[Users] OVirt in production

[Ofer Schreiber]

----- Original Message -----
> Thanx for the response. One more follow-up question: I'm currently
> only
> running three ESXi 4.1 boxes (one large 710, two small 2950s) so VDSM
> is
> a bit overkill. Is there a plan for a simpler "VDSM Lite" on the
> horizon
> that would make more sense for an installation with only a few nodes?
> That would be attractive for me.
> 
> Again, Thanx for the response...
> Garth

Well, VDSM does support hundreds of hosts, but it work well in a small environments. (my testing environment contains normally up to 5 hosts, so you have nothing to worry about.)

There are no plans for a "VDSM Lite", but I'd like to hear why the current VDSM is such a problem for you.

Ofer.


> 
> On 03/28/2012 09:59 AM, Ofer Schreiber wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> I've seen a thread where OV is discussed as a feature test
> >> platform
> >> in
> >> the same vein as FC. That raises the question, for me at least, as
> >> to
> >> whether or not I should deploy OV in a production environment
> >> where
> >> it
> >> will host continuous build VMs in support of Agile Teams of
> >> developers.
> >> It looks really good but not if a new version comes out every six
> >> months
> >> or so and I have to do a reinstall. If it is a new feature
> >> platform,
> >> will easy (spelled "single-click" or something close to it)
> >> upgrading
> >> be
> >> supported?
> > I assume that upgrade won't be perfect at the first couple of
> > versions, as we're trying to stabilize the project.
> > A "single-click" upgrade is already implemented upstream
> > (engine-upgrade utility), but it relays very much on the platform.
> > if the platform will be changed (moving to official JBoss rpms for
> > an example), the upgrade process might involve couple of manual
> > steps.
> >
> > Ofer Schreiber
> > oVirt Release Manager
> >
> >
> >> Thanx,
> >> Garth
>