace.com>> wrote:
>
>     Do we need two books?
>
>     Can the reference tables be appendices in the Cloud Admin Guide, and
>     rename that book "Cloud Admin Guide and Reference"?
>
>     I'm fine with it either way – though it might be nice to have
>     everything in one place given the book isn't too big.
>
>     /Diane/
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>     From: Nermina Miller <nerminamiller at gmail.com
>     <mailto:nerminamiller at gmail.com>>
>     Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:18 PM
>     To: Nicholas Chase <nchase at mirantis.com <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com>>
>     Cc: "openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org
>     <mailto:openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org>"
>     <openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org
>     <mailto:openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org>>
>     Subject: Re: [Openstack-docs] What's Up Doc? Special Summit Edition
>     Nov 5 2013
>
>     I just wonder what would happen if an install gal/guy needs to know
>     how to configure something and it's in the Cloud Admin Guide instead
>     of Config Ref. - Nermina
>
>
>     On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Nicholas Chase <nchase at mirantis.com
>     <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>         On 11/5/2013 12:37 PM, Anne Gentle wrote:
>
>
>
>
>             On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Nicholas Chase
>             <nchase at mirantis.com <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com>
>             <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com <mailto:nchase at mirantis.com>>>
>             wrote:
>
>                      Restructure:
>                      Despite the tradeoff that we have to re-communicate
>             some more
>                      moves to
>                      all the teams, we want to trim the configuration
>             reference down
>                      to just
>                      listings of options, no how-to or explanatory
>             information. Move this
>                      type of info to the Cloud Admin Guide. Are we good
>             with this
>                      plan for
>                      Icehouse?
>
>
>                  Are you suggesting that the Config References just
>             lists parameters
>                  without any explanation of what they mean?  I agree
>             with eliminating
>                  conceptual or how-to information and moving it to cloud
>             admin, but
>                  I'm against removing explanations of what the
>             parameters mean/do.
>
>
>             No, it'll be a book with just xi:includes of the current
>             tables. What do
>             you think?
>
>
>         That makes more sense, as long as it's convenient (read:
>         reasonably intuitive) to find the additional information for
>         those who will need it, regardless of their function.
>
>
>         ----  Nick
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