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Use cases and requirements
by Thijs Metsch 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Hi folks, In our last concall we all agreed that having Use cases and requirements (which are derived form the use cases) is important and crucial to our efforts here. We have a Wiki page we I would like to point out to you: http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/UseCases Ignacio prepared a nice template for the Use case documentation and we already have several great use cases in the wiki. So feel free to comment on them, add you own or start a discussion. We also have a Wiki page about requirements and I would be thrilled if all of you can add there ideas and requirements in there: http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/Requirements So with all this said I would like to encourage all of you to join this discussions. We are doing great on our API and it can even become better if we keep working on all these topics. All the best, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Tel: +49 (0)941 3075-122 (x60122) http://blogs.sun.com/intheclouds Software Engineer Grid Computing Sun Microsystems GmbH Dr.-Leo-Ritter-Str. 7 mailto:thijs.metsch@sun.com D-93049 Regensburg http://www.sun.com

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[Fwd: OCCI concall Wednesday 4pm CET]
by Thijs Metsch 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Hi folks, This is a reminder for our concall tomorrow at 4pm CET, 9:00am CDT, 7:00am PST, 3:00pm BST. The dial-in options can be found below. All the best, -Thijs -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Thijs Metsch <Thijs.Metsch(a)Sun.COM> > To: occi-wg(a)ogf.org <occi-wg(a)ogf.org> > Subject: [occi-wg] OCCI concall Wednesday 4pm CET > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:15:36 +0200 > > Hi @all, > > I'm pleased to announce our first (from now on) weekly concall. It will > take place next Wednesday @ 4pm CET. > > The agenda is currently set to: > > 1. Introduction > 2. Use cases and Requirements > 3. Technical API discussion. > > If you like more topics or have more ideas feel free to add them to our > issue tracker at our sourceforge page: > http://forge.ogf.org/sf/tracker/do/listTrackers/projects.occi-wg/tracker > > The passcode and the dial-in options are below. > > All the best, > > -Thijs > > Passcode: > Participant: 9032568 > > > Dial in numbers: > > Country Toll Numbers Freephone/Toll Free Number > > ARGENTINA 0800-777-0463 > AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4868 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0970 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1970 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7739 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5249 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8125 1-800-249-288 > AUSTRIA 43-1-92-86-506 0800-005-029 > BELGIUM 32-1-150-0314 0800-4-8680 > BRAZIL 0800-7610674 > CHILE 1230-020-2867 > CHINA* 86-400-810-4766 10800-712-1433 > 10800-120-1433 > COLOMBIA 01800-9-156430 > CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-54 800-700-173 > DENMARK 45-7014-0280 8088-6132 > ESTONIA 800-011-1089 > FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-146 0-800-1-10100 > FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-146 0-800-1-10100 > FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-81 080-563-9647 > FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-81 080-563-9647 > FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-74-20 080-563-9647 > GERMANY 49-69-2222-2566 0800-000-3441 > GREECE 30-80-1-100-0683 00800-12-6973 > HONG KONG 852-2286-5731 800-930-705 > HUNGARY 06-800-18013 > INDIA 000-800-852-1266 > INDONESIA 001-803-011-3787 > IRELAND 353-1-247-5253 1800-932-145 > ISRAEL 1-80-9214916 > ITALY 39-02-3600-3642 800-986-570 > JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4769 0034-800-400828 > JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5189 0034-800-400828 > LATVIA 8000-3025 > LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1360 > MALAYSIA 1-800-80-2812 > MEXICO 001-866-627-0574 > NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8533 0800-020-1392 > NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4769 0800-449-823 > NORWAY 47-21-59-00-59 800-15414 > PANAMA 011-001-800-5072129 > PERU 0800-53733 > PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3715 > POLAND 00-800-1212021 > PORTUGAL 8008-14061 > RUSSIA 8-10-8002-9683011 > SINGAPORE 65-6883-9228 800-120-4662 > SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-21 > SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80416 > SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1081 00798-14800-6860 > SPAIN 34-91-414-62-98 800-099-810 > SWEDEN 46-8-505-78-524 0200-890-106 > SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-4389 0800-001-523 > TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7377 00801-137-766 > THAILAND 001-800-1206-65656 > UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9021 0808-238-6025 > UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3221 0808-238-6025 > UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2121 0808-238-6025 > UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7075-3246 0808-238-6025 > UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1421 0808-238-6025 > URUGUAY 000-413-598-3415 > USA 1-203-418-3122 866-692-3163 > VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3733 > -- Thijs Metsch Tel: +49 (0)941 3075-122 (x60122) http://blogs.sun.com/intheclouds Software Engineer Grid Computing Sun Microsystems GmbH Dr.-Leo-Ritter-Str. 7 mailto:thijs.metsch@sun.com D-93049 Regensburg http://www.sun.com

