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+**********************
+Octopus Project
+**********************
+
+Contents:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :numbered:
+   :maxdepth: 4
+
+   octopus_info.rst
+   opnfv-ci-infrastructure.rst
+   opnfv-ci-pipelines.rst
+   opnfv-jenkins-slave-connection.rst
+   opnfv-jjb-usage.rst
+   opnfv-artifact-repository.rst
+   opnfv-stablebranch.rst
+   images/ci_infra.png
+   images/daily_job.png
+   images/merge_job.png
+   images/pipeline_overview.png
+   images/verify_job.png
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+Project: Continuous Integration (Octopus)
+==========================================
+
+Introduction
+-------------
+
+Problem Statement:
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+OPNFV will use many upstream open source projects to create the reference platform.
+All these projects are developed and tested independently and in many cases,
+not have use cases of other projects in mind.
+Therefore it is to be expected that integration of these projects probably will unveil some gaps in functionality,
+since testing the OPNFV use cases needs the interworking of many upstream projects.
+Thus this integration work will bring major benefit to the community.
+
+Therefore the goal of the CI project – Octopus – is to quickly provide
+prototype integration of a first set of upstream projects.
+Step by step this later will be evolved to a full blown development environment with
+automated test and verification as a continuous integration environment, supporting both,
+the parallel evolutionary work in the upstream projects, and the improvement of NFV support in this reference platform.
+
+Summary
+^^^^^^^^
+
+The CI project provides the starting point for all OPNFV development activities.
+It starts by integrating stable versions of basic upstream projects,
+and from there creates a full development environment for OPNFV including automatic builds and basic verification.
+This is a very complex task and therefore needs a step by step approach.
+At the same time it is urgent to have a basic environment in place very soon.
+
+* **Create a hierarchical build environment** for the same integrated upstream projects as "getstarted",
+that uses the build tools as defined by each of the upstream projects and combines them.
+This allows development and verification in OPNFV collaborative projects.
+
+* **Implement automatic build process on central servers** - Provide automation and periodic builds
+
+* **Execute the continuous automated builds and basic verification**
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+===========================
+ OPNFV Artifact Repository
+===========================
+
+Artifact Repository
+===================
+
+What is Artifact Repository
+---------------------------
+
+An Artifact Repository is akin to what Subversion is to source code, i.e.
+it is a way of versioning artifacts produced by build systems, CI, and so on. [1]
+
+Why Artifact Repository is Needed
+---------------------------------
+
+Since many developers check their source code into the GIT repository it may seem natural
+to just place the files you've built into the repo too.
+This can work okay for a single developer working on a project over the weekends
+but with a team working on many components that need to be tested and integrated, this won't scale.
+
+The way git works, no revision of any file is ever lost.
+So if you ever check in a big file, the repository will always contain it,
+and a git clone will be that much slower for every clone from that point onward.
+
+The golden rule of revision control systems applies:
+*check in your build scripts, not your build products*.
+
+Unfortunately, it only takes one person to start doing this and we end up with huge repositories.
+Please don't do this. It will make your computers sad.
+Thankfully, Gerrit and code review systems are a massive disincentive to doing this.
+
+You definitely need to avoid storing binary images in git. This is what artifact repositories are for. [2]
+
+A “centralized image repository” is needed that can store multiple versions of various virtual machines
+and have something like /latest pointing to the newest uploaded image.
+It could be a simple nginx server that stores the output images from any jenkins job if it's successful, for instance.
+
+OPNFV Artifact Repository
+=========================
+
+What is used as Artifact Repository for OPNFV
+---------------------------------------------
+
+Setting up, hosting, and operating an artifact repository on OPNFV Infrastructure
+in Linux Foundation (LF) environment requires too much storage space.
+It is also not a straightforward undertaking to have robust Artifact Repository and provide 24/7 support.
+
+OPNFV Project decided to use **Google Cloud Storage** as OPNFV Artifact Repository due to reasons summarized above. [3]
+
+Usage of Artifact Repository in OPNFV CI
+----------------------------------------
+
+Binaries/packages that are produced by OPNFV Continuous Integration (CI) are deployed/uploaded
+to Artifact Repository making it possible to reuse artifacts during later stages of OPNFV CI.
+Stored artifacts can be consumed by individual developers/organizations as well.
+
+In OPNFV, we generally produce PDF, ISO and store them on OPNFV Artifact Repository.
+
+OPNFV Artifact Repository Web Interface
+----------------------------------------
+
+OPNFV Artifact Repository is accessible via link http://artifacts.opnfv.org/.
