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Update Center 2.4 Toolkit Release

Overview

  • Major Features
  1. Bringing in the new pkg(5) - porting issues (Tom) (issue 1857)
    1. OpenSolaris 2010.06 pkg(5) will likely run on Python 2.6. We may want to upgrade.
  2. The pkg-java API will no longer operate correctly with the new meta-data format for images. (Must-have) (Tom) (issue 1858)
    1. Possibly look into Jython
  3. Dealing with images that have different embedded pkg(5) versions (Kasso/Manpreet)
    1. The IPS meta data format is changing for OpenSolaris 2010.02. The new pkg(5) software will automatically upgrade old images to the new format. But this will cause previous versions of the pkg(5) software to not recognize an upgraded image as an image. Thus, if the new notifier one one image checks to see if another image has updates, the image format will be upgraded, and then an older copy of the toolkit embedded in the upgraded image will no longer be able to operate on that image.
    2. Is it time to consider no longer having the toolkit embedded within application images?
    3. Using the embedded pkg(5) code for each operation on an image
  4. Life-cycle Management Features (Joe)
    1. Implement the light-weight service management framework to enable user images to have actuators for configuration (design)
    2. Implement the ability to upgrade images that are running via an image reboot mechanism. I.e., download upgrades, but then install the upgrade during a reboot of the application. (issue 700)
  5. Improve updatetool performance/interactivity with large repositories (P2) (Manpreet)
  6. View history and updatetool log from updatetool (Joe)
  7. Reduce notifier footprint (P2) (Kasso)
  8. Enhance repository web interface (P2) (Rajkumar)

Upcoming Release Timing

ReleaseTimeframeDriver
2.3Oct 2009Supporting GlassFish v3 product quality release in September
2.4Feb 2010Currently driven by preliminary plan for next named release of OpenSolaris and therefore next iteration of pkg(5). Also provides sufficient buffer after the 2.3 release.

2.4 Feature Review and Prioritization

Planned 2.4 Enhancements

Notes on the planned features list:

  • P1 mean must have, release stopper feature.
  • P2 means we really want to have the feature, but we won't hold up the release if issues get in the way.
  • P3 means nice to have, stretch goal for development. However, P3s need to be identified by ? such that QA can sufficiently plan for the release.

An earlier list of features that were under consideration: 2.4 Enhancements Under Consideration

Testing

Test Plan
Test Design
Automation Planning

Documentation

Schedule

This is a DRAFT schedule and has not been approved. More study is needed by various parties to know whether this makes sense.

2.4
BuildBuild DateQA HandoffSVN Rev
(Hudson #)		Description Reports
39 Oct 12, 2009 M Oct 14 2495 (821) Open bug fix, enhancements
40 Oct 26, 2009 M Oct 28 2508 (830) Open bug fix, enhancements
41 Nov 9, 2009 M Nov 11 2533 (845) Open bug fix, enhancements
Nov 16, 2009 OpenSolaris Build 128 - IPS feature complete
Nov 23, 2009 2.4 Phase 2 Completion Review at WAP PAC
42 Nov 23, 2009 M Nov 25 Open bug fix, enhancements.
43 Dec 7, 2009 M Dec 9 Open bug fix, enhancements, first new IPS drop.
44 Dec 21, 2009 M Dec 23 Open bug fix, enhancements
45 Jan 11, 2010 M Jan 13 Open bug fix. Feature complete. G11n handoff (messages need to be complete)
46 Jan 25, 2010 M Jan 27 Open bug fix. G11n integration
47 Feb 8, 2010 M Feb 10 Open bug fix.
48 Feb 22, 2010 M Feb 24 2.4 RR: Stopper only
49 Mar 8, 2010 MMar 10 2.4 RR: Stopper only
-- Mar 24, 2010 W -- Supported Toolkit Available for RR Product Integration

Reference

Vacation

UC 2 Team Vacation (internal link)

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