
On 10 Jan 2018, at 19:27, Yaniv Kaul <ykaul@redhat.com> wrote: =20 =20 =20
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:35 AM, Sam McLeod <mailinglists@smcleod.net> wr= ote: I'm trying to find the stable / current oVirt-live ISO to download. =20 According to the official documentation, it looks like there is only the l= egacy 4.1 ISO, or nightly / unstable builds of 4.2(.2?)? =20 SRC: https://www.ovirt.org/download/ovirt-live/ =20 I'm hoping we have deprecated it. For demo purposes, you could set up ovir= t-system-tests[1]. For an all-in-one you could either install the Engine and=
--Apple-Mail-8CDA987D-03A7-4630-A717-829D9C75AA5C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Excellent responses, I think you really covered everything quite well there.= I=E2=80=99d heard some contradictory information from various sources so was= n=E2=80=99t quite sure what to believe. I=E2=80=99ve already contributed one (tiny) documentation patch that was mer= ged in yesterday - if we go ahead with ovirt from XenServer - I=E2=80=99ll d= efinitely be contributing more, you have my word on that. Thanks again for your time. -- Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC) the hypervisor on the same physical host, or a self-hosted-engine with a si= ngle physical node.
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=20 --- =20 Alternatively, if one is to deploy the 'self-hosted-engine' on top of Cen= tOS 7.4, the documentation doesn't make it clear what you should vs shouldn'= t setup on the host prior to deploying the hosted engine. =20 For example, some big questions pop up around networking, e.g.: =20 - Should I be setting those up during CentOS's install using the installe= r (which I believe configures them with Network Manager), or should I be set= ting up the ifcfg files manually by hand without touching Network Manager vi= a the server's remote console after the install has finished? =20 Either is fine. =20 =20 - Is it OK for me to setup my first two NICs in a mode 1 (A/P) or 4 (XOR)= bond (these are connected to a 'dumb' switch and provide internet access an= d later will be used for management activities such as vm migrations). =20 It is, though if not needed, I think it's easier to do it later via oVirt.=
=20 - Is it OK for me to setup my second two NICs in a LACP bond (required as=
=20 SRC: https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/self-hosted/chap-Deploying_Self-= Hosted_Engine/ =20 --- =20 I think the hardest thing is that the documentation for oVirt seems very p= oorly maintained, or it's at least scattered around various links or differe= nt guides. =20 Our documentation, like the code, is open source. Patches are always welco= me. =20 =20 Perhaps this isn't obvious to people that are already familiar with the c= omponents, terminology and setup practises of oVirt / RHEV, but for someone l= ike me coming from XenServer - it's confusing as anything. =20 =20 Example diagram of infrastructure: https://i.imgur.com/U4hCP3a.png =20 With iSCSI, I prefer multipathing, but I see why you'd want bond, if it's u= sed for other traffic as well. Y. =20 [1] ovirt-system-tests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/=20 =20 =20 -- Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC) https://smcleod.net https://twitter.com/s_mcleod =20 Words are my own opinions and do not necessarily represent those of my em=
=20 they connect to our core switches) and to add VLANs on top of that bond, in= clude the storage VLAN required for iSCSI access which is later required to h= ost the hosted-engine? =20 It is, though it might be easier to do it later via oVirt (unless you need= it to access the storage Hosted-Engine is using!) =20 ployer or partners.