+
+A proxy has been set up by LF for the community members located in countries with access restrictions to Google http://build.opnfv.org/artifacts/.
+
+Access Rights to OPNFV Artifact Repository
+==========================================
+
+As summarized in previous sections, OPNFV uses Google Cloud Storage as Artifact Repository.
+By default, everyone has read access to it and artifacts can be fetched/downloaded using browser,
+a curl-like command line HTTP client, or gsutil.
+
+Write access to Artifact Repository is given per request basis and all the requests
+must go through `LF Helpdesk <opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org>`_ with an explanation
+regarding the purpose of write access.
+Once you are given write access, you can read corresponding section to store artifacts on OPNFV Artifact Repository.
+
+How to Use OPNFV Artifact Repository
+====================================
+
+There are 3 basic scenarios to use OPNFV Artifact repository.
+
+* browsing artifacts
+* downloading artifacts
+* uploading artifacts
+
+Please see corresponding sections regarding how to do these.
+
+How to Browse Artifacts Stored on OPNFV Artifact Repository
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can browse stored artifacts using
+
+* **Web Browser**: By navigating to the address `OPNFV Artifact Storage <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/>`_.
+
+* **Command Line HTTP-client**
+    ``curl -o <output_filename> http://artifacts.opnfv.org``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``curl -o opnfv-artifact-repo.html http://artifacts.opnfv.org``
+
+* **Google Storage Util (gsutil)**
+    ``gsutil ls gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/<path_to_bucket>``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``gsutil ls gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/octopus``
+
+How to Download Artifacts from OPNFV Artifact Repository
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can download stored artifacts using
+
+* **Web Browser**: By navigating to the address `OPNFV Artifact Storage <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/>`_ and clicking the link of the artifact you want to download.
+
+* **Command Line HTTP-client**
+    ``curl -o <output_filename> http://artifacts.opnfv.org/<path/to/artifact>``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``curl -o main.pdf http://artifacts.opnfv.org/octopus/docs/release/main.pdf``
+
+* **Google Storage Util (gsutil)**
+    ``gsutil cp gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/<path/to/artifact> <output_filename>``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``gsutil cp gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/octopus/docs/release/main.pdf main.pdf``
+
+How to Upload Artifacts to OPNFV Artifact Repository
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+As explained in previous sections, you need to get write access for OPNFV Artifact Repository
+in order to upload artifacts.
+
+Apart from write access, you also need to have Google account and have the
+Google Cloud Storage utility, **gsutil**, installed on your computer.
+
+Install and Configure gsutil
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Please follow steps listed below.
+
+1. Install gsutil
+
+    Please follow steps listed on `this link <https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil_install>`_ to install gsutil to your computer.
+
+2. Configure gsutil
+
+    Issue below command and follow the instructions. You will be asked for the project-id.
+The project-id is **linux-foundation-collab**.
+
+    ``gsutil config``
+
+3. Request write access for OPNFV Artifact Repository
+
+    Send an email to `LF Helpdesk <opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org>`_ and list the reasons for the request. Do not forget to include gmail mail address.
+
+Upload Artifacts
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Once you installed and configured gsutil and got write access from LF Helpdesk,
+you should be able to upload artifacts to OPNFV Artifact Repository.
+
+The command to upload artifacts is
+
+    ``gsutil cp <file_to_upload> gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/<path/to/bucket>``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``gsutil cp README gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/octopus``
+
+Once the upload operation is completed,
+you can do the listing and check to see if the artifact is where it is expected to be.
+
+    ``gsutil ls gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/<path/to/bucket>``
+
+    Example:
+
+    ``gsutil ls gs://artifacts.opnfv.org/octopus``
+
+Getting Help
+============
+
+Send an email to `LF Helpdesk <opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org>`_ or join the channel **#opnfv-octopus** on IRC.
+
+References
+----------
+1. `Why you should be using an Artifact Repository <http://blogs.collab.net/subversion/why-you-should-be-using-an-artifact-repository-part-1>`_
+2. `Regarding VM image and Git repo <http://lists.opnfv.org/pipermail/opnfv-tech-discuss/2015-January/000591.html>`_
+3. `Google Cloud Storage <https://cloud.google.com/storage/>`_
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+===========================================
+OPNFV Continuous Integration Infrastructure
+===========================================
+
+This document covers the Continuous Integration(CI) infrastructure used in the day to day operation of the OPNFV,
+which may be of interest to people who want to help develop this infrastructure or integrate their tools into it.
+
+Infra-overview
+===============
+
+The OPNFV CI infrastructure includes hardware/tools to check, build, deploy and test, etc, in pipeline.
