I think so far the mirror scheme we are discussing is not for general purpose VMs, right? I was under the impression that we wanted to improve the system VMs template management scheme ONLY.
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Chiradeep Vittal <chirade...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do feel like this is early optimization. Mirrors rarely fail. I'd expect > a single web server hosted on Apache Infra without any monitors to fail > more often than a mirror. We already expect Wido's systemvm repository to > be up all the time. And it has been. Similarly, I don't believe Nux's > repository has ever been down. And if Accelerite wants to host on S3, that > one is pretty solid as well. > > This is an infrequent operation in a cloud. After the cloud is installed, > the download servers are only needed for a new zone. If we trust the user > to run a cloud, surely he/she can run a web server to serve some built-in > templates. And if her cloud is successful, she needs to figure out how to > host her templates anyway and not rely on 3rd parties. > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Will Stevens <wstev...@cloudops.com> > wrote: > > > 1) If the legacy implementations do not support redirects, that does > cause > > a problem. A potential solution in that case is to have the web server > > actually proxy the download, but that is not ideal and I would like to > > avoid it if possible. Thanks for bringing that up Chiradeep. > > > > 2) I think we need to have a single URL which people can target. Once > they > > make the switch to the new URL, we want the implementation to be able to > > handle mirror failures without affecting the end client. We want to > avoid > > the situation where an ACS user will ever have to change this URL more > than > > once. Mirror failures SHOULD NOT affect the ACS users assuming there is > > still at least one mirror who can serve the requested resource. > > > > These are obviously my personal opinions and others will probably have > > differing opinions. > > > > *Will STEVENS* > > Lead Developer > > > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Chiradeep Vittal <chirade...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > 1. If you are targeting legacy installations, they are not able to > follow > > > redirects. The line of code that added this capability was added on > > 11/16. > > > 2. If you trust the users to edit the database to change the URL, you > can > > > trust them to change it to anything. Just document a known list of good > > > template locations. > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Will Stevens <wstev...@cloudops.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > So the main issue I see with this is the following. > > > > > > > > This implementation is designed to target legacy installations which > > will > > > > be affected when download.cloud.com disappears. These people will > > need > > > to > > > > make a DB change to replace the 'download.cloud.com' with some other > > url > > > > (maybe 'download.cloudstack.org'). Once the DB has been updated, we > > can > > > > not expect anything else of the client, they need to be able to just > > > > continue operation as they were without any need to rebuild or > upgrade > > > > their ACS. > > > > > > > > If we try to force the decision to the client, then we break the > legacy > > > > implementations. Since the SSVM is likely going to be the client in > > some > > > > cases, and since it does not already have the logic to handle the 300 > > > > approach correctly, I feel like it is not a viable solution for the > > > legacy > > > > deployments. > > > > > > > > In addition to that. I don't think the client is in any better > > position > > > to > > > > make the mirror decision than I am. I am likely able to make a more > > > > 'educated' decision than the client would be able to because I can do > > > > different tests on the endpoint(s) before making a final decision. > > > > > > > > Does this make sense or am I missing something obvious? > > > > > > > > *Will STEVENS* > > > > Lead Developer > > > > > > > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Rafael Weingärtner < > > > > rafaelweingart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think I understood you, but I did not understand you. > > > > > > > > > > Let me see if I can create an example to illustrate how we could do > > > using > > > > > the HTTP 300 code. > > > > > > > > > > The HTTP 300 code indicates clients that he/she/it has multiple > > choices > > > > to > > > > > access the requested resource. If the request is a HEAD, this is > the > > > only > > > > > thing that the server returns. If the request if a GET, then the > > server > > > > > returns the choices for the client. The response type is defined on > > the > > > > > server based on the Content-Type, user agent and others. > > > > > > > > > > Let’s say the server receives a GET request and informs the > > > content-type > > > > as > > > > > JSON (application/JSON). Your application could get the mirrors > list, > > > do > > > > > the appending process for the requested resource path, and then > > return > > > a > > > > > JSON array with the possible mirror the client can use. Then, the > > > client > > > > > gets this list and does the processing required to select a mirror. > > > > > > > > > > Now let’s say that a human access the link using a browser. Then, > the > > > > > server should receive something like (text/plain) as the > > content-type; > > > I > > > > > think depending on the browser this field may differ a little (it > > would > > > > > require some checking). Anyways, the server detects that it is a > > > “human” > > > > > requesting the resource, then we could serve an HTML page with a > > > > Javascript > > > > > that uses the mirror list. This Javascript could do some checking > and > > > > > choose the best mirror for that specific. > > > > > > > > > > Why do I think this approach is interesting? > > > > > The application you developed would be used only to retrieve valid > > and > > > > > trusted sources of system VM images (a trusted repository for > mirrors > > > > that > > > > > we as a community vouch for). Also, we shift the decision process > > > > > regarding mirrors from the server to the client. Then, it is up to > > > > clients > > > > > to select mirrors, and not up to us (or some of our > implementations). > > > > > > > > > > Did this help? > > > > > BTW: I am not saying I am against the way you proposed, which would > > > work > > > > > fine. It is merely a suggestion using a different perspective. