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I will collect the documents together as you suggest, and I agree that we need to get the requirements laid out again.

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https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/bexar-network-service

Thanks,

Ewan.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openstack-bounces+ewan.mellor=citrix.com at lists.launchpad.net
> [mailto:openstack-bounces+ewan.mellor=citrix.com at lists.launchpad.net]
> On Behalf Of Masanori ITOH
> Sent: 31 January 2011 10:31
> To: openstack at lists.launchpad.net
> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Network Service for L2/L3 Network
> Infrastructure blueprint
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We, NTT DATA, also agree with majority of folks.
> It's realistic shooting for the the Diablo time frame to have
> the new network service.
> 
> Here are my suggestions:
> 
>  - I know that there were several documents on the new network service
> issue
>    that were locally exchanged so far.
>    Why not collecting them into one place and share them publicly?
> 
>  - I know that the discussion went into a bit implementation details.
>    But now, what about starting the discussion from the higher level
>    design things (again)?  Especially, from the requirements level.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Masanori
> 
> 
> From: John Purrier <john at openstack.org>
> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Network Service for L2/L3 Network
> Infrastructure blueprint
> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:06:26 +0900
> 
> > You are correct, the networking service will be more complex than the
> volume
> > service. The existing blueprint is pretty comprehensive, not only
> > encompassing the functionality that exists in today's network service
> in
> > Nova, but also forward looking functionality around flexible
> > networking/openvswitch and layer 2 network bridging between cloud
> > deployments.
> >
> > This will be a longer term project and will serve as the bedrock for
> many
> > future OpenStack capabilities.
> >
> > John
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: openstack-bounces+john=openstack.org at lists.launchpad.net
> > [mailto:openstack-bounces+john=openstack.org at lists.launchpad.net] On
> Behalf
> > Of Thierry Carrez
> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 1:52 PM
> > To: openstack at lists.launchpad.net
> > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Network Service for L2/L3 Network
> Infrastructure
> > blueprint
> >
> > John Purrier wrote:
> > > Here is the suggestion. It is clear from the response on the list
> that
> > refactoring Nova in the Cactus timeframe will be too risky,
> particularly as
> > we are focusing Cactus on Stability, Reliability, and Deployability
> (along
> > with a complete OpenStack API). For Cactus we should leave the
> network and
> > volume services alone in Nova to minimize destabilizing the code
> base. In
> > parallel, we can initiate the Network and Volume Service projects in
> > Launchpad and allow the teams that form around these efforts to move
> in
> > parallel, perhaps seeding their projects from the existing Nova code.
> > >
> > > Once we complete Cactus we can have discussions at the Diablo DS
> about
> > progress these efforts have made and how best to move forward with
> Nova
> > integration and determine release targets.
> >
> > I agree that there is value in starting the proof-of-concept work
> around
> > the network services, without sacrificing too many developers to it,
> so
> > that a good plan can be presented and discussed at the Diablo Summit.
> >
> > If volume sounds relatively simple to me, network sounds
> significantly
> > more complex (just looking at the code ,network manager code is
> > currently used both by nova-compute and nova-network to modify the
> local
> > networking stack, so it's more than just handing out IP addresses
> > through an API).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Thierry Carrez (ttx)
> > Release Manager, OpenStack
> >
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