Agenda/Minutes are posted at: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/stx-releases stx.7.0 - Release/Feature Planning: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/171PJAu9SykXm9h9Ny2IsZ8YMbhvEwOzuTbIS... - Release Verification: - Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1szAP-xVZq7ebSyGJ-EHTVebMmsupSY7w - Feature Testing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hXJJ4LvxhWwLIF_PHpCyxlGpfKdXtcPjlycl... - Regression Testing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19OQmmo5OfD1eHS8rp5uBgnVaS7i8J-NhQuiK... - Key Feature Updates - Update Default Certificate Configuration on Installation - StoryBoard: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009811 - Will be deferred to stx.8.0 due to resourcing challenges - Update platform apps to use Debian Base OS - StoryBoard: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009831 - Partial Delivery. Only a subset of images will be rebuilt for Debian in the stx.7.0 timeframe. The remaining images will be done in stx.8.0 - NEW: Istio Service Mesh Integration - StoryBoard: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009912 - Proposed for inclusion in stx.7.0 as an optional containerized application - Kubernetes custom configuration support - StoryBoard: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2009766 - Cannot deliver the full scope in the stx.7.0 timeframe, so this feature will continue in stx.8.0 - Debian Update - Expect the CENGN builds to generate Debian ISOs by end of this week - April 22 - Debian AIO-SX w/ std kernel is stable enough to start running regular sanity - Sanity will be done by the WR team as the Intel sanity team - Next: Enable the rt kernel. No definitive forecast yet, but should be within 2wks. - Note: The rt kernel will be a separate ISO to start. Then it will be combined in the same ISO in the late May time-frame. - A number of features have their Code Merge Date in April - Support for Intel Logan Beach - Support for Mellanox CX6 - Support for Broadcom 57504 - Kubernetes custom configuration support (partial) - Armada Deprecaton / Replacement - FluxCD - K8S & Container Components Refresh - k8s 1.22/1.23 - Container CNI Component Refresh - Debian Builds on CENGN - Container Base Image Based on Debian Blog Updates - stx.7.0 blog candidates have been identified, in addition to a release summary blog post. - We published 2 blog posts earlier this year. They cover two key stx.6.0 features: certificate management and Distributed Cloud. - Also planning a PTG blog post and possibly a post related to the Berlin Summit.