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Rick McGuire wrote: | +1 | | Joe Bohn wrote: |> If we are to take this proposal forward to the ASF Infrastructure |> team, they want assurance that the Geronimo PMC is behind the |> recommendation and supports the intended use of the systems. I think |> it also bodes well to demonstrate that the entire Geronimo community |> stands behind the proposal, particularly since we will administer the |> machines ourselves, - so I encourage all to vote. |> |> |> [ ] +1 I agree with the need and support the proposal. Present it to |> the ASF Infrastructure team. |> [ ] 0 No opinion |> [ ] -1 I don't see the need or disagree with the proposal. Do not |> present this proposal to the ASF Infrastructure team. |> |> I'll plan on calling this vote on Friday (5/23) morning (9 AM EST). |> |> |> PROPOSAL |> |> Rationale: |> The Apache Geronimo community has a need to support the execution and |> sharing of results from Sun certification tests (cts) which are |> necessary gain JavaEE5 certification compliance. This information is |> only available to those Geronimo committers that have signed the Sun |> NDA and other Apache committers that have signed an NDA and gained |> approval of the Apache Geronimo PMC. This has allowed other Apache |> projects to test new products/releases by running JavaEE 5 TCK tests |> using the Apache Geronimo test infrastructure. |> |> In the past these resource intensive tests have been run on private |> machines by individuals. As more people become involved with Apache |> Geronimo and related projects, it is becoming obvious that we need a |> central system to run and share the results of these tests. A |> centralized testing environment allows the Geronimo community to more |> fully participate in the TCK process. Some committers don't have |> access to the hardware resources needed to run the Java EE TCK tests |> in a timely manner. Although some ad-hoc sharing of private machines |> has occurred, this is not ideal from a community perspective. |> Community controlled systems allow us to equitably share these resources. |> |> Request: |> To fulfill this requirement, the Apache Geronimo PMC is requesting the |> ASF infrastructure team to provide and host machines that can be used |> for this purpose. Initially, we would like to request two (2) |> machines that meet (as closely as possible) the specification below. |> However, we can see the need for 2 additional machines in the not too |> distant future. |> |> Machine specs: |> - 8 core (two 3.0 GHz quad-core) |> - 16 GB memory |> - two 750GB 7200 - rpm SATA 3GB/s disks |> - DVD R/W (20x?) |> - rack mountable specification to work with ASF infra requirements |> - LOM or other features as necessary for ASF infra support |> - to be developer managed and maintained by the Apache Geronimo Team |> - Apache Geronimo would assume all responsibility for: |> - configuration |> - backup/recovery |> - secure access |> - Strictly limited to those Apache Geronimo committers with |> NDAs on file or additional Apache committers with NDAs and approved by |> Geronimo PMC. |> - full, admin access would be granted to ASF infra with reboot |> directions |> - At least 2 active Apache Geronimo committers (with NDA |> authorization) would identified to manage the machines. |> - Running Linux with something like Xen for 4 VM images per machine. |> We may increase the number of VM images if it is feasible. |> - We would require both ssh and VNC access to the VMs. |> - It is not yet decided if we would use NAT to access the VMs or |> public IP addresses. Is there are recommendation from ASF Infra? |> - Automation will most likely be added to run builds, execute tests, |> and produce reports. |> - Capability to manually run tests on demand would also be supported. |> |> Admin Volunteers: |> - Joe Bohn (PMC) |> - Jay McHugh (PMC) |> - Jason Warner |> - Matt Hogstrom (PMC) |> - Kevan Miller (PMC) |> | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) iD8DBQFIMsSwgNg6eWEDv1kRAn9BAJ9JfWeO87zqcgar6Fbf3lqHIbwbaQCg76xH V7FYVtydEILZQEi1uAZKA+g= =dIbP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