+Below diagram shows the hardware/tools resources used in Octopus project,
+
+.. image:: images/ci_infra.png
+   :scale: 50%
+   :alt: OPNFV CI Infrastructure
+
+The table below lists the tools/resources that are used in OPNFV CI,
+
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+|	Tools/Resources       |         Name          |
++=============================+=======================+
+|      CI Engine              |        Jenkins        |
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+| Source Code Management(SCM) |          Git          |
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+|     Code Review             |        Gerrit         |
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+|  Artifact Repository        |     Google Storage    |
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+|  Hardware Resources         | servers supplied by LF|
++-----------------------------+-----------------------+
+
+The hardware resources are located in Linux Foundation(LF) lab and community labs,
+for more details, please read the Pharos project,
+which is shown in https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos, a guide is provided to describe how to connect your hosting to LF Jenkins,
+shown in https://wiki.opnfv.org/octopus/jenkins_slave_connection.
+
+Major Infrastructures
+======================
+
+Git/Gerrit
+-----------
+
+Git is the famous open source distributed version control software,
+it was initially designed and developed for Linux Kernel development,
+and has become the most widely adopted version control system for software development.
+Git puts emphasis on speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.
+
+Jenkins git plugin is used as the Source Code Manager(SCM), in some way,
+the Git features make it stand out apart from nearly every other SCM, for more details,
+please refer to http://git-scm.com/about/. For developers, you can refer to http://git-scm.com/docs for its usage.
+
+Gerrit is used here for facilitating online code reviews for our git version control system.
+As a reviewer, you can see the changes are shown in a side-by-side style and add some inline comments.
+
+Jenkins and JJB
+----------------
+
+Jenkins is a Continuous Integration system that runs tests and automates some parts of project operations.
+Jenkins mainly focuses on building/testing software projects continuously and monitoring
+executions of externally-run jobs. Upstream documentation is available at https://jenkins-ci.org/.
+
+Jenkins supports plugins, which allows to be extended to meet specific requirements.
+Numbers of plugins have been installed, and new ones can be installed when requirements arise.
+
+The Jenkins jobs are defined by Jenkins Job Builder(JJB) in human readable YAML format.
+The jobs defined are the key points of CI pipeline.
+To make clear how the jobs in pipeline run to complete the build, deploy, test works,
+you can refer to https://wiki.opnfv.org/octopus/pipelines.
+Moreover, to start your own job in Jenkins,
+you can write a JJB under the guide of https://wiki.opnfv.org/octopus/jenkins_wow.
+
+Artifact Repository
+-------------------
+
+An artifact repository is a collection of binary software artifacts
+and metadata stored in a defined directory structure,
+it is a kin to what subversion is to source code, i.e.,
+it is a way of versioning artifacts produced by build systems, CI, and so on.
+At this moment, since there is not enough storage space of LF environment,
+Google Cloud Storage is used as the OPNFV artifact repository temporarily.
+
+If you want to further find out what the artifact repository is and how to use OPNFV artifact repository,
+the wiki link https://wiki.opnfv.org/octopus/artifact_repository provides a good reference.
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+=================
+OPNFV CI PIPELINE
+=================
+
+OPNFV CI
+========
+
+OPNFV Continuous Integration (CI) project provides the starting point for all OPNFV development activities.
+It creates a full development environment for OPNFV including automatic build, deployment, and testing.
+
+In order to provide fast and continuous feedback to OPNFV community, CI pipeline utilizes different tools,
+runs different type of verification activities in different phases
+depending on the needs of different OPNFV projects and the needs of the OPNFV community.
+
+This document aims to provide information regarding OPNFV CI Pipeline
+which is currently being enabled for the projects.
+
+CI Pipeline Overview
+====================
+
+OPNFV CI Pipeline starts with a change (commit)  and stages in the pipeline
+are triggered based on events that happen while the change travels through the pipeline,
+producing feedback based on different verification activities.
+
+Below diagram shows overview of the OPNFV CI pipeline.
+
+.. image:: images/pipeline_overview.png
+   :scale: 50%
+   :alt: OPNFV CI Pipeline Overview
+
+Please note that the daily job is neglected on above diagram as the daily job
+is currently triggered once during night time based on timer, not based on Gerrit events.
+
+
+Jenkins Jobs in CI Pipeline
+===========================
+
+Verify Jenkins Job
+------------------
+
+OPNFV CI Pipeline has **verify** jobs for all OPNFV Projects in order to
+run quick verification activities for each and every patchset sent to Gerrit for review.
