[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: Community Call (Aug 2, 2023)

[Khalil, Ghada]

Etherpad: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/stx-status

Minutes from the community call
Aug 2, 2023
Asia-friendly Timezone: Meeting is at 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT / +1 10am CST

Standing topics
- Build
     - Main Branch Debian Builds
          - Builds are failing due to dockerhub limits. Last successful build is July 31.
          - Davlet has merged a change to use a separate build account for the nightly builds - build with that fix is ongoing now.
          - Build Output: https://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/master/debian/
     - stx.6.0 Weekly RC Builds 
          - Still working thru issues related to CentOS builds after transitioning off CENGN. Issues are related to https access to WR infrastructure.
          - Build Output: http://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/rc/6.0/
     - stx.7.0 Weekly RC Builds
          - Still working thru issues related to CentOS builds after transitioning off CENGN. Issues are related to https access to WR infrastructure.
          - Build Output: http://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/rc/7.0/
          - Note: No container image builds are done for stx.7.0
     - stx.8.0 Weekly RC Builds
          - Built successfully last weekend
          - Build Output: https://mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror/starlingx/rc/8.0/
- Transition from CENGN
     - Status: Complete. 
     - StarlingX is no longer using CENGN infrastructure for builds. The equipment has been powered off.
     - Builds are running on WR infrastructure with aliases setup for the CENGN URLs.
     - The final piece is to eventually change aliased references from CENGN to WR.
- Sanity
     - Debian Main Branch Platform Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Aug 1: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-August/014356.html
          - Status: Green for SX and DX
     - Debian Main Branch stx-openstack Sanity
          - Last sanity email sent on Aug 1: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-August/014357.html
          - Status: RED
                - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2029376 - Fix merged on Aug 2
                - https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/2029378 - Still open / need to be reviewed by the security team
- Gerrit Reviews in Need of Attention
     - No Gerrit reviews needing discussion this week.
     - Reference Links:
          - Active Branch (open): https://review.opendev.org/q/projects:starlingx+is:open+branch:+master
          - Active Branch (merged): https://review.opendev.org/q/projects:starlingx+is:merged+branch:master

Topics for this week
- StarlingX community is in the process of switching to matrix for community collaboration
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-July/014340.html
- Launchpad status on automatically being updated
     - Email sent from Jeremy Stanley indicating that this has been addressed as of July 26: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-July/014341.html
     - However, it doesn't seem to be working. Email response sent: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-August/014361.html

ARs from Previous Meetings
- dockerhub is cracking down on download limits
     - Davlet introduced an option to workaround this issue by having individual users login instead of using the same corporate IP
          - Action: Davlet to share this info on the mailing list and also open a stx.docs launchpad to add this info permanently to the project docs
          - Status: Open
              - Email sent by Davlet, but no launchpad was opened
              - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-July/014337.html
              - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-July/014338.html
     - Another suggestion is to look at an alternative to dockerhub
          - Examples: quay.io / nexsus-repo community edition / harbour
                     - https://quay.io
                           - From Ildiko: some open-infra projects moved to quay due to the dockerhub limits. Perhaps we can get some input from them.
                     - https://www.sonatype.com/products/sonatype-nexus-repository
          - This would have to be handled as a feature propsal / spec given the large scope
                     - Work would be required by the Build team
          - Note: StarlingX uses open-source images as well which are hosted in dockerhub
- Manifest repo re-configuration / split to allow stx-openstack to be built independently from the platform
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-June/014206.html
     - No concerns from the community regarding this proposal. 
     - The key issue is scheduling time for the build team to implement the change.
     - Action: Build team to propose a timeline based on their priorities/availability.
     - Status: Open
              - No update. Build team is focused on CENGN transition
     - StoryBoard tracking the work: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2010797
- Renaming App Repos to remove the "armada"
     - https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-June/014215.html
     - Minor / cosmetic change. Lower priority, but would be nice to do. Should have no impact on runtime.
     - Action: Build team to propose a timeline based on their priorities/availability. (lower priority than the manifest repo re-config)
     - Status: Open
              - No update. Build team is focused on CENGN transition
              - Will likely only be planned after splitting manifests for openstack

Open Requests for Help
- Help w/ Install
     - Two people asking for help with installation on IRC
     - Bruno is trying to help them, but it appears that they are in a different timezone. If others can participate, it would be great.
     - Status: Open
          - Discussion is continuing between Bruno and others on IRC
          - The questions are a mix of how to setup a virtual env as well the installation itself
          - For virtual env, there are two options currently: vbox & libvirt/kvm
          - Note: There is recent effort to get libvirt/kvm working. Email reference: https://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2023-July/014267.html