2021-06-09 - Anuket: OpenStack Release Selection

Mediator

Note Taker

Topic Overview

Which OpenStack release to select as a baseline for the next RA1 release?

Following RM's developments on acceleration, RA1 must evolve to integrate these new requirements.

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OpenStack Release Selection

Current OpenStack baseline is Train (since Baraque)

The aim is to move to a newer release - Wallaby

New features and functionality
Important new requirements to deliver on
- HW acceleration
  - Cyborg added a lot of new functionality since Train including a new v2 API that's not complete in Train
- Edge requirements
- Security
- LCM
Extended maintenance phase for Train
Functest is ready to support the latest releases which can help cover testing in Anuket
OS support
- Red Hat OSP 19 LTS will be on Wallaby
- Canonical - Ubuntu 22.04 will be Xena
Airship
- installer with manifest files that can be recreated based on the docs in Airship to cover newer OpenStack releases than Train
  - needs to be done by Anuket contributors
  - alignment with Airship team in Anuket is needed
Concerns
- Jumping multiple releases? Migration?
  - OpenStack has a support for fast-forward upgrades to move ahead with multiple releases
  - A lot of effort going into backward compatibility
- Need to define an MVP?
  - For OpenStack, RA1 only specifies a minimal set of services – a subset of OpenStack services
- Is it doable for RI for the Lakelse release?
  - RA1 is developed as a spec that RI will follow in the a release after Lakelse
No objections from the people on the call!

Outcome - Suggestion is to move to OpenStack Wallaby