+
+The main purpose of this job is to keep the quality of codebase on certain level
+so whoever clones the repo at any given time can get *stable* version of the software.
+It also provides feedback regarding the quality of the patchset to developer who submitted the patchset for review,
+reviewer(s) who are requested to do review(s) and the rest of the OPNFV community, as early as possible.
+
+This job is triggered automatically when developers issue **git review** command to publish their changes to Gerrit.
+Gerrit then publishes **patchset created** event under normal circumstances, triggering the job.
+If the job fails to trigger or fails during execution for some reason that is not related to patchset itself,
+developers can retrigger it by adding a new comment to change on Gerrit
+and include either one of the keywords **recheck** or **reverify**.
+
+The result of this job will be verified/failed vote (+1 or -1) on Gerrit.
+Depending on reviews, the commit can later be submitted to master and merged.
+
+This job does not produce any artifact (document, ISO, etc.).
+
+Please check the diagram below to see how the flow looks.
+
+.. image:: images/verify_job.png
+   :scale: 50%
+   :alt: Verify Jenkins Job
+
+Merge Jenkins Job
+-----------------
+
+OPNFV CI Pipeline has **merge** jobs for all OPNFV Projects in order to
+run verification activities for each and every change that gets merged to master.
+
+The main purpose of this job is to give feedback regarding the quality of the master branch
+once a certain change gets merged to master and the current scope of the job is same as verify job.
+
+This job is triggered automatically by Gerrit **change merged** event under normal circumstances.
+If the job fails to trigger or fails during execution for some reason that is not related to patchset itself,
+developers can retrigger it by adding a new comment to change on Gerrit and include the keyword **remerge**.
+
+This job currently produces documents and publishes them on `OPNFV Artifact Repository <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/>`_.
+
+Please check the diagram below to see how the flow looks.
+
+
+.. image:: images/merge_job.png
+   :scale: 50%
+   :alt: Merge Jenkins Job
+
+Daily Jenkins Job
+-----------------
+
+OPNFV CI Pipeline has **daily** jobs for all OPNFV Projects in order to
+run more extensive verification activities that can take long time to finish.
+
+The main purpose of this job is to run full build, produce artifacts (installer ISOs, etc.),
+store artifacts in OPNFV Artifact Repository so they can be downloaded to target environment,
+do the deployment using build artifacts, run tests (Tempest, Robot, etc.)
+and give feedback regarding the quality of the master branch.
+
+This job is triggered automatically every night 00:00UTC based on **timer** under normal circumstances.
+If the job fails to trigger or fails during execution for some reason that is not related to software itself,
+it can only be retriggered by LF aor Octopus team members.
+
+This job produces build artifacts and documents and publishes them on `OPNFV Artifact Repository <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/>`_.
+
+Please check the diagram below to see how the flow looks.
+
+.. image:: images/daily_job.png
+   :scale: 50%
+   :alt: Daily Jenkins Job
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+================================================
+Connecting OPNFV Community Labs to OPNFV Jenkins
+================================================
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :backlinks: none
+
+Abstract
+========
+
+This document describes how to connect resources (servers) located in Linux Foundation (LF) lab
+and labs provided by the OPNFV Community to OPNFV Jenkins.
+
+License
+=======
+Connecting OPNFV Community Labs to OPNFV Jenkins (c) by Fatih Degirmenci (Ericsson AB)
+
+Connecting OPNFV Labs to OPNFV Jenkins document is licensed under a Creative Commons
+Attribution 4.0 International License.
+You should have received a copy of the license along with this. If not, see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>.
+
+
+Version History
+===============
+
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+
+| **Date**           | **Ver.**           | **Author**         | **Comment**          |
+|                    |                    |                    |                      |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+
+| 2015-05-05         | 0.1.0              | Fatih Degirmenci   | First draft          |
+|                    |                    |                    |                      |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+
+| 2015-09-25         | 1.0.0              | Fatih Degirmenci   | Instructions for the |
+|                    |                    |                    | Arno SR1 release     |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+
+
+Jenkins
+=======
+
+Jenkins is an extensible open source Continuous Integration (CI) server. [1]
+
+Linux Foundation (LF) hosts and operates `OPNFV Jenkins <https://build.opnfv.org/ci/>`_.
+
+Jenkins Slaves
+==============
+
+**Slaves** are computers that are set up to build projects for a **Jenkins Master**.  [2]
+
+Jenkins runs a separate program called "**slave agent**" on slaves.
