Hi Anne, On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Anne Gentle <a...@openstack.org> wrote: > Hi Eugene - > But I thought "everyone" was on the openstack list! :) Thanks for following > up. > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Eugene Kirpichov <ekirpic...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Hi Anne, >> >> I accidentally found this email of yours while looking for links to my post. >> I'd probably have found it earlier if you cc'd me on >> ekirpic...@gmail.com or ekirpic...@mirantis.com [yes, that's two >> different spellings...] :) >> >> I support the idea that this should be somehow integrated in the docs, >> but I'm not sure where exactly in the docs is a good place for >> information of this style. Would it help if I just linked to the posts >> from some wiki page or from the docs? > > I do like to put relevant blog posts on the wiki at > http://wiki.openstack.org/BloggersTips, so you can certainly add to > that page. If it's really missing information in the docs, though, it > should be added to the docs. I know that's a tough judgement call but > we all have to encourage that call.
Thanks. I added a link to the post to this wiki page and I'll now spend some time picking what to integrate into the docs. > > Or would it only help if I (or >> somebody) actually merged the relevant parts of the posts into >> official documentation? > > I wouldn't say "only help" but I prefer that you merge the relevant > parts of the posts. It's tougher for a doc team member to merge only > parts in without violating the license of the content - you as content > owner can certainly choose which parts to move into the official > documentation though. > > Thanks for asking for clarifications - these are certainly gray areas > that I'd like to shine light upon. > Anne > >> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Anne Gentle <a...@openstack.org> wrote: >>> All, sorry for top posting, but this is a fine example of why we >>> really need bloggers to help with the documentation. These fragmented >>> instructions are difficult to rely on - we need maintainable, >>> process-oriented treatment of content. >>> >>> Mirantis peeps, you have added in your blog entries to the docs in the >>> past, let's find ways to continually do that and maintain going >>> forward. >>> >>> I'm not so interested in more install guides, but definitely >>> interested in more configuration guides. So Kord, while I like the >>> idea (and execution!) of the StackGeek 10-minute guide, it's not one >>> to bring into the official docs. But we would definitely welcome your >>> reviews of incoming updates to the docs! >>> >>> Thanks Simon for bringing your difficulties to the list - we >>> continually work on improving the docs. What you learn now could help >>> hundreds if not thousands of others, so I'd love for you to improve >>> the official docs with your findings. >>> Thanks, >>> Anne >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 4:42 AM, Simon Walter <si...@gikaku.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 08/09/2012 12:59 PM, Scott Moser wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 8, 2012, at 8:20 PM, "Simon Walter" <si...@gikaku.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 08/09/2012 06:45 AM, Jay Pipes >>>>>> I guess I'll have to build a VM from scratch, as I was relying on the ssh >>>>>> key to be able to ssh into the VM, which apparently is supplied by the >>>>>> meta-data service. >>>>>> >>>>> use cirros. >>>>> load an image, ssh on with 'cirros' user. pass is 'cubswin:)' >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you. That was good advice. >>>> >>>> Somehow I was not able to connect via ssh. I managed to get novnc working >>>> and logged into the VM. I can't find anything about connecting via serial >>>> or >>>> the like as you can with Xen. I need to read more about KVM I guess. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I think my networking setup is stuffed. I thought the "10 minutes" >>>> install would be the quickest way to get and running. Now I find myself >>>> pouring over documentation trying to understand how best to setup >>>> FlatDHCPManager with two network interfaces. I understand many things have >>>> changed. So I don't want to go reading something out of date. I found these >>>> blog posts which explained a lot: >>>> http://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-networking-flatmanager-and-flatdhcpmanager/#comments >>>> http://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-networking-single-host-flatdhcpmanager/ >>>> But am I reading the wrong thing? I like the way Stackgeek had it set up: >>>> http://stackgeek.com/guides/gettingstarted.html >>>> >>>> But I think they are missing details or it's out dated. For example, with >>>> their setup the vnc console in horizon does not work because nova-vncproxy >>>> is installed rather than novnc. >>>> >>>> I'm pretty sure I can figure the networking out if I have the right >>>> documentation in the first place. Is there a clear instructions for this >>>> anywhere? Or would someone mind walking me through it again. So far I've >>>> followed the stackgeek setup above, but the networking is obviously >>>> stuffed. >>>> >>>> Must I have the flat_interface in promiscuous mode? >>>> Or does it actually need an IP address? >>>> Why are my VMs picking up an IP address from the public_interface DHCP >>>> server and not from the flat_network_bridge? >>>> >>>> Too many questions to ask. So I thought I should just ask: what is missing >>>> or incorrect from Stackgeeks 10 minute scripts? >>>> >>>> Many thanks for any advice, tips, docs, etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> simonsmicrophone.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>>> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> -- >> Eugene Kirpichov >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekirpichov -- Eugene Kirpichov http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekirpichov _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp