This activity was initiated from a contribution proposal by Intel to setup a test-bed to install and characterize a Kubernetes bare-metal deployment based on a published Intel Kubernetes "networking reference". The linked document is from work done by Intel to help address Telco Cloud Native networking requirements using bare-metal Kubernetes. The proposal suggests leveraging OPNFV community lab resources and working with the OPNFV CIRV project. This is intended as a hands-on and iterative activity open to all CNTT participants learning together and collaborating with CNCF and other upstream communities.
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Activity Objectives
Install and configure a bare-metal Kubernetes environment with components and features aligned with RA-2 to help identify gaps and requirements ultimately improving CNTT Cloud Native specifications. Through this exercise we will learn more about
- Lab requirements
- Installer requirements (Provision nodes and install K8s with relevant features configured)
- Help identify RI-2 requirements for installation, configuration and testing
Test deployments with various configurations and features
- Experiment with tests to characterize a Cloud Native infrastructure (adopt and adapt where applicable from RC-1 and upstream communities wherever possible including CNCF)
- Test requirements with methods, tools and test-cases that clearly delineate 1) Validation of RI-2 bare-metal Cloud Native infrastructure reference implementation 1) Commercially significant conformance criteria of commercial or open-source cloud-native solutions
- hardware skus/platforms to Reference Model defined profiles and demonstrate commercial feasibility of profiles
- Inform RC
Feedback and learnings will inform
RM - HArdware prfiles / metrics
RM - software profiles
RA-2
Lab requirements
Install
Test
RC
Milestones
About the Intel OPNFV Community Lab
Currently the Intel OPNFV lab environments are configured as standard OPNFV "PODs" (not to be confused with a Kubernetes POD). Two environments (12 servers) have been reserved for this activity, lab resource allocation can be seen here https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Intel+Lab. For access VPN credentials can be obtained by following the standard OPNFV lab support process found here https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/INF/Infra+Lab+Support. Access for individual access can be approved by either Tom Kivlinor Trevor Cooper.