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Will Stevens < > > > williamstev...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > @rafael: in general, I don't think the client should ever be > > making a > > > > > > choice about a mirror. We have to assume we are working with a > > > scripted > > > > > > application and anything hard coded in that implementation on the > > > > client > > > > > > side is a risk. > > > > > > > > > > > > I may not be understanding the use of the 300 approach, so I will > > > > > research > > > > > > it to see if I can make it fit. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 3, 2017 9:59 AM, "Rafael Weingärtner" < > > > > > rafaelweingart...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Will great job. > > > > > > > > > > > > I had the same doubt as Daan. > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you considered using HTTP 300 working mode? Then, we could > let > > > the > > > > > > client decide which mirror is the best(closest?). Section > “10.3.1” > > of > > > > [1] > > > > > > talks about it; this would put the pressure on deciding upon a > > mirror > > > > on > > > > > > the client side, but I think it would be fair. > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html > > > > > > > > > > > > PS: You really like very short variables names! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 1:24 AM, Daan Hoogland < > > > > > daan.hoogl...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nice little thing Will, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One question: if I read the code correctly it ‘go’es and tries > > all > > > > > > mirrors > > > > > > > at once and whichever responses first is redirected to the > > client. > > > > This > > > > > > > might well be the same every time. This might be the one > closest > > to > > > > the > > > > > > > mirror302 and not to the client. Is that correct or did I miss > a > > > > > weighing > > > > > > > algorithm hidden in there? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good coding, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 03/03/17 00:23, "Will Stevens" <sw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey All, > > > > > > > Please review this repo and tell me what you think: > > > > > > > https://github.com/swill/mirror302 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if you have questions or you would like me to > > make > > > > > > changes > > > > > > > before I bring this topic up with ASF Infra and open a > ticket > > > to > > > > > get > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > implemented. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Will Stevens* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Will Stevens < > > > > > wstev...@cloudops.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am building a short term solution right now. I > hopefully > > > > will > > > > > > > have the > > > > > > > > building blocks in place by the weekend so we can start > > > working > > > > > > with > > > > > > > Infra > > > > > > > > to get it in place. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We will have a web server which we can point something > like > > > > > > > > downloads.cloudstack.org (or whatever url) at. Then we > > will > > > > > have > > > > > > > an ASF > > > > > > > > repo which tracks a mirror list and exposes a static site > > to > > > be > > > > > > able > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > query the mirror list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The web server will receive a request and will do a 302 > > > > redirect > > > > > to > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > appropriate resource on one of the mirrors. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This gets us started. Legacy environments will have to > do > > a > > > DB > > > > > > > change to > > > > > > > > change from 'download.cloud.com' to ' > > > downloads.cloudstack.org' > > > > > (or > > > > > > > > whatever), but otherwise it should be pretty simple. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We can improve how we deliver templates going forward, > but > > > this > > > > > > > obviously > > > > > > > > requires some discussion still. I will try to buy us > some > > > time > > > > > > with > > > > > > > an > > > > > > > > implementation which solves our problems today... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Will STEVENS* > > > > > > > > Lead Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Abhinandan Prateek < > > > > > > > > abhinandan.prat...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> Initial seeding is a manual step and that is not going > to > > > > change > > > > > > in > > > > > > > near > > > > > > > >> future. A handy list of official places from where these > > > > > templates > > > > > > > can be > > > > > > > >> downloaded won’t harm this part of the installation. > Just > > > > allow > > > > > > > anyone > > > > > > > >> credible who follows democratic process to publish their > > > > > templates > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > >> apache’s blessings. