> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com]
> Sent: 21 November 2012 23:10
> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Integrating autoscale branch to master?
>
> Not in an "official" way really, but my question was actually from a
> user perspective. How would I get the jar from Citrix?
The jar files will be present in the appliance(both hardware\soft
appliance) and the NetScaler UI of the appliance will help one to download it.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Vijay Venkatachalam
> <vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is someone hosting the non-oss jars in a single place, I can share
> the latest NetScaler jar file and we can update the repository(ies).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Vijay.
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:13 PM
> >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >> Subject: Re: Integrating autoscale branch to master?
> >>
> >> Where can I access the appropriate Netscaler jar? I'd like to test
> the module
> >> with the new additions, and the jar that I have from prior to the
> 4.0 release
> >> doesn't have several of the referenced classes.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Ram Ganesh <ram.gan...@citrix.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Any thoughts? Unless we hear otherwise would like to push the
> patches.
> >> This feature had been code complete for a very long time. If there
> are still
> >> concerns/opinions let us know and we can take steps to correct them.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Ram
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Ram Ganesh [mailto:ram.gan...@citrix.com]
> >> >> Sent: 15 November 2012 07:09
> >> >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >> >> Subject: RE: Integrating autoscale branch to master?
> >> >>
> >> >> David,
> >> >>
> >> >> Can we go ahead with merge of AutoScale code into master? Are
> there
> >> >> any more open questions?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Ram
> >> >>
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: Vijay Venkatachalam
> [mailto:vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com]
> >> >> > Sent: 13 November 2012 12:34
> >> >> > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >> >> > Subject: RE: Integrating autoscale branch to master?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My replies inline
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Vijay V.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > > From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us]
> >> >> > > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 7:42 PM
> >> >> > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> >> >> > > Subject: Re: Integrating autoscale branch to master?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Vijay Venkatachalam
> >> >> > > <vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com> wrote:
> >> >> > > > Ok I will keep changes ready, and will merge once 4.0's
> news is
> >> >> > declared.
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > -Vijay V.
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Vijay,
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I haven't kept up with this recently so a couple of
> >> >> > questions/assumptions:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > 1. Autoscale code will require NetScaler libraries right?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > There are 2 parts to autoscale code.
> >> >> > A. AutoScale Manager and its services,
> >> >> > This is part of the core. And has no No Netscaler jar
> dependency;
> >> >> > This part is coded like any other NetworkServiceManager,
> meaning
> >> >> any
> >> >> > network
> >> >> > element can provide autoscale service. So this part does not
> >> >> > have compile time
> >> >> > dependency with NetScaler jar.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If an autoscale provider (which is most likely already an LB
> >> >> > provider) does not exist
> >> >> > in that network an error is thrown at run time.
> >> >> > So for all oss builds (where Netscaler is not packaged and
> cannot
> >> >> be
> >> >> > added
> >> >> > to the infrastructure) we should get a run-time error when
> >> >> > configuring autoscale.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > B. NetScaler Element and Netscaler Resource (which is part of
> >> >> > non-oss build today)
> >> >> > has been enhanced to provide autoscale capability. Today
> only
> >> >> > NetScaler does this, in future any network element can he
> >> >> enhanced
> >> >> > to provide autoscale. This part already has NetScaler jar
> >> >> > dependency
> >> >> > (and is considered non-oss today) and will continue to
> have
> >> >> > NetScaler
> >> >> > jar dependency.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > 2. Is autoscale functionality modular enough that we can turn
> >> >> > building it
> >> >> > > on/off at will?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Short Answer, No.
> >> >> > Since AutoScale is like an addon to LB there are touch- points.
> For
> >> >> > example, when a LoadBalancerRule is deleted the AutoScale
> entities
> >> >> > created for it also should be deleted, hence the dependency.
> >> >> > Basically there is code in LB core to delete autoscale entities
> on
> >> >> the
> >> >> > loadbalancer
> >> >> > rule's delete path. Hence Part (A.) could not be modularized.
> Is
> >> >> there
> >> >> > an alternative here?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Also, in the UI autoscale will appear as part of LB to the user
> and
> >> >> if
> >> >> > he attempts to configure
> >> >> > AutoScale in a network which does not have NetScaler; he will
> get a
> >> >> > run-time error.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > 3. Has there been any change to the netscaler java library
> >> >> licensing?
> >> >> > > I know there was work underway, but I never heard about a
> >> >> conclusion.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am still chasing the legal team on this, but for the moment,
> we
> >> >> > should continue to treat NetScaler as non-oss.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > --David
> >> >
> >