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Re: [occi-wg] [OFF TOPIC] Re: Instance runtime API
by Randy Bias 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

This sounds pretty doable. I think Xen should be OK unless running paravirtualized, but my guess is that paravirtualized Xen in public clouds will be rather marginalized (EC2 only?). Jury is still out though. --Randy On 4/22/09 1:25 AM, "Chris Webb" <chris(a)arachsys.com> wrote: > If you're doing hardware virtualisation, you can always pass the machine > UUID in through the SMBIOS UUID without breaking the abstraction layers. -- Randy Bias, VP Technology Strategy, GoGrid randyb(a)gogrid.com, (415) 939-8507 [mobile] BLOG: http://neotactics.com/blog, TWITTER: twitter.com/randybias

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OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22
by samj＠samj.net 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

I've shared a document with you called "OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22": http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddqm27m2_291zwgn28ht&invite=501063204 It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. --- Scratchpad for meeting notes (real time updated)

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Instance runtime API
by Marc-Elian Bégin 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Hi, Please tell me if I'm out-of-scope and/or out-of-sync, as I haven't read all the email threads and docs the group has produced. Are we considering the API around the interactions taking place between a running instance and the cloud? I mean by that two types of interactions: 1- Hooks required at the end of the boot sequence to bootstrap the connection between a specific image instance and its cloud context. 2- The interface with the cloud environment to retrieve instance information such as hostname (private and public), instance specific user-data, etc. I realise that this is heavily influenced by my work using EC2. The goal would be to improve images interoperability between clouds, setting aside for the moment the virtualisation technology used (which also bring other issues...). Comments? Cheers, Meb

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OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22
by samj＠samj.net 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

I've shared a document with you called "OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22": http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddqm27m2_291zwgn28ht&invite=501063204 It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. --- Thanks to everyone who as able to make it for a good (1hr) call today. I have prepared some notes covering most of the topics that were raised which are temporarily in a Google doc so you can add your own notes before we migrate to the wiki. Generally we are very happy with the progress made over a very short period and the most important result of the discussion was a timeline leading up to OGF26 at the end of next month (by which time we will have an implementable draft). Sam OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22 Note: Future conference calls to be held at 08h00 PDT / 17h00 CEST (see meeting planner) Schedule OGF 26 First draft of the API to be delivered along with a presentation (ideally directly from the wiki so as to familiarise potential participants) Two slots requested - one for presentation (marketing moreso than technical - with slides) and one for discussion/feedback OGF 27 Final specification in "static" format Future Ongoing enhancement by way of registries (following concsensus on the mailing list) and extension development (e.g. firewall management) Progress Charter Done and approved. Use Cases Please take a look at the use case pages and update it if necessary IL to mail requesting more use cases - better to get input now than later Infrastructure Wiki, web site, logo, etc. done by committee offline API Design Good progress made already - this will be the basis of the implementable draft Agreements States We have the essential states that we need now Add states as we need them via registries This approach should give sufficient flexibility Keep state diagram very simple (with comment about error state being universally applicable) Verbs Compute / Network / Storage (with subtypes for e.g. physical/virtual machines and networks, drives and snapshots, etc.) IP addresses, VLANs, etc. (IDs inside networks is ok for EH - details need to be codified and ratified) High level agreement / consensus on most issues - little contention Draft No action required beyond developing information in the wiki Taxonomy/Ontology to be defined by end April (already mostly complete) Formats to be defined by mid May (work and discussion underway) Feedback to be solicited internally and externally in the latter two weeks of may respectively Todo Formats Documentation TM to advise on documentation requirements for OGF SJ has DocBook templates underway Other issues potentially in scope? Network management API (basic) Storage management API (basic) Security functionality (basic) Deadlines April - Nouns / Verbs / Attributes (Wiki) May 15 - Formats / Wire Protocol (Wiki) May 22 - Internal Feedback May 29 - External Feedback June - Documentation

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OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22
by samj＠samj.net 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

