Kevan Miller wrote:
On May 12, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Joe Bohn wrote:
All,
We have discussed in the past the idea of getting some ASF hosted
machines that we can use to run and share TCK test results for
Geronimo. With more folks coming on board running TCK tests this
seems to be getting more and more important. It would also be great
if we could get some of the automation working again on these
dedicated machines ... but I think we need to secure some machines
first. For now, I think we should just get something we can share for
Geronimo with an eye toward possible sharing across other ASF projects
in the future.
Some recent discussions with infra indicate that the Geronimo PMC
needs to submit a proposal for these machines if we ever hope to get
some. The proposal must meet the criteria listed below in addition to
some more obvious things such as the number and specifications of the
machines. The Geronimo PMC must approve and then make the request to
ASF infra but we can discuss the requirements here and formulate the
proposal. Please jump in if you have opinions on the specs and number
of machines. Keep in mind that we need to keep this request
reasonable if we have a hope of getting it accepted. I also imagine
that we'll have to volunteer some people to help manage these machines
.... volunteers?
I'll start to put together a proposal with your input and when we
think it is complete enough I'll forward it to the PMC for further
action.
The sooner we can get this proposal pulled together the better off
we'll be.
Does anybody have a sample proposal for something similar from infra?
I'm not sure how detailed this proposal must be.
Joe,
This would be fantastic. Thanks for starting this discussion. Our GBuild
hosting infrastructure is no more. And we're overly reliant on the
machines running in Matt's basement.
IIRC, you've been keeping 2 machines pretty busy running CTS tests. So,
at an absolute minimum, I think we'd need 2 beefy multi-core machines.
Preferably, we'd have 3-4. With a stable hardware and hosting
environment, I think we could get an automated test system up and
running reliably. If we can use multiple VM images to concurrently run
tests, we'd be able to make better use of the hardware (with faster
turn-around of tests).
--kevan
Right I was running 2 very beefy machines manually in a dedicated
fashion with no automation. If we want something to share, multiple VM
images, and multiple concurrent tests then it would need to be a bit
more robust than what I was using. So I was planning to ask for 4
multi-core machines (need to do some research on CPU capacity) and 3-4
GB RAM each. I'll include that we could get by with just 2 machines for
a time while we work out the automation/sharing issues.
I sent a note asking for some clarification on what they are looking for
in a proposal and an example (if available). I'd like for whatever we
request to be in line with most of their other systems in terms of OS
level/version, VM software, etc... so that we can avoid the "one off"
issue they list while still getting a system that can support our
testing needs.
Thanks for the feedback!
Joe