+When slaves are registered to a master, the master starts distributing loads to slaves.  [2]
+
+Term **Node** is used to refer to all machines that are part of Jenkins grid, slaves and master. [2]
+
+Two types of slaves are currently connected to OPNFV Jenkins and handling
+different tasks depending on the purpose of connecting the slave.
+
+* Slaves hosted in `LF Lab <https://wiki.opnfv.org/get_started/lflab_hosting#hardware_setup>`_
+* Slaves hosted in `Community Test Labs <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos#community_test_labs>`_
+
+The slaves connected to OPNFV Jenkins can be seen using this link: https://build.opnfv.org/ci/computer/
+Slaves without red cross next to computer icon are fully functional.
+
+Connecting Slaves to OPNFV Jenkins
+==================================
+
+The method that is normally used for connecting slaves to Jenkins requires direct SSH access to servers.
+[3] This is the method that is used for connecting slaves hosted in LF Lab.
+
+Connecting slaves using direct SSH access can become a challenge given that OPNFV Project
+has number of different labs provided by community as mentioned in previous section.
+All these labs have different security requirements which can increase the effort
+and the time needed for connecting slaves to Jenkins.
+In order to reduce the effort and the time needed for connecting slaves and streamline the process,
+it has been decided to connect slaves using `Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/deploymentInDepth/jnlp.html>`_.
+
+Connecting Slaves from LF Lab to OPNFV Jenkins
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Slaves hosted in LF Lab are handled by LF. All the requests and questions regarding
+these slaves should be submitted to `OPNFV LF Helpdesk <opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org>`_.
+
+Connecting Slaves from Community Labs to OPNFV Jenkins
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+As noted in corresponding section, slaves from Community Labs are connected using JNLP. Via JNLP,
+slaves open connection towards Jenkins Master instead of Jenkins Master accessing to them directly.
+
+Servers connecting to OPNFV Jenkins using this method must have access to internet.
+
+Please follow below steps to connect a slave to OPNFV Jenkins.
+
+1. Create a ticket by sending mail to OPNFV LF Helpdesk first, opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org.
+2. Ensure DNS is setup for your public IP addresses: DNS A records and PTR records need to be matching.
+3. Create a local user on server you want to connect to OPNFV Jenkins. (named **jenkins** for example)
+4. Download slave.jar using https://build.opnfv.org/ci/jnlpJars/slave.jar and place it
+to somewhere so jenkins user created in previous step can access.
+5. Create a directory /home/jenkins/opnfv_slave_root.
+6. Contact LF by sending mail to opnfv-helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org as
+getting the server connected requires help from LF.
+7. Provide needed information to LF including the IP of the server, name of the slave, slave root,
+and your Public PGP key in order for LF to pass credentials to you securely.
+Please see the notes section for details regarding how to pass your Public PGP Key.
+    Slave IP: x.x.x.x
+
+    Slave name: company-build
+
+    Slave Root: /home/jenkins/opnfv_slave_root
+
+    PGP Key: (attached, or exported to key server)
+8. LF will provide you the key/token you need to use.
+9. Try to see if you can establish connection towards OPNFV Jenkins by using below command.
+
+``java -jar slave.jar -jnlpUrl https://build.opnfv.org/ci/computer/<slave_name>/slave-agent.jnlp -secret <token>``
+
+10. Navigate to OPNFV Jenkins and look for your slave.
+It should have some executors in “Idle” state if the connection is successful.
+11. Once you reach this step, you have the server connection to OPNFV Jenkins completed.
+You can script the command you used above so the connection between slave and Jenkins can be kept open.
+
+Notes
+==========
+
+Keeping the slave.jar Up to Date
+--------------------------------
+
+It is important to keep the slave.jar up to date since OPNFV Jenkins version may be updated any time.
+In order to make sure you are using compatible version of slave.jar,
+you can download it from https://build.opnfv.org/ci/jnlpJars/slave.jar whenever you reopen the connection towards OPNFV Jenkins.
+You may experience random disconnects if you do not do this regularly.
+
+PGP Key Instructions
+--------------------
+
+Public PGP Key can be uploaded to public key server so it can be taken from
+there using your mail address. Example command to upload the key to key server is
+
+    ``gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net:80  --send-keys XXXXXXX``
+
+The Public PGP Key can also be attached to the email by storing the key in a file and then attaching it to the email.
+
+    ``gpg --export -a '<your email address>' > pgp.pubkey``
+
+References
+==========
+
+* `What is Jenkins <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Meet+Jenkins>`_
+* `Jenkins Terminology <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Terminology>`_
+* `Jenkins SSH Slaves Plugin <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/SSH+Slaves+plugin>`_
diff --git a/docs/octopus_docs/opnfv-jjb-usage.rst b/docs/octopus_docs/opnfv-jjb-usage.rst
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+How to write and use JJB?