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> Coming to urls hard coded in db, the popular suggestion > is > > > to > > > > > > point > > > > > > > them > > > > > > > >> to mirrors. This looks good but this is going to take > some > > > > > effort > > > > > > > that has > > > > > > > >> not materialised yet. Once this change is made it will > be > > > > going > > > > > in > > > > > > > some > > > > > > > >> future release like 4.11; the problem still remains for > > the > > > > > > > releases that > > > > > > > >> are already out there. In case access to > > download.cloud.com > > > > is > > > > > > > dropped > > > > > > > >> at some point we will have to document the procedure > such > > > that > > > > > > > people know > > > > > > > >> how to make these stable releases work. That is where > the > > > > > > procedure > > > > > > > >> documented here https://shankerbalan.net/blog/ > > > > > > > >> seed-cloudstack-templates-offline/ should be officially > > > > adapted > > > > > > > with a > > > > > > > >> marketplace to pick up templates of choosing. Maybe we > can > > > > have > > > > > a > > > > > > > pre-setup > > > > > > > >> script to make choices instead of written wiki. Note > that > > > this > > > > > > will > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > >> anyway needed by the older releases. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> On 01/03/17, 4:24 PM, "Paul Angus" < > > > paul.an...@shapeblue.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> >-1 > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >We are trying to get MORE people to use CloudStack. > And > > > > > raising > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > >> barrier to entry does nothing to help that. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >Kind regards, > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >Paul Angus > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >paul.an...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > > >> >www.shapeblue.com > > > > > > > >> >53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK > > > > > > > >> >@shapeblue > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >-----Original Message----- > > > > > > > >> >From: Abhinandan Prateek [mailto:abhinandan.prateek@ > > > > > > shapeblue.com] > > > > > > > >> >Sent: 01 March 2017 09:39 > > > > > > > >> >To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > > > > > > >> >Subject: Re: Modern template hosting > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >+1 > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >After seeing this discussion running in circles several > > > > times, > > > > > I > > > > > > > think > > > > > > > >> we should at least get started with the simplest option. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >On 27/02/17, 11:54 PM, "Chiradeep Vittal" < > > > > > chirade...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> >>The alternative foolproof way is to simply not provide > > the > > > > > > > automatic > > > > > > > >> >>download. > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>Just document the mirror list URL where the templates > > can > > > be > > > > > > > found. I > > > > > > > >> >>don't know why people reject this option. > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>https://shankerbalan.net/blog/seed-cloudstack- > > > > > > templates-offline/ > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Will Stevens > > > > > > > >> >><williamstev...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > >> >>wrote: > > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >>> OK. Thanks for the heads up. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > >> >>> On Feb 27, 2017 1:08 PM, "Chiradeep Vittal" < > > > > > > > chirade...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > >> >>> > Sounds workable. The downloader code in the SSVM > > won't > > > > > > follow > > > > > > > >> >>> > redirects I think. > > > > > > > >> >>> > https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/blob/ > > > > > > 5511065fc20787619d > > > > > > > 9cd0444 > > > > > > > >> >>> > a65a3 155fc9c921/core/src/com/cloud/ > > storage/template/ > > > > > > > >> >>> > HttpTemplateDownloader.java#L93 > > > > > > > >> >>> > https://goo.gl/dSi0r5 > > > > > > > >> >>> > Might need to add > > > > > > > >> >>> > client.setRedirectStrategy(new > > LaxRedirectStrategy()); > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > >> >>> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Will Stevens > > > > > > > >> >>> > <wstev...@cloudops.com> > > > > > > > >> >>> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > We haven't opened a ticket yet because we don't > > > have a > > > > > > > strategy > > > > > > > >> yet. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > What do you guys think of this: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > - We setup a new github repo in the 'apache' org > > > which > > > > > > > consists > > > > > > > >> >>> > > of a > > > > > > > >> >>> > single > > > > > > > >> >>> > > file with a list of active/supported mirrors. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > - I write a small web server, distributed as a > > > binary, > > > > > > > which can > > > > > > > >> >>> > > be > > > > > > > >> >>> > hosted > > > > > > > >> >>> > > by ASF Infra. This web server will query the > > > current > > > > > list > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > >> >>> > > mirrors > > > > > > > >> >>> and > > > > > > > >> >>> > > will select one and then do a 302 redirect to > that > > > > > mirror. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > The act of 'choosing' a mirror could be done in > a > > > > number > > > > > > of > > > > > > > ways. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > - If we want to define an order, then it could > > just > > > > try > > > > > > > from the > > > > > > > >> >>> > > top of > > > > > > > >> >>> > the > > > > > > > >> >>> > > list and work its way down. It would curl the > > > target > > > > to > > > > > > > make > > > > > > > >> >>> > > sure it > > > > > > > >> >>> > gets > > > > > > > >> >>> > > a 200 and if it does, it would do a 302 > redirect. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > - Or, if we want to distribute the load across > the > > > > > > mirrors, > > > > > > > we > > > > > > > >> >>> > > could > > > > > > > >> >>> pick > > > > > > > >> >>> > > from the list randomly. Again, doing a curl to > > > verify > > > > > the > > > > > > > mirror > > > > > > > >> >>> > > is up > > > > > > > >> >>> > and > > > > > > > >> >>> > > then doing a redirect. