[ovirt-users] Re: AutoStart VMs (was Re: Re: oVirt 4.4.0 Release is now generally available)
Hi,
Strahil Nikolov <hunter86_bg(a)yahoo.com> writes:
Hi Derek,
I also don't like Python (and I prefer Salt instead of Ansible), but
Ansible is the wiser option /personal opinion/ .
My reasons - API change , so your code will eventually will die.
With Ansible - a lot of people use it and there is a high chance that
some updates the Ansible module that will do the job even after the
API changes.
Thank you for your input. Turns out it's probably not an issue right
now anyways because my understanding is that there is no "live" upgrade
path from 4.3/7.x to 4.4/8.x. My understanding is that the only upgrade
path is a re-install. If that's the case, then I suspect it will be a
VERY long time until I upgrade, because I'm on a single-host production
system so can't stage a reinstall the same way I can stage a "yum upgrade".
Also, Ansible is declarative , while python will need more
effort.
I guess only time will tell ;)
There wasn't a significant learning curve to python (as I've already had
experience with it, and most of what I needed to do was already in the
SDK examples). Ansible is a tool I have never even looked at, let alone
tried to use it, so I suspect it would take me more than a couple hours
to get it working.
Best Regards,
Strahil Nikolov
-derek
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