+============================================
+
+What is Jenkins Job Builder
+----------------------------
+
+Jenkins Job Builder(JJB) takes simple descriptions of Jenkins jobs in YAML format,
+and uses them to configure Jenkins jobs.
+JJB keeps your job descriptions in human readable format and job template system
+simplifies the configuration of Jenkins jobs.
+Upstream documentation is available at http://ci.openstack.org/jenkins-job-builder/.
+
+How to Write/Use Jenkins Job Builder
+------------------------------------
+
+Job template is widely used in JJBs and makes the configuration of Jenkins jobs simple,
+if you need to define several jobs which are nearly identical, except perhaps in their names, SCP targets, etc.,
+then you may use a job template to specify the particulars of the job,
+and then use a project to realize the job with appropriate variable substitution.
+
+To illustrate how to configure Jenkins jobs by using job template,
+we can start with a simple example used in our OPNFV releng project octopus directory,
+which is just used to print "Hello world from Octopus", shown as below::
+
+ -job-template:
+    name: octopus-test
+
+    node: master
+
+    project-type: freestyle
+
+    logrotate:
+        daysToKeep: 30
+        numToKeep: 10
+        artifactDaysToKeep: -1
+        artifactNumToKeep: -1
+
+    builders:
+        - shell: |
+            echo "Hello world from octopus"
+
+the value "-1" here means keep forever, you can add this job template into the project jobs to run in jenkins::
+
+ - project:
+     name: octopus
+     jobs:
+         - 'octopus-test'
+
+then this job works!
+
+Further, if you are a developer who wants to set up a job template to be used in jenkins,
+we should dive into much more, taking one job template in releng project used for octopus project,
+the 'octopus-daily-{stream}', as an example::
+
+ -job-template:
+    name: 'octopus-daily-{stream}'
+
+    node: master
+
+    # Job template for daily builders
+    #
+    # Required Variables:
+    #     stream:    branch with - in place of / (eg. stable)
+    #     branch:    branch (eg. stable)
+
+    project-type: freestyle
+    varsetabove: '{somevar}'
+
+    logrotate:
+        daysToKeep: '{build-days-to-keep}'
+        numToKeep: '{build-num-to-keep}'
+        artifactDaysToKeep: '{build-artifact-days-to-keep}'
+        artifactNumToKeep: '{build-artifact-num-to-keep}'
+
+    parameters:
+        - project-parameter:
+            project: '{project}'
+
+    scm:
+        - git-scm:
+            credentials-id: '{ssh-credentials}'
+            refspec: ''
+            branch: '{branch}'
+
+    wrappers:
+        - ssh-agent-credentials:
+            user: '{ssh-credentials}'
+
+    triggers:
+        - timed: 'H H * * *'
+
+    prebuilders:
+        - test-macro
+
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !include-raw build-upload-docu.sh
+
+    postbulders:
+        - test-macro
+
+the {stream} here means when you add this into jobs, you can replace {stream} with what you want, such as::
+
+ stream:
+        - master:
+            branch: 'master'
+
+the::
+
+ node: master
+
+means to restrict this job to run in Jenkins master node. Next, several important procedures are illustrated here,
+
+- scm, this mudule allows you to specify the source code location for the project,
+and it allows referencing multiple repositories in a Jenkins job.
+- triggers, this module defines what causes a Jenkins job to start building.
+- prebuilders and postbuilders, which define job need done pre and post the builders.
+- builders, which defines actions that the Jenkins job should execute,
+usually the shell scripts or maven targets are existed there, e.g., build-upload-docu.sh used in our example.
+
+Generally, the modules used in a job template is sequenced as
+
+1. parameters, properties
+2. scm
+3. triggers
+4. wrappers
+5. prebuilders
+6. builders
+7. postbuilders
+8. publishers, reporters, notifications
+
+Working with OPNFV Jenkins Jobs
+-------------------------------
+
+By now, the releng project of OPNFV is the release engineering project for JJBs, you can clone the repo::
+
+ git clone ssh://YOU@gerrit.opnfv.org:29418/releng
+
+make changes::
+
+ git commit -sv
+ git review
+ remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3)
+ remote: Processing changes: new: 1, refs: 1, done
+ remote:
+ remote: New Changes:
+ remote:   https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/51
+ remote:
+ To ssh://agardner@gerrit.opnfv.org:29418/releng.git
+  "* [new branch]      HEAD -> refs/publish/master
+
+Follow the link to gerrit https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/51 in a few moments
+the verify job will have completed and you will see Verified +1 jenkins-ci in the gerrit ui.