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > - If we want to get fancy, we could do a reverse > > IP > > > > > lookup > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > >> >>> > > try to > > > > > > > >> >>> > match > > > > > > > >> >>> > > the requester with their closest geographical > > > mirror. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > *Will STEVENS* > > > > > > > >> >>> > > Lead Developer > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Chiradeep > > Vittal < > > > > > > > >> >>> chirade...@gmail.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > What steps are needed to set up a mirror? What > > > does > > > > > > Infra > > > > > > > need > > > > > > > >> to do? > > > > > > > >> >>> > Has > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > anybody filed a ticket with Infra? > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:17 PM, Raja > Pullela < > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > raja.pull...@accelerite.com> > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Hi will, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > I believe, we didn’t get to close ‘getting a > > > > mirror > > > > > on > > > > > > > Apache’ > > > > > > > >> >>> > because > > > > > > > >> >>> > > we > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > needed someone on the Apache Infra side to > > close > > > > > this. > > > > > > > BTW, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > cloudstack-apt.get.eu (I think Nux manages > > > this?) > > > > > has > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > all/most of > > > > > > > >> >>> > the > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > content. Once we can close on the Apache > > mirror > > > > for > > > > > > > hosting > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > the > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > content, I > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > can help assist getting the content there. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > For now, we have replicated the > > > > download.cloud.com > > > > > > > content to > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > ‘ s3.download.accelerite.com’. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Also, we are working on a set of > > steps/procedure > > > > to > > > > > > > help with > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > this change. I will update everyone in > about > > a > > > > > week’s > > > > > > > time > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > on the > > > > > > > >> >>> > details. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Best, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Raja Pullela > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Engineering Team, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Accelerite, 2055 Laurelwood Road, Santa > Clara, > > > CA, > > > > > > 95054 > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > On 2/24/17, 11:23 PM, " > > williamstev...@gmail.com > > > > on > > > > > > > behalf of > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Will Stevens" <williamstev...@gmail.com on > > > behalf > > > > > of > > > > > > > >> >>> > wstev...@cloudops.com> > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > unfortunately the template mirror > conversation > > > got > > > > > > > caught up > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > in > > > > > > > >> >>> > details > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > and > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > nobody took the lead on implementing a > > solution. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > citrix has been pinging me every couple > months > > > to > > > > > say > > > > > > > 'dude, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > we > > > > > > > >> >>> need > > > > > > > >> >>> > to > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > remove the dependency on > download.citrix.com > > ', > > > > but > > > > > i > > > > > > > have not > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > had > > > > > > > >> >>> > the > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > cycles to get in and solve the problem. the > > > > > shutdown > > > > > > > of that > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > is > > > > > > > >> >>> > > imminent > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > right now, so we need to solve it asap. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > *Will STEVENS* > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > Lead Developer > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Paul > Angus < > > > > > > > >> >>> > paul.an...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Hi Nathan, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Ideally, if you put the template location > in > > > (or > > > > > use > > > > > > a > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > template > > > > > > > >> >>> > > defined > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > in) test_data.py then the actual location > > can > > > > be > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > overridden by > > > > > > > >> >>> > > anyone > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > testing. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > For Trillian, we've copied all of the > > > templates > > > > > that > > > > > > > people > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > have > > > > > > > >> >>> > > define > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > to > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > a local repo and then replace the URLs in > > > > > > > test_data.py to > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > reduce > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > bandwidth > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > use and download times. