[Blueprint servercloud-p-cobbler-next-steps] Cobbler Next Steps

[Adam Gandelman]

Blueprint changed by Adam Gandelman:

Whiteboard changed:
  Work Items:
- [gandelman-a] Hardware detection and inventory snippet: TODO
+ [gandelman-a] Hardware detection and inventory snippet: INPROGRESS
  [zulcss] Add hardware inventory to cobbler API: TODO
  Investigate whats been added what is missing on web ui: TODO
  Add generic distro support: TODO
  [davewalker] Work with Canonical Design on Web UI css and arrangement for brand guidelines: INPROGRESS
  Fix Profile Updates (upstream?): TODO
  Investigate inventory gathering and reporting (SNMP?): TODO
  ARM Preseed fiel review (BOOT!): TODO
  
  == Agenda ==
  
   * Bug Fixing
   * Security Issues
   * Send patches upstream
   * What else needs to be integrated.
     * power infrastructure (NUT)?
   * ARM
   * MIR
   * Profile Updates
   * Authentication
  
  Inventory needs:
   - CPU: Cores, virt capable?
   - Storage capacity
   - Memory
   - Power management
   - Disks
   - Network devices
   - Video (e.g. GPUs), USB, Peripherals (e.g. crypto hardware)
  
   == Postponed TODO's ==
  
  Add cloud-init support to cobbler: DONE
  Add EC2 API hook to cobbler: DEPRECATED
  Add support for uboot: DONE
  Add support for other arches: DONE
  Extend cobbler API to do snapshot reporting as well: DEFERRED (Inventory)
  Add support for uboot: DONE
  Add support for other arches: DONE
  
  == TODOs ==
  Add hardware inventory to cobbler API: TODO
  Investigate whats been added what is missing on web ui: TODO
  Add generic distro support: TODO
  Work with Canonical Design on Web UI css and arrangement for brand guidelines: TODO
  Fix Profile Updates (upstream?):  TODO
  Investigate inventory gathering and reporting (SNMP?): TODO
  ARM Preseed fiel review (BOOT!): TODO
  
  == Session Notes ==
  
   * More snapshots.
   * Fix the theme. Create a new theme instead of patching the default one. (package separately)

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Cobbler Next Steps
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/servercloud-p-cobbler-next-steps