+
+If the changes pass the verify job https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/builder/job/builder-verify-jjb/ The patch can be submitted by a committer.
+
+The verify and merge jobs are retriggerable in Gerrit by simply leaving a comment with one of the keywords listed below.
+This is useful in case you need to re-run one of those jobs in case if build issues or
+something changed with the environment.
+
+* Verify Job: Trigger: **recheck** or **reverify**
+
+* Merge Job: Trigger: **remerge**
+
+You can add below persons as reviewers to your patch in order to get it reviewed and submitted.
+
+* Ulrich Kleber (Ulrich.Kleber@huawei.com)
+* Fatih Degirmenci (fatih.degirmenci@ericsson.com)
+* Xinyu Zhao(Jerry) (zhaoxinyu@huawei.com)
+* Aric Gardner (agardner@linuxfoundation.org)
+
+The Current merge and verify jobs for jenkins job builder for releng project, shown in https://git.opnfv.org/cgit/releng/tree/jjb.
+
+Assuming that you have set up some job templates and put them into a project,
+then the question is that how they work? Taking the jobs 'builder-verify-jjb',
+'builder-merge' used in releng project as examples, 'builder-verify-jjb' is to verify jobs you commited,
+you will see verified '+1' jenkins-ci in gerrit if it succeed,
+'builder-merge' is to set up a merge job and update all the JJBs.
+If you have some new jobs need to be run, you can set up your own job templates and add them into the project.
diff --git a/docs/octopus_docs/opnfv-stablebranch.rst b/docs/octopus_docs/opnfv-stablebranch.rst
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+=============
+Stable Branch
+=============
+This document describes the way of working with stable branches and doing maintenance.
+
+The page is derived from https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/StableBranch , simplified and adapted to OPNFV.
+
+It was discussed on TSC on June 30, 2015 with minor comments.
+
+At this time only Arno release maintenance is covered.
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+The stable branch is intended to be a safe source of fixes for high impact bugs and security issues
+which have been fixed on master since a given release.
+It allows users of release (stable) versions to benefit from the ongoing bugfix work after the release.
+
+Official point releases for each project are published from the branch on a per need basis, as decided by the TSC.
+In later stages, a regular cadence for point releases may be introduced.
+
+It's possible to check current maintained versions in the releases page. At this time only Arno is maintained.
+
+OPNFV's stable branch policy borrows much from prior art, in particular from OpenStack.
+
+In general all fixes should be made on the main branch and cherry picked to stable.
+If there is a case where the fix is not able to be merged backwards
+only then we would need to do any work directly on stable.
+The documented method for getting a fix into stable should be by a cherry-pick process.
+
+Stable branch policy
+--------------------
+
+Appropriate fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Only a limited class of changes are appropriate for inclusion on the stable branch.
+
+A number of factors must be weighed when considering a change:
+
+- **The risk of regression** - even the tiniest changes carry some risk of
+  breaking something and we really want to avoid regressions on the stable branch
+- **The user visible benefit** - are we fixing something that users might actually
+  notice and, if so, how important is it?
+- **How self-contained the fix is** - if it fixes a significant issue but also
+  refactors a lot of code, it's probably worth thinking about what a less risky
+  fix might look like
+- Whether the fix is **already on master - a change must be a **backport** of a change
+  already merged onto master, unless the change simply does not make sense on master
+  (e.g. because of a change of architecture).
+- If there is a suitable **work-around** for a bug, normally there won't be a fix on stable.
+- Since OPNFV is using several upstream projects, typically fixes in the upstream projects
+will apply as fixes for OPNFV. Therefore complete **maintenance revisions of the upstream projects**
+(i.e. minor versions) can be used as suitable backports for OPNFV  maintenance releases.
+- Since OPNFV is a midstream integration effort, also test cases might be suitable backports
+  in case they are related to critical bugs found in stable.
+
+Rules to maintain multiple versions and exceptions will be added later.
+
+The stable-mtc team needs to balance the risk of any given patch with the value
+that it will provide to users of the stable branch.
+A large, risky patch for a major data corruption issue might make sense.
+As might a trivial fix for a fairly obscure error handling case.
+
+The stable-mtc team also will handle exceptions,
+of which the most common will be that a fix on stable needs to be different to
+the fix on master due to some other changes on master (e.g. architectural).
