[ovirt-devel] Cockpit-oVirt plugin

Martin Sivak msivak at redhat.com
Thu Feb 25 12:29:37 UTC 2016


Do we have a page with dashboard design guidelines or screenshots? I
am just asking, because there seems to be multiple cockpit projects
going on (RHEV-H, this..) and we should have some unifying document so
anybody can contribute.

Martin

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Doron Fediuck <dfediuck at redhat.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Yaniv Kaul <ykaul at redhat.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Marek Libra <mlibra at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Please see attachments.
>>
>>
>> Needs adjustments to match the look and feel of the planned dashboards /
>> cockpit, but otherwise - looks great! Kudos for the idea!
>> Y.
>>
>
>
> +1, looks very nice.
> Note that it requires sync with others' work. Mainly you should migrate the
> side
> tab to an upper tab (like the dashboard) which we should be working on.
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>> The main page (see cockpit_vmsList.png) shows all running VMs on the
>>> host. A detail can be displayed by clicking on a name.
>>>
>>> When logged to the engine, there's a list of all VMs (in all states)
>>> available. User will be redirected to corresponding host (and it's
>>> cockpit-oVirt) to show VM detail when clicking on a running VM.
>>> Basic actions will be provided (like Run). These actions will issue
>>> corresponding command on engine (REST API).
>>>
>>> On the VDSM page, the user can edit the vdsm.conf or manage the vdsmd
>>> service running on the host (click-through to detail of the cockpit's
>>> 'Service' component).
>>>
>>> I plan to add screenshots to the Feature Wiki page once it's ready.
>>> Video is a great idea, adding it to the todo list.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Marek
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> From: "Yaniv Dary" <ydary at redhat.com>
>>> To: "Marek Libra" <mlibra at redhat.com>
>>> Cc: "Fabian Deutsch" <fdeutsch at redhat.com>, "devel" <devel at ovirt.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:22:01 PM
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] Cockpit-oVirt plugin
>>>
>>> Can we have some screenshot or even a short video? That would be
>>> wonderful!
>>>
>>> Yaniv Dary
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>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Marek Libra <mlibra at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The rpm is not yet ready. As soon as some WIP is done, I'll focus on
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: "Fabian Deutsch" <fdeutsch at redhat.com>
>>>> > To: "Marek Libra" <mlibra at redhat.com>
>>>> > Cc: "devel" <devel at ovirt.org>
>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:46:51 PM
>>>> > Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] Cockpit-oVirt plugin
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Marek Libra <mlibra at redhat.com>
>>>> > 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
>>>> > >
>>>> > > 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.
>>>> >
>>>> > Hey Marek,
>>>> >
>>>> > this work looks pretty promising!
>>>> >
>>>> > Do you already have rpm build which we could include in our nightly
>>>> > oVirt Node Next builds?
>>>> >
>>>> > Greetnigs
>>>> > fabian
>>>> >
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