Re: [Users] oVirt Node ISO

I would rather stick with the el6 iso if possible for the reasons mention=

=20 So I suppose the question still stands, are there plans to release an el6=

Many thanks. =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Itamar Heim [mailto:iheim@redhat.com]=20 Sent: 09 December 2013 19:47 To: Bob Doolittle; Simon Barrett; users(a)ovirt.org; Fabian Deutsch Subject: Re: [Users] oVirt Node ISO =20 On 12/09/2013 08:58 PM, Bob Doolittle wrote: > Hi, > > The point of "Node" is that it should be like an appliance. You should=

> not care what is "under the covers". You just use it as a back-end=20 > appliance that talks to oVirt. So it should not matter what version of=

> OS it runs, right? > > If you start doing things that are particular to the OS, two major=20 > disadvantages come to mind: > 1. You will start "bloating" the system by adding new dependencies.=20 > This dilutes the value of a minimal node that minimizes management=20 > requirements 2. You will diverge from what's been tested by the oVirt=

> QA team. This increases the risk of your deployment. > > Since Node is supposed to be an appliance, I would prefer that the=20 > oVirt team focus their energies on making it as small and robust as=20 > possible, rather than putting their energy into multiple OS versions of=

=20 not sure i agree. there are differences between the fedora and .el6 distr=

the fedora one covers newer features / fast moving the .el6 one is more r=

=20 so depends on what you are trying to do. =20 > > -Bob > > On 12/09/2013 06:31 AM, Simon Barrett wrote: >> >> Are there plans to release an el6 iso for oVirt Node 3.0.3-1-1? >> >> I only see the fc19 version currently: >> >> Index of /releases/3.3/iso >> >> [ICO] Name Last modified Size Description >> >> [DIR] Parent Directory - >> >> [ ] ovirt-node-iso-3.0.1-1.0.1.vdsm.el6.iso 28-Aug-2013 04:56 >> 219M >> >> [ ] ovirt-node-iso-3.0.1-1.0.1.vdsm.fc19.iso 28-Aug-2013 04:56 >> 250M >> >> [ ] ovirt-node-iso-3.0.1-1.0.2.vdsm.el6.iso 11-Sep-2013 05:18 >> 219M >> >> [ ] ovirt-node-iso-3.0.1-1.0.2.vdsm.fc19.iso 11-Sep-2013 05:19 >> 250M >> >> [ ] ovirt-node-iso-3.0.3-1.1.vdsm.fc19.iso 27-Nov-2013 07:54 >> 252M >> >> Many Thanks, >> >> Simon >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users(a)ovirt.org >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > =20

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