[Blueprint server-o-ensemble-orchestra-openstack-support] Ensemble as a bare-metal deployment medium

[Dave Walker]

Blueprint changed by Dave Walker:

Whiteboard changed:
  Work Items:
  prototype deploying openstack with just pre-determined cloud-config stanzas fed into Cobbler: TODO
  prototype puppet modules for deploying OpenStack: TODO
  prototype ensemble driving physically deployed machines with a cloud-config stanza installing the agent and the Orchestra Server as bootstrap node: TODO
  Collect data gathered from prototyping and record in spec/blueprint: TODO
  Report findings of prototyping via mailing list / bogs: TODO
  Develop deployment method for simple openstack components using chosen tool: TODO
  Develop deployment method for more advanced openstack components using chosen tool: TODO
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  --- UDS session notes ---
  
   2 basic ways Ensemble could integrate with Orchestra:
    a.) orchestra add an ec2 interface... ensemble is probably pretty low in requirements (ListInstances, RunInstances...) -> Orchestra todo, can use a subset
    b.) ensemble support interacting with orchestra via cobbler's api. -> option a seems agreed on
  
  OpenStack:
  - need to allow OpenStack object storage (swift) in addition to S3 storage
  - need to distinguish between Rackspace and OpenStack, we want to interact with both
  - missing python-swift-twisted client library (txRackspace is a placeholder) to OpenStack Object storage (To do for OpenStack)
  
  Not enough resources in ensemble team to work on this
  
  ACTION:
   * gustavo to send soren email regarding needed api functions for twisted client lib
   * cloud init to support Rackspace meta-data (nice, not required)
   * orchestra to give a twisted API to create physilcal machine that ensemble can call (aws or openstack)
   * have a simple way for orchestra to deploy a pool of machine that are made availabe for ensemble
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Ensemble as a bare-metal deployment medium
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/server-o-ensemble-orchestra-openstack-support