[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: StarlingX Release Meeting - Sep 22/2021

[Khalil, Ghada]

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Release Team Meeting - Sep 22 2021
stx.6.0
- Release Planning Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13p0BMlBgJXUVForOFsblAJq9jA1-FMBlmhV5TIc70IE/edit#gid=1107209846
- Features Updates:
      - Debian OS Migration - New stx build tool
            - Feature dates updated by Linda. No impact on stx.6.0
      - Debian OS Migration - Build System Support
            - Feature dates updated by Linda. No impact on stx.6.0
      - Kernel Upversion to 5.10
            - Some dev work still required: ice driver upversion (1.6.x) and as well as fixing bugs. 
            - Action: Linda to update the new merge date based on remaining items.
            - Action: Michiel to confirm the scope of feature testin; taking into account what Linda's team is already covering.
      - Separate CA for k8s and etcd
            - Austin confirmed that this is on track for Sept 30
      - CEPH upversion from Mimic to Nautilus
            - Initial plan was to merge the code disabled and not move to the new CEPH version in stx.6.0
            - As per Frank Miller, want to re-evaluate enabling the new version of Ceph in stx.6.0. Already have ceph demo working on AIO-SX
            - Action: Flavio to confirm plan in the next meeting
      - DRBD Upversion
            - Feature dates updated by Gustavo. Feature is considered in for stx.6.0
      - Puppet Upversion:
            - Feature dates updated by Waldo. 
            - From Frank, this is not likely to land for stx.6.0.
            - Action: Waldo to provide an update on the plan in the next meeting

stx.5.0.1
- RC sanity was green
- Build labeled and published. Email sent by Scott to the mailing list.
- Release Notes are merged

CENGN Clean-Up
- Scott would like to clean up some feature branch build artifacts on CENGN
      - f/centos76
      - f/centos8   >> Frank confirmed that the build output for this branch can be deleted
      - f/stein
      - f/ussuri
- Action: Scott to send to the stx-discuss mailing list to let the community know that the build artifacts will be deleted unless there is a reason to keep them going.