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Shall I do the honors to remove it?


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Nick Chase <nchase at mirantis.com> wrote:

> We'd originally kept it in because it didn't look like it would be
> deprecated.   Now that it is I agree it should be dropped now that ML2
> works.
>
> ---- Nick
> On Apr 17, 2014 10:03 AM, "Matt Kassawara" <mkassawara at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Also, Phil Hopkins just pointed out the Icehouse Neutron release notes to
>> me.
>>
>>
>> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes/Icehouse#OpenStack_Network_Service_.28Neutron.29
>>
>> In particular...
>>
>> "The OVS plugin and Linux Bridge plugin are deprecated and should not be
>> used for deployments. The ML2 plugin combines OVS and Linux Bridge support
>> into one plugin. A migration script has been provided for Havana
>> deployments looking to convert to ML2. The migration does not have a
>> rollback capability, so it is recommended the migration be tested on a copy
>> of the database prior to running on a live system."
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Matt Kassawara <mkassawara at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Those who responded to the earlier thread want to keep only ML2. Before
>>> deciding what to do with OVS, we need to consider the following questions:
>>>
>>> 1) Should any new installations use OVS instead of ML2?
>>> 2) Will Juno deprecate OVS?
>>>
>>> I don't mind updating the OVS sections and testing them on at least a
>>> handful of the most common distributions, but the process will take a
>>> significant amount of time and effort perhaps better spent working on more
>>> relevant parts of the installation guide.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Anne Gentle <anne at openstack.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:51 AM, Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 17/04/14 13:40, Steve Gordon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Poll here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/jasatw/what-should-we-do-with-ovs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have two plugins in the neutron section of the install guide: ML2
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> OpenvSwitch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of these, ML2 has been extensively reworked and tested (it's pretty).
>>>>>>> OpenVswitch "may" also work, but has been deprecated for future use.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please vote on the poll as to what should happen to the OpenvSwitch
>>>>>>> section :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where is the leave it how it is option (which I thought we had
>>>>>> already reached agreement on)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry - option added.
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally, I think leaving something in that doesn't meet the quality
>>>>> bar we set by testing everything else in the guide is a bad idea.
>>>>> Especially when there is a good alternative, that significant time has been
>>>>> put into, and is likely a better option for users long-term.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> This feels awfully late for a decision.
>>>>
>>>> The previous thread is here from April 3 though:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-docs/2014-April/004204.html
>>>>
>>>> I sense the decision then was to ensure ML2 works, and OVS clean up
>>>> could occur later. Matt, do you recall any other discussions?
>>>>
>>>> Anne
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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