[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: StarlingX Release Meeting - July 30/2020

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

stx.4.0
- Feature Test Update
     - Openstack Rebase to Ussuri 
          - 4 TCs run successfully on stx master, but not on the rc/4.0 branch
          - Need to trigger a container build on the 4.0 branch. Action: Frank/Scott

- Regression Test Status
          - Done

- Bugs
          - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bugs?field.tag=stx.4.0&orderby=-importance&start=0 
          - Agreed to deter 7 bugs to a future stx.4.0 maintenance release
          - Openstack: 5, DC: 1, Containers: 1

- Cherry-pick
          - Frank to follow up with Scott on the following cherrypick
                - https://review.opendev.org/#/c/743712/ 
                - Either merge before tongiht's build or re-gate to stx.5.0 and abandon the review

- Release Delivery Plan
          - 7/30: Build ISO and docker images tonight
          - 7/31: Run sanity and confirm Openstack metrics TCs are working w/ new docker image
          - 7/31: Send email out to stop merges to the branch. Stop nightly builds
          - 7/31: Tag the branch and move the rc build to the release location
          - TBD whether this finishes in one day or goes into next week

- Release Notes  The draft RN are in this review: https://review.opendev.org/#/c/742989/
          - We're looking for input/suggestions for the Bug fixes and Known limitations sections: 
          - Bug fixes has a link to all the LP fixed in R4 - any bugs that need to be highlighted?
          - Known limitations has placeholder text - any specific workarounds/issues to add here?
          - Need others to review. Ghada will review today.
          - Future: Doc team to add the blank release notes early in stx.5.0 so that dev primes can add descriptions for their features as they deliver them

- Agreed to go ahead with declaring the stx.4.0 release once the above delivery plan is complete