[ovirt-devel] Cockpit-oVirt plugin
David Jaša
djasa at redhat.com
Thu Feb 25 10:42:28 UTC 2016
On Út, 2016-02-23 at 07:23 -0500, Marek Libra wrote:
> I'm pleased to announce initial version of new oVirt plugin for Cockpit, which is recently a proposed feature for oVirt 4.0.
>
> The oVirt Wiki Feature can be found at [3].
>
> Sources and README file can be found on the github [1].
> Up-to-date issue list is at [2] (includes planed enhancements)
>
> Please refer the README file for install instructions, so far tested on Centos 7 (minimal).
>
> The plugin will be distributed as an rpm in the future and is meant as an optional add-on to oVirt.
>
> Main focus is on
> - troubleshooting when accessibility/functionality of webadmin is limited
> - easy-to-use tool for VM-centric host monitoring/administration
> - potential integration point with oVirt on UI level
> - easy to use, so for small setups the preferred choice with an option to "upgrade" to full oVirt later
>
Isn't it something that Kimchi [1] was supposed to be? :) It evolved to
a standalone tool however with no clear path from Kimchi to oVirt.
David
[1] https://github.com/kimchi-project/kimchi/
> The plugin or its parts can be used as standalone same as embedded into other UIs, like drill-down from webadmin or ManageIQ for more details or fine-tuning.
>
> The plugin has dependency on VDSM.
> Please note, since there was a VDSM patch needed, recent master is required (see README in the source).
>
> Dependency on oVirt's engine is optional - when accessible then additional plugin functionality is available.
> Please note, the plugin is in early development phase showing basic concept.
>
> Marek
>
> ------------
> Links:
> [1] Sources: https://github.com/mareklibra/cockpit-ovirt/
> [2] Issue tracker: https://github.com/mareklibra/cockpit-ovirt/issues
> [3] Wiki Proposed Feature page is in review, recent unmerged version:
> https://github.com/mareklibra/ovirt-site/blob/cockpit-ovirt-plugin/source/develop/release-management/features/cockpit.html.md
> Once merged, screenshots will be available.
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