I added some documentation. Submitted for review here https://review.openstack.org/#/c/11518/
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Eugene Kirpichov <ekirpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -- 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
