[Starlingx-discuss] Minutes: StarlingX Release Meeting - Jan 18/2023

[Khalil, Ghada]

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

Release Team Meeting - Jan 18 2023

stx.8.0
- Reference Links:
      - Release/Feature Planning: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cjhRQm717zOTo2ngs5SEs3elhJwSRxFAI-ruqJaBe80/edit#gid=1107209846
      - Release Verification:
          - Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E_AQPxVrNnbVtSqQ9_CdqYidqMmYcq4n
          - Feature Testing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yzlArypq3sgdNdYzMwBONLnOsx6OqMpxj6KT0P6Pc6M/edit#gid=968103774
          - Regression Testing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b5w2oLlGwipTlrNysWwl1JnM1dvyboIIQhpBJLcZECI/edit#gid=1717644237
- Feature Status
      - 28 features are Done. 
      - 2 features still in progress -- related to stx-openstack
          - Debian: Migrate Openstack app related packages
                 - Feature code is complete. Working LPs reported from sanity. 
                 - Targeting fixes to be merged Jan 18 and run another sanity before EOW.
          - Update openstack application containers to use Debian base image
                 - 12 of 17 images are ported to Debian. Likley need another week to complete the others.
                 - Note: Debian images are not running as part of sanity yet.  The last sanity on Jan 13 only used 2 Debian images out of 17 total.
- Test Status
      - Automated regression run has not started yet on stx. But team expects to be able to meet the completion date of Jan 25.
      - The plan is to run regression on SX & DX. TBD whether regression will be run on std as well.
- Bugs
      - stx.8.0: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bugs?field.tag=stx.8.0
      - Need each team to review and update as needed
- stx.8.0 Release Decisions
      - Criteria to create the release branch -- week of Feb 1
          - Automated regression is complete and no gating
          - Openstack yellow sanity w/ Debian images (preferred, but can have mix/match)
                 - Failure results are analysed and deemed as acceptable limitations
- Release Notes
      - No update; Juanita did not attend

stx.7.0 
- Blogs
      - PTP Enhancements - Multiple NIC Support / SyncE / Various NIC Support - Prime: Ghada Khalil
          - Forecast: mid-Sept >> end-Oct >> mid-Dec >> end-Jan / Author: Cole Walker
          - Status: Not Started.  Targeting start in mid-Jan.
      - Subcloud Local Install - Prime: RamS
          - Forecast: end-Nov  >> mid-Jan / Author: Shrikumar Sharma
          - Status: PR posted.  https://github.com/StarlingXWeb/starlingx-website/pull/218

stx.9.0
- New release folder created: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1beMET3I7GGa79tv4wfwzeKTy-yFVl6xR?usp=share_link
- New Release/Feature Planning: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTjYzUkExodfayt-rjTv466jE-DP8b_YjrTHhXW6G9w/edit?usp=sharing
      - Populated with deferred features from stx.8.0