Open Stack

Matthew Thode wrote:
> On 05/13/2016 12:48 PM, Joshua Harlow wrote:
>>>> * Was/is kolla used or looked into? or something custom?
>>>>
>>> Openstack-ansible, which is Openstack big-tent.  It used to be
>>> os-ansible-deployment in stackforge, but we've removed the rackspacisms.
>>>    I will say that openstack-ansible is one of the few that have been
>>> doing upgrades reliably for a while, since at least Icehouse, maybe
>>> further.
>> Whats the connection between 'openstack-ansible' and 'kolla', is there
>> any (or any in progress?)
>>
>
> The main difference is that openstack-ansible uses more heavy weight
> containers from a common base (ubuntu 14.04 currently, 16.04/cent
> 'soon'), it then builds on top of that, uses python virtualenvs as well.
>   Kolla on the other hand creates the container images centrally and
> ships them around.

So I guess its like the following (correct me if I am wrong):

openstack-ansible
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1. Sets up LXC containers from common base on deployment hosts (ansible 
here to do this)
2. Installs things into those containers (virtualenvs, packages, git 
repos, other ... more ansible)
3. Connects all the things together (more more ansible).
4. Decommissions existing container (if it exists) and replaces with new 
container (more more more ansible).
5. <<profit>>

kolla
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1. Builds up (installing things and such) *docker* containers outside of 
deployment hosts (say inside jenkins) [not ansible]
2. Ships built up containers to *a* docker hub
3. Ansible then runs commands on deployment hosts to download image from 
docker hub
4. Connects all the things together (more ansible).
5. Decommissions existing container (if it exists) and replaces with new 
container (more more ansible).
6. <<profit>>

Yes the above is highly simplistic, but just trying to get a feel for 
the different base steps here ;)

>
> The other thing to note is that Kolla has not done a non-greenfield
> upgrade as far as I know, I know it's on their roadmap though.
>