On 09/09/2014 11:22 PM, Russell Bryant wrote: > On 09/09/2014 05:24 PM, Michael Still wrote: >> Hi. >> >> One of the last things blocking Ironic from graduating is deciding >> whether or not we need a Nova API proxy for the old baremetal >> extension to new fangled Ironic API. The TC has asked that we discuss >> whether we think this functionality is actually necessary. >> >> It should be noted that we're _not_ talking about migration of >> deployed instances from baremetal to Ironic. That is already >> implemented. What we are talking about is if users post-migration >> should be able to expect their previous baremetal Nova API extension >> to continue to function, or if they should use the Ironic APIs from >> that point onwards. >> >> Nova had previously thought this was required, but it hasn't made it >> in time for Juno unless we do a FFE, and it has been suggested that >> perhaps its not needed at all because it is an admin extension. >> >> To be super specific, we're talking about the "baremetal nodes" admin >> extension here. This extension has the ability to: >> >> - list nodes running baremetal >> - show detail of one of those nodes >> - create a new baremetal node >> - delete a baremetal node >> >> Only the first two of those would be supported if we implemented a proxy. >> >> So, discuss. > > I'm in favor of proceeding with deprecation without requiring the API proxy. > > In the case of user facing APIs, the administrators in charge of > upgrading the cloud do not have full control over all of the apps using > the APIs. In this particular case, I would expect that the cloud > administrators have *complete* control over the use of these APIs. > > Assuming we have one overlap release (Juno) to allow the migration to > occur and given proper documentation of the migration plan and release > notes stating the fact that the old APIs are going away, we should be fine. > > In summary, +1 to moving forward without the API proxy requirement.
The thing is, we have the patch - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/120433/, so it's not like there is a zomg run around to get the patch. I think we should FFE this patch as it provides a smoother transition from baremetal to ironic. The patch is extremely low risk to the rest of Nova, as it's a surface proxy feature, so lets just land it and move forward. -Sean -- Sean Dague http://dague.net _______________________________________________ OpenStack-dev mailing list OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