I've shared a document with you called "OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22": http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddqm27m2_291zwgn28ht&invite=501063204 It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. --- Thanks to everyone who as able to make it for a good (1hr) call today. I have prepared some notes covering most of the topics that were raised which are temporarily in a Google doc so you can add your own notes before we migrate to the wiki. Generally we are very happy with the progress made over a very short period and the most important result of the discussion was a timeline leading up to OGF26 at the end of next month (by which time we will have an implementable draft). Sam OCCI-WG Conference Call 2009-04-22 Note: Future conference calls to be held at 08h00 PDT / 17h00 CEST (see meeting planner) Schedule OGF 26 First draft of the API to be delivered along with a presentation (ideally directly from the wiki so as to familiarise potential participants) Two slots requested - one for presentation (marketing moreso than technical - with slides) and one for discussion/feedback OGF 27 Final specification in "static" format Future Ongoing enhancement by way of registries (following concsensus on the mailing list) and extension development (e.g. firewall management) Progress Charter Done and approved. Use Cases Please take a look at the use case pages and update it if necessary IL to mail requesting more use cases - better to get input now than later Infrastructure Wiki, web site, logo, etc. done by committee offline API Design Good progress made already - this will be the basis of the implementable draft Agreements States We have the essential states that we need now Add states as we need them via registries This approach should give sufficient flexibility Keep state diagram very simple (with comment about error state being universally applicable) Verbs Compute / Network / Storage (with subtypes for e.g. physical/virtual machines and networks, drives and snapshots, etc.) IP addresses, VLANs, etc. (IDs inside networks is ok for EH - details need to be codified and ratified) High level agreement / consensus on most issues - little contention Draft No action required beyond developing information in the wiki Taxonomy/Ontology to be defined by end April (already mostly complete) Formats to be defined by mid May (work and discussion underway) Feedback to be solicited internally and externally in the latter two weeks of may respectively Todo Formats Documentation TM to advise on documentation requirements for OGF SJ has DocBook templates underway Other issues potentially in scope? Network management API (basic) Storage management API (basic) Security functionality (basic) Deadlines April - Nouns / Verbs / Attributes (Wiki) May 15 - Formats / Wire Protocol (Wiki) May 22 - Internal Feedback May 29 - External Feedback June - Documentation

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Confcall: Apologies
by Edmonds, AndrewX 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Won't make the confcall today - will minutes be available? Andy Edmonds skype: andy.edmonds tweets: @dizz tel: +353 (0)1 6069232 IT Research - IT Innovation Centre - Intel Ireland Ltd. Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

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Comments on draft OGF protocol description requested
by Ralph Niederberger 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Dear all, my name is Ralph Niederberger. I am one of the chairs of the FVGA-WG at OGF. We are currently investigating in designing a new protocol for dynamic opening of ports within firewalls by authorized user applications. Sorry for crossposting to all of the infrastructure-area mailing lists, but I would like to get feedback from all of you concerning a draft protocol we are just preparing within our group. And because our area-directors did not provide me with information on an infrastructure-area mailing list, where I could send it once, I had to send it to all RG/WGs The draft description I have appended to this email. It would be very helpful, if you could comment on this proposal, so that the Firewall Virtualisation for Grid Applications - Work Group can work on your comments at the next OGF meeting. We know that there are many other developments, which already have tried to solve this issue, but have not seen any solution, which is widely used and/or provides a similar easy to use interface and broad range of usability. Our intention is to get as much as possible feedback, so that we can decide as soon as possible, if the direction we are going is the right one or if we have missed anything important. Dependent on your feedback, we would like to go for this solution or change the draft accordingly. Then we would like to start the following steps in parallel: a.) Getting in touch with IETF for standardization issues. b.) Implementation of a first very limited prototype (showing that it works as suggested). Step b could be separated into different parts: b1.) prototype implementation for linux iptables b2.) prototype in close cooperation with a Firewall developer (-> a first FiTP aware firewall). Anyone having contact to these guys would be fine. b3.) Communication prototypes for out of band signalling, i.e. for firewalls which are FiTP unaware. So the auth server has to start a subroutine for firewall configuration (via CLI, special firewall managament software, https, ...) b3 could be done for several firewall systems, e.g. Cisco Pix, Checkpoint, ... Here we would need experts having access to those kinds of firewalls within test environments. Next steps are very dependent on the outcome of steps a.) and b.) above. I would like to thank you all in advance for your feedback. best regards Ralph Niederberger -- *************************************************** Ralph Niederberger Juelich Supercomputing Centre Institute for Advanced Simulation Phone: +49 2461 61-4772 Fax: +49 2461 61-6656 E-Mail: r.niederberger(a)fz-juelich.de WWW: http://www.fz-juelich.de/jsc/ JSC is the coordinator of the John von Neumann Institute for Computing and member of the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing *************************************************** Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Jülich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Düren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: MinDirig'in Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), Dr. Ulrich Krafft (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr. Harald Bolt, Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ***************************************************

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OVF
by Edmonds, AndrewX 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Thought this might be of interest to some of you here on the list. I’ve scribbled down a little article on “So What’s in OVF”. http://sla-at-soi.eu/?p=403 Andy Andy Edmonds skype: andy.edmonds tweets: @dizz tel: +353 (0)1 6069232 IT Research - IT Innovation Centre - Intel Ireland Ltd. Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

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