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- Is it OK for me to setup my first two NICs in a mode 1 (A/P) or 4 (XOR) b= ond (these are connected to a 'dumb' switch and provide internet access and l= ater will be used for management activities such as vm migrations).</div></d= iv></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It is, though if not needed, I think it'= s easier to do it later via oVirt.</div><div> </div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20= 4,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></=
With iSCSI, I prefer multipathing, but I see why you'd want bond, if it's u= sed for other traffic as well.</div><div>Y.</div><div><br></div><div>[1]&nbs=
--Apple-Mail-8CDA987D-03A7-4630-A717-829D9C75AA5C Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Excellent responses, I think you really cov= ered everything quite well there.<div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99d heard some c= ontradictory information from various sources so wasn=E2=80=99t quite sure w= hat to believe.</div><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99ve already contributed on= e (tiny) documentation patch that was merged in yesterday - if we go ahead w= ith ovirt from XenServer - I=E2=80=99ll definitely be contributing more, you= have my word on that.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for your time.<= br><div><br><div>--<div>Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC)</div></div><div><b= r>On 10 Jan 2018, at 19:27, Yaniv Kaul <<a href=3D"mailto:ykaul@redhat.co= m">ykaul@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote">On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:35 AM, Sam McLeod <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a h= ref=3D"mailto:mailinglists@smcleod.net" target=3D"_blank">mailinglists@smcle= od.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:= 1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div>I'm trying to find the stable /= current oVirt-live ISO to download.</div><div><br></div><div>According to t= he official documentation, it looks like there is only the legacy 4.1 ISO, o= r nightly / unstable builds of 4.2(.2?)?</div><div><br></div><div>SRC: = <a href=3D"https://www.ovirt.org/download/ovirt-live/" target=3D"_blank">htt= ps://www.ovirt.org/<wbr>download/ovirt-live/</a></div></div></blockquote><di= v><br></div><div>I'm hoping we have deprecated it. For demo purposes, you co= uld set up ovirt-system-tests[1]. For an all-in-one you could either install= the Engine and the hypervisor on the same physical host, or a self-hosted-e= ngine with a single physical node.</div><div> </div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20= 4,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></= div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>Alternatively, if one is to deploy the= 'self-hosted-engine' on top of CentOS 7.4, the documentation doesn't make i= t clear what you should vs shouldn't setup on the host prior to deploying th= e hosted engine.</div><div><br></div><div>For example, some big questions po= p up around networking, e.g.:</div><div><br></div><div>- Should I be setting= those up during CentOS's install using the installer (which I believe confi= gures them with Network Manager), or should I be setting up the ifcfg files m= anually by hand without touching Network Manager via the server's remot= e console after the install has finished?</div></div></blockquote><div><br><= /div><div>Either is fine.</div><div> </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20= 4);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div= div><div>- Is it OK for me to setup my second two NICs in a LACP bond (requi= red as they connect to our core switches) and to add VLANs on top of that bo= nd, include the storage VLAN required for iSCSI access which is later requir= ed to host the hosted-engine?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It= is, though it might be easier to do it later via oVirt (unless you need it t= o access the storage Hosted-Engine is using!)</div><div> </div><blockqu= ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s= olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">= <div><br></div><div>SRC: <a href=3D"https://www.ovirt.org/documentation= /self-hosted/chap-Deploying_Self-Hosted_Engine/" target=3D"_blank">https://w= ww.ovirt.org/<wbr>documentation/self-hosted/<wbr>chap-Deploying_Self-Hosted_= <wbr>Engine/</a></div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>I thi= nk the hardest thing is that the documentation for oVirt seems very poorly m= aintained, or it's at least scattered around various links or different guid= es.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Our documentation, like the c= ode, is open source. Patches are always welcome.</div><div><br></div><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px= solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word= "><div><br></div><div>Perhaps this isn't obvious to people that are already f= amiliar with the components, terminology and setup practises of oVirt / RHEV= , but for someone like me coming from XenServer - it's confusing as anything= .</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Example diagram of infrastructure:= <a href=3D"https://i.imgur.com/U4hCP3a.png" target=3D"_blank">https://= i.<wbr>imgur.com/U4hCP3a.png</a></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div= p;<a href=3D"http://ovirt-system-tests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">ovirt-syst= em-tests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/</a> </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail= _quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,= 204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"></div></blockquot= e><div> </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px= 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div sty= le=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><div> <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align= :start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0= px;word-wrap:break-word"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-= spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-sp= ace:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D= "word-wrap:break-word"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;= font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal= ;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;= white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">--<br>Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC)= </div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;fo= nt-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:n= ormal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:norma= l;word-spacing:0px"><a href=3D"https://smcleod.net" target=3D"_blank">https:= //smcleod.net</a><br><a href=3D"https://twitter.com/s_mcleod" target=3D"_bla= nk">https://twitter.com/s_mcleod</a><br><br>Words are my own opinions and do= not necessarily represent those of my employer or partners.</div>= </div></div></div> </div> <br></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>= Users mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:Users@ovirt.org">Users@ovirt.org</a><br> <a href=3D"http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users" rel=3D"noreferrer"= target=3D"_blank">http://lists.ovirt.org/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/users</a><br=
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