How much would it cost me to use my Azure VM instead of the Apache build server?
On 4/17/14 11:39 AM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> I guess my question is: what are the tradeoffs of getting a flex-only CI >> server on my Azure VM vs relying on Apache? >> >> >One disadvantage is that with Azure VM, we tend to run out of free credits >around the 20th of each month. Erik usually avoids this by switching from >Large to Medium on a particular date every month. A medium sized instance >cannot run Mustella as fast as a Large instance. > >My plan is to: > >Use Apache's build servers to - > >1. Run sdk build for every checkin >2. Create release artifacts > >Use Azure VMs to - >1. Run Mustella tests >2. Build a network of slaves to run Mustella faster by distributing tests >across slaves. > >Thanks, >Om > > >> At Apache, we keep seeing other projects have build issues and require >> configuration changes that block us. And as Om just pointed out, once >> Infra has some other fire to fight, we can't get any support from them. >> I >> keep thinking it will be less total energy to use a Flex-only Azure VM. >> >> -Alex >> >> On 4/17/14 11:26 AM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski >> ><nicho...@spoon.as>wrote: >> > >> >> I was talking to some of the people at a.o. infra on IRC and they >> >>mentioned >> >> that they have a new Windows VM that they launched for CI services... >> >>They >> >> are looking for people to help them test it out and get it setup. >>Do we >> >> have any interest in that? They would like to get this setup to help >> >>with >> >> some of the issues with the current instability of the Windows CI >>server >> >> that is out there. They are offering direct access to the slave >> >>servers, I >> >> believe. >> >> >> >> The contact is gmcdonald. He can be reached at builds@a.o. >> >> >> >> >> >Yes, I am in the thread with Gavin on builds@a.o. I popped into IRC >>last >> >night, they were firefighting the CMS issue, so couldn't start the >> >conversation with him. I am planning to volunteer my time to help with >> >this. >> > >> >Thanks, >> >Om >> > >> > >> >> -Nick >> >> >> >>
