[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: StarlingX Release Meeting - March 21/2019

[Khalil, Ghada]

Agenda/Minutes are posted at:
https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/stx-releases

Release Meeting Agenda/Notes - March 21/2019
- Yellow Items 
    - Documentation
          - Release gating documents have been identified. Execution plan is as follows:
          - Step 1: Implement the landing page structure. Bruce is meeting tomorrow with Abraham to get this going.
          - Step 2: Map the current content into the new structure
          - Step 3: Assign the work items to people to generate the content
                    - This is when to determine how much help is needed.
          - Step 4: Implementation; assignees add the content
          - Expect Step 1 & 2 to be done in the next week. In the next release meeting, Bruce will share the plan for Step 3.
    - Anisble bootstrap Deployment
          - Developed a wk-by-wk plan with multiple milestones.
          - Plan to enable configurations over time: simplex, duplex, multi-node, storage
          - Need help from the test teams to verify the different configurations 
                      - Test setting up their individual systems
          - Expect full cut-over  to Ansible (obsoleting config_controller) by mid-May.
          - Detailed milestones/plan to be published by next week.
    - Ceph Upgrade
          - Feature trending from yellow to green
          - Expect ISO to be ready for test team by next week
          - Expect two weeks for pre-submission feature testing
          - Code Merge Date: sometime in April  (Cindy to provide final date)
          - Post-submission feature testing of 1wk

- Red Items
    - Containers
          - Most items have plans in place now. There are still some unknown/unplanned items being worked.
          - Containers Plan: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lMMclUmLMPTuk_a5URMMoWrJR4MbeA_UINnBliumg2Y/edit#gid=991138079 
          - Merged Stories: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/list?tags=stx.containers&project_group_id=86&status=merged 
          - Active Stories: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/list?status=active&project_group_id=86&tags=stx.containers 
          - 80% of feature content should be in the load by end of April. Full feature functionality by June 6.
              - Action: Frank to identify key milestones to enable verification activity.
          - Next step is to work with the test teams to define test-cases and the detailed plan for execution.
    - Distributed Cloud
          - Developing a wk-by-wk plan with multiple milestones
          - DC enabled with containers only
          - DC w/ openstack services
          - DC add-on features like update system and anisble provisioning
          - Expect feature completion by end of June.
          - Next step is to work with the test teams (Numan is the prime) to define test-cases and the detailed plan for execution.
    - Distro Openstack Patch Elimination
          - 10 nova items are considered StarlingX release gating + 1 internal StarlingX item
          - Next step is to determine forecasts for code review available on nova master. Steps are as follows:
                    - Reproduce issue on master / open nova bug
                     - Rebase the code as needed
                     - Test the fix
                     - Propose fix to the community (gerrit review)
                     - Merge the fix in the starlingx branch (possibly in parallel with the upstream reviews)
          - Action: Bruce to work with 99cloud

Test Readiness
- Ada/Numan to work the updated verification plan ...dates are needed to determine RC1.
- Plan is to provide an update in the next release meeting

Bug Resolution
- Bugs are actively being assigned to members of the community. Trends are going in the right direction.
- Action: Document the policy around the # of bugs that can be open at the time of the release.