> -----Original Message----- > From: David Crossley [mailto:cross...@apache.org] > Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 6:09 PM > To: dev@forrest.apache.org > Subject: Re: Moving Forrest Zone to a FreeBSD Jail > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 Gav... wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Infra are working towards removing Helios our Zones machine. The > Zones are > > to be replaced with FreeBSD (8.1-RC2 currently) Jails. > > > > All projects zones are to be moved over the next few weeks. I have > been > > tasked mainly with this job, with help from others as > > required. > > > > I have created new Jails but have yet to migrate an existing zone to > a jail, > > so I would like to start on familiar ground and > > get the Forrest Zone moved - this week if possible. Anyone who has an > acct > > on our current zone setup will if they still require > > it, get an acct on the new Jail. > > > > Does anyone foresee any issues in doing this? Is the timing ok? > > > > The only thing I can see is that FreeBSD (and now Debian/Ubuntu) uses > the > > Diablo Java rather than the sun jdk so if anyone knows > > of any issues with that please let me know. > > > > I envisage a short crossover period where we will have both available > > (forrest.zones.a.o and forrest2.zones.a.o) until we are happy all > > is well at our new digs. > > > > If no objections I'll start soon (next couple of days) > > Some messages have been going to the private@ forrest list > for this. So trying to bring the technical discussion back here. > > The old zone is being switched off on Friday 17 September > i.e. in a few days. > > Tim and i have done some quick checks. > > I noticed that there have been changes to various files > server-side on the new zone that are under SVN in forrest/zone > So those changes need to be brought back and committed.
Sure, most, but not all, are local path changes to suit the new jail. I will commit them just as soon as we have made the move away from the old zone where the current config files in svn are relevant. > > Our zone documentation needs to be fixed: > http://forrest.apache.org/zone.html I can work on that after the switch. Gav... > > Also we saw recently a failure with the old zone, > but did not get an email message from the new zone. > So perhaps something wrong with email orginating from > the new zone. > > I will make a deliberate break, and see what happens. > > However i do not have much time for this. So if someone > else can help, that would be good. > > -David
