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

[Robbie Williamson]

Blueprint changed by Robbie Williamson:

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 ---
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-  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
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- 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)
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- Not enough resources in ensemble team to work on this
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- 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