[Blueprint servercloud-s-ceph] Ceph activities for Saucy

[James Page]

Blueprint changed by James Page:

Whiteboard changed:
- [UDS SESSION NOTES]
- UDS discussion topics:
- Recap on raring and cloud archive
-   MRE - hows that working?
-     Still to be proven.
- Plans for saucy
-   cuttlefish - features overview:
-      RADOWGW RESTful Admin API
-      Block device encryption (dm-crypt)
-          Key's currently on host (will move)
-      RBD - snapshot efficiency
-      RADOS - performance, basic encryption
-   dumpling - features overview
-     RESTful API for managing cluster (parallels CLI)
-     RGW multi-side and disaster recovery (replication)
-     at-reset dm-crypt keys stored outside the osd host
-     iSCSI gateway (based on stgt)
- Bobtail -> Dumpling Upgrade
-     will work (no pit stop at cuttlefish necessary)
- ceph-deploy packaging: DONE (include)
-     Will be backwards compat for deployment
- mod_fastcgi patches - revisit
-     Refactoring to allow frontend to be exposed in different ways
-     Embedded web server?
-     Review outputs from ceph developer summit
- ceph charm updates:
-     refactoring for ceph-disk changes (minimal)
-     encryption support - embedded in tooling.
- CephFS
-     Limited users so not been driven as hard (-> remains in universe).
- Align code drops to http://wiki.ceph.com/01Planning/01Roadmap/Schedule
- Swift compatibility:  http://ceph.com/docs/master/radosgw/swift
- Keystone backed S3 auth.
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  [USER STORIES]
  Jonas (who works for a Bank) wants to deploy Ceph with encryption of underlying physical disks to ensure confidentiality in post-lifecycle decommissioning of servers. He's able to deploy Ceph Dumpling with dm-crypt encryption from the Havana Cloud Archive for Ubuntu 12.04.
  
  James want to ensure the quality of the Ceph packages in the Ubuntu
  archive at all times; as the packages include DEP-8 tests these are used
  to gate uploads into the main development archive.
  
  [ASSUMPTIONS]
  Server QA lab will be virtualized using OpenStack supporting regular testing activities.
  
  [RISKS]
  mod_fastcgi patches not suitable for inclusion.
  
  [IN SCOPE]
  mod_fastcgi patches
  ceph-deploy
  
  [OUT OF SCOPE]
  
  [USER ACCEPTANCE]
  Multi-node testing of Ceph on a regular basis using Juju charms.
  DEP-8 automated testing of Ceph providing gated entry of Ceph packages into the Ubuntu Archive.
  
  [RELEASE NOTE/BLOG]
  Ubuntu 13.10 includes Ceph 0.xx.x (Dumpling stable release), providing improved performance and efficiency and block device encryption.
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+ [UDS SESSION NOTES]
+ http://pad.ubuntu.com/uds-1305-servercloud-s-ceph

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Ceph activities for Saucy
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/servercloud-s-ceph