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Details on the documentation needs for ACS 4.2.
Purpose
- Update documentation for new features.
- Update documentation for UI changes.
- Respond to change request and bug tickets.
Assumptions and Risks
The time available before the release is short. The list of features to be included in the release is in flux, making it difficult to plan which features to write about first.
Documentation Deliverables and Outlines
The Documentation plan is derived from the Apache CloudStack 4.2 QA Plan. The following table lists the new features and how they affect documentation. We are committed to provide documentation for features marked P1 and P2.
Update Docs for New Features
|
Feature |
Engineering Contacts |
Links: Engineering Functional Spec + Doc Bug Number |
Writer |
Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
AWS-style Health Checks |
Rajesh Battala |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Load+Balancer+Health+checks |
JT |
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3 |
Netscaler LB on Shared VLANs |
Rajesh Battala |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/LB+on+Shared+VLANs |
Radhika |
Moved to 4.2 |
|
5 |
Optional Public IP assignment for EIP with Basic Zone |
Murali |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/L4-L7+network+services+in+shared+network- |
Radhika |
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7 |
Advanced Search UI |
Brian |
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8 |
L4-L7 network services in shared network- |
Murali- |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/L4-L7+network+services+in+shared+network |
Radhika |
On Track |
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10 |
User provided hostname to be specified in vCenter - |
Vijay B |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/- |
Radhika |
On Track |
|
13 |
Storage subsystem 2.0 |
Edison |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Storage+subsystem+2.0 |
|
Moved to 4.2 |
|
14 |
High Availability: EIP enhancements |
Murali |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-652 |
Radhika |
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16 |
VM's base image update facility (includes Reset a VM on reboot)- |
Harikrishna Patnala |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Base+Image+Updation+facility |
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19 |
New Image based provisioning method for Baremetal- |
Frank zhang- |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+Baremetal- |
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21 |
XenServer updates notifications |
Sanjay T |
JT |
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23 |
nTier Apps 2.0 Requirements |
Sheng + Kishan Kavala |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-621 |
Radhika |
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24 |
Support non-contiguous VLAN ranges |
Bharat |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-701https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-701 |
Radhika |
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27 |
Dedicated Resources: |
Deepti |
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29 |
Dedicated Resources - Public IP Addresses and VLANs per Tenant |
Likitha |
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30 |
Dedicated Resources:Limit Resources to domain/accounts |
Sanjay Tripathi |
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32 |
Specify egress rules on Physical device- |
Jaypal Reddy- |
Radhika |
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33 |
Health monitoring for load balanced instances |
Rajesh |
? |
? |
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34 |
3rd Party Plugin- |
Sonny |
-https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-625- |
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35 |
IPv6 Support |
Sheng |
? |
Radhika |
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36 |
Storage XenMotion/Migration |
Devdeep |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-659 |
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37 |
VMWare Enhancements: Support for DRS, VM HA |
Sateesh{-} |
? |
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38 |
VMware vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch support in CloudStack |
Sateesh |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-657 |
Radhika |
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42 |
ELB: auto-scale request handling capacity by provisioning LB appliances |
Murali Reddy |
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43 |
Framework for CloudStack to orchestrate virtual network appliances to provide network services |
Murali Reddy |
|
Moved to Future |
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44 |
Support VM Snapshot |
Mice Xia |
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45 |
Persistent Network Identity |
Hari P |
JT |
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46 |
Multiple IP Address per NIC |
Jaypal |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK24- |
Radhika |
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47 |
CPU/Memory OverCommit |
Bharat (XS) |
JT |
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48 |
Monitoring |
Anshul |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-680 |
JT |
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49 |
syslog enhancements |
Anshul |
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52 |
Object Store-Integration with CS as secondary Storage |
Nitin |
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/S3-based+secondary+Storage |
Radhika |
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53 |
{-}Zone-wide (primary) Block Storage |
Edison |
[https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-724 |
JT |
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53 |
Dynamic Resource Scaling (Scaling up CPU and RAM for running VMs)- |
Nitin Mehta |
-https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-658 |
JT |
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55 |
Multiple IP Ranges |
Bharat |
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56 |
Integrate Cisco VSG in CloudStack |
Koushik Das |
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57 |
Integrate Cisco ASA 1000v into CloudStack{-} |
Koushik Das |
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58 |
{-}Zone-wide primary storage target |
Anthony |
JT |
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59 |
{-}IP Address reservation within a network |
Saksham |
Radhika{-} |
- |
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60 |
Volume snapshot enhancements for VMware + Better VM Sync{-} |
Kelven Yang |
-https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/VMWare+Enhancements+-+Support+for+DRS+and+VM+HA- |
JT |
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61 |
Configurable setting to use linked clones or not on VMware |
Vijay B |
-https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-670- |
JT |
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63 |
Affinity / Anti-affinity Rules- |
Prachy |
[https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Affinity++Anti-affinity+rules |
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64 |
Granular Global Parameters |
Hari P |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-741https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-741 |
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65 |
Support multiple subnets per vlan for KVM HV |
Anthony Xu |
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-788https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-788 |
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69 |
Update Developer Guide |
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Radhika |
On Track |
|
70 |
Release Notes 4.2 |
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jzb |
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71 |
Update Installation Guides |
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jzb |
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Installation Guides: Update
Each new releases requires an update of the existing Installation Guide. A rewrite is required for "build from source" installation procedure.Looking for community contribution.
Hours: Up to 32 hours
Release Notes
Each new release requires an update of existing Release Notes. New features, Known issues, and Fixed issues sections require major rewrite.
Hours: Up to 32 hours including the review cycle.
API Reference: Update
Each new release requires an update of the existing API Reference man pages. These are auto-generated and require only posting to the website.
Hours: Up to 8 hours maximum if no rewrite is planned.
Documentation Bugs
It is assumed that bugs will be filed against documentation and some will be prioritized for this release. Currently known doc bugs per release can be obtained by querying the bugbase. Triage of existing bugs is needed to determine which are required in this release. The goal is to address as many as possible of the bugs that reflect inaccuracies in the documentation. Enhancement requests can be targeted to a later release.
Hours: Dedicating up to 60 hours for defect closure.This might vary based on the feature requirements.
Translation
Publican can output .po files which we can use to translate documentation into any desired language. DECISIONS REQUIRED:
- Which languages to translate?
- Use Transifex
- Use community volunteers? We already have one volunteer for Chinese translation.
Additional Doc Activities
In addition to the deliverables noted,additional activities are required during this time frame.
- Community outreach activities: presentations at professional gatherings, presence on mailing lists and social media, organizing CloudStack meetups etc.
Timeline
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