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Ie: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "bootableIso": > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > { > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "displaytext": "Test > > > > Bootable > > > > > > > ISO", > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "name": "testISO", > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "bootable": True, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "ispublic": False, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "url": "{{ > > > > > > marvin_images_location > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > }}/TinyCore-current.iso", > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "ostype": 'Other Linux > > > > > > (64-bit)', > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > "mode": > 'HTTP_DOWNLOAD' > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > }, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > I thought that we had come up with a > > solution > > > > for > > > > > > > >> >>> > download.cloud.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > , > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > by > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > having a mirrorlist hosted in Community > > Apache > > > > > > > 'space' with > > > > > > > >> >>> anyone > > > > > > > >> >>> > > able > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > to > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > out themselves forward as a mirror. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > But I must admit I lost track of whether > > > anyone > > > > > made > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > >> >>> requisite > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > changes > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > in code.... > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Paul Angus > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > paul.an...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > www.shapeblue.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London > > WC2N > > > > > 4HSUK > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > @shapeblue > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > From: williamstev...@gmail.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > [mailto:williamstev...@gmail.com] > > > > > > > >> >>> > On > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Behalf Of Will Stevens > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Sent: 24 February 2017 16:30 > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Subject: Re: Modern template hosting > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > this is a hard questions. in general, we > > > should > > > > > be > > > > > > > setting > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > up a > > > > > > > >> >>> > > mirror > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > on > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > some cloudstack/apache domain and then > > mirror > > > to > > > > > > other > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > provided > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > templates. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > we MUST come up with a solution to > deprecate > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > 'download.cloud.com > > > > > > > >> >>> ', > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > that > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > is going to be going away any day now. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > i don't know the right way to solve this > to > > be > > > > > > > honest, but > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > if you > > > > > > > >> >>> > > have > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > ideas, i am willing to help. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > *Will STEVENS* > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Lead Developer > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Nathan > > > > Johnson < > > > > > > > >> >>> njohn...@ena.com > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > So not to re-open a can of worms, but > I’m > > > in a > > > > > > > situation > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > where > > > > > > > >> >>> I > > > > > > > >> >>> > > need > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > to come up with a Marvin component test > > that > > > > > > > depends on a > > > > > > > >> >>> > template > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > based on a kernel that’s relatively new, > > > i.e., > > > > > > > newer than > > > > > > > >> >>> Centos > > > > > > > >> >>> > > 5.3 > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > / > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > Ubuntu 10.04 . > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > I see openvm.eu has a suitable template > > > > (Ubuntu > > > > > > > 16.0.4 > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > for > > > > > > > >> >>> KVM), > > > > > > > >> >>> > > but > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > from looking at the thread "Migrating > > > > CloudStack > > > > > > > content > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > from download.cloud.com” it looks like > > > there > > > > is > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > resistance to using > > > > > > > >> >>> > > this > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > at > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > least for hosting system vm templates > over > > > > > > concerns > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > >> >>> > neutrality. > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > Would this be suitable for a component > > test? > > > > If > > > > > > > not, > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > what is a > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > “blessed” > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > template location? > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > Nathan Johnson > > > > > > > >> 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