[ovirt-devel] Cockpit-oVirt plugin

Thu Feb 25 17:18:50 UTC 2016

I started this document to summarize the currently three know efforts:

https://docs.google.com/a/redhat.com/document/d/1rYukNiS6BSrJjIbzsVqitR2_IcURJd1ccIRcfWYTxxQ/edit?usp=sharing

- fabian

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Sandro Bonazzola <sbonazzo at redhat.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Martin Sivak <msivak at redhat.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>
> very nice! +1 for the unifying document; I suggest to sync with UX team.
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>> Martin
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>> 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:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >>> Technical Product Manager
>> >>> Red Hat Israel Ltd.
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>> >>> Ra'anana, Israel 4350109
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>> >>>         8272306
>> >>> Email: ydary at redhat.com
>> >>> IRC : ydary
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> 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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