Deploying Directly from Upstream ================================ When installing the Undercloud and Overcloud, the disk images are now downloaded directly from upstream artifacts. Essentially this deployment pulls the latest RDO overcloud and undercloud artifacts at deploy time. This option is useful for being able to pull the latest Queens and other OPNFV components which have been promoted via a TripleO pipeline and deemed to be stable. Upstream Deployment Key Features -------------------------------- In addition to being able to install newer versions of OpenStack, the upstream deployment option allows the use of a newer version of TripleO, which provides overcloud container support. Therefore when deploying from upstream with an OpenStack version newer than Pike, every OpenStack service (also OpenDaylight) will be running as a docker container. Furthermore, deploying upstream gives the user the flexibility of including any upstream OpenStack patches he/she may need by simply adding them into the deploy settings file. The patches will be applied live during deployment. Installation Guide - Upstream Deployment ======================================== This section goes step-by-step on how to correctly install and provision the OPNFV target system using a direct upstream deployment. Special Requirements for Upstream Deployments --------------------------------------------- With upstream deployments it is required to have internet access. In addition, the upstream artifacts will be cached under the root partition of the jump host. It is required to at least have 10GB free space in the root partition in order to download and prepare the cached artifacts. Scenarios and Deploy Settings for Upstream Deployments ------------------------------------------------------ The deploy settings and scenarios included with the Gambia release of Apex will be supported as deemed by the `OPNFV Scenarios in Apex`_ section of this guide. Each of these scenarios has been tested by Apex over the Gambia release, and using those deploy settings will control which upstream artifacts are pulled at deploy time. By specifying different versions of OpenStack, ODL, or other components in the deploy settings, different upstream artifacts may be downloaded and are not considered to be supported. For deploying newer versions of components it is advised to use the master branch of OPNFV Apex as part of our continuous integration effort to support those components. Including Upstream Patches with Deployment ------------------------------------------------------ With upstream deployments it is possible to include any pending patch in OpenStack gerrit with the deployment. These patches are applicable to either the undercloud or the overcloud. This feature is useful in the case where a developer or user desires to pull in an unmerged patch for testing with a deployment. In order to use this feature, include the following in the deploy settings file, under "global_params" section: .. code-block:: yaml patches: undercloud: - change-id: project: openstack/ branch: overcloud: - change-id: project: openstack/ branch: You may include as many patches as needed. If the patch is already merged or abandoned, then it will not be included in the deployment. Running ``opnfv-deploy`` ------------------------ Deploying is similar to the typical method used for baremetal and virtual deployments with the addition of a few new arguments to the ``opnfv-deploy`` command. The artifacts for each upstream deployment are only downloaded when a newer version is detected upstream. In order to explicitly disable downloading new artifacts from upstream if previous artifacts are already cached, please use the ``--no-fetch`` argument. Interacting with Containerized Overcloud ---------------------------------------- Upstream deployments will use a containerized overcloud. These containers are Docker images built by the Kolla project. The Containers themselves are run and controlled through Docker as root user. In order to access logs for each service, examine the '/var/log/containers' directory or use the `docker logs `. To see a list of services running on the node, use the ``docker ps`` command. Each container uses host networking, which means that the networking of the overcloud node will act the same exact way as a traditional deployment. In order to attach to a container, use this command: ``docker exec -it bin/bash``. This will login to the container with a bash shell. Note the containers do not use systemd, unlike the traditional deployment model and are instead started as the first process in the container. To restart a service, use the ``docker restart `` command. .. _`OPNFV Scenarios in Apex`: architecture.html#opnfv-scenarios-in-apex