+
+Some types of changes are completely forbidden:
+
+- New features
+- Changes to the external APIs
+- Changes to the notification definitions
+- DB schema changes
+- Incompatible config file changes
+- Changes including a version upgrade of an upstream component of OPNFV
+  (since this will typically violate the above points)
+
+Support phases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Support phases will be introduced at a later time
+
+Review of fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Each backported commit proposed to gerrit should be reviewed and +2ed by two
+Arno-stable-maint members before it is approved.
+Where a stable-maint member has backported a fix, a single other +2 is sufficient for approval.
+
+If unsure about the technical details of a given fix, stable-maint members should consult with
+the appropriate developers from the affected projects for a more detailed technical review.
+
+If unsure if a fix is appropriate for the stable branch, at this time the TSC will do the final decision.
+
+Security fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Fixes for embargoed security issues receive special treatment.
+These should be reviewed in advance of disclosure by committers and stable-maint.
+At the time of coordinated public disclosure,
+the fix is proposed simultaneously to master and the stable branches and immediately approved.
+
+Processes
+---------
+
+Proposing fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Anyone can propose a cherry-pick to the stable-maint team.
+
+One way is that if a bugfix on master looks like a good candidate for backporting
+- e.g. if it's a significant bug with the revious release - then just nominating the bug
+for Arno maintenance will bring it to the attention of the maintainers.
+
+If you don't have the appropriate permissions to nominate the bug, then send an email via the user list.
+
+The best way to get the patch merged in timely manner is to send it backported by yourself.
+To do so, you may try to use "Cherry Pick To" button in Gerrit UI for the original patch in master.
+Gerrit will take care of creating a new review, modifying commit message to include 'cherry-picked from �' line etc.
+
+If the patch you're proposing will not cherry-pick cleanly,
+you can help by resolving the conflicts yourself and proposing the resulting patch.
+Please keep Conflicts lines in the commit message to help reviewers!
+You can use git-review to propose a change to the stable branch with::
+
+   $> git log (find out the commit id of the patch that you want to backport from "git log" output)
+   $> git checkout stable/arno
+   $> git cherry-pick -x $master_commit_d
+   $> git review stable/arno
+
+Note: cherry-pick -x option includes 'cherry-picked from �' line
+in the commit message which is required to avoid Gerrit bug
+
+Failing all that, just ping one of the team and mention that you think the bug/commit is a good candidate.
+
+Change-Ids
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+When cherry-picking a commit, keep the original Change-Id and gerrit will
+show a separate review for the stable branch
+while still allowing you to use the Change-Id to see all the reviews associated with it.
+
+Hint: Change-Id line must be in the last paragraph. Conflicts in the backport: add a new paragraph,
+creating a new Change-Id but you can avoid that by moving conflicts
+above the paragraph with Change-Id line or removing empty lines to make a single paragraph.
+
+Email Notifications
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you want to be notified of these patches you can create a watch on this screen:
+https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/#/settings/projects
+click "Watched Projects"
+
+Project Name: All-Projects
+
+Only If: branch:stable/arno
+
+Then check the "Email Notifications - New Changes" checkbox.
+That will cause gerrit to send an email whenever a matching change is proposed,
+and better yet, the change shows up in your 'watched changes' list in gerrit.
+
+Bug Tags
+~~~~~~~~
+
+will be introduced when we see the need.
+
+CI Pipeline
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+For Arno release the jobs will be run once per day per installer (Fuel and Foreman) on stable/arno branch.
+Since this is in addition to the jobs for master branch and jobs have long run time,
+this might need re-evaluation as we go on.
+
+The artifacts arno/stable jobs produced are stored in the new directoies on artifacts.opnfv.org.
+
+The artifacts produced by daily jobs would be stored
+  For stable/arno, the storage locations will be <project_name>/arno/<artifact_name>.iso
+The docs produced by daily and merge jobs would be stored
+  For stable/arno, the storage locations will be <project_name>/arno/docs/<document_name>
+
+No changes in overall functionality in merge and verify jobs: they will continue doing builds only ::
+
+    genesis-fuel-verify-master, genesis-fuel-verify-stable-arno,
+    genesis-fuel-merge-master, genesis-fuel-merge-stable-arno,
+    genesis-foreman-verify-master, genesis-foreman-verify-stable-arno,
+    genesis-foreman-merge-master, genesis-foreman-merge-stable-arno
+
+
+Team organization
+-----------------
+
+Project specific tasks
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Each of the 5 projects that contributed to Arno will dedicate some committers
+which would be in charge of reviewing backports for their project, following the stable branch policy.
+It is in the responsibility of each project how to select those committers (e.g. vote in the team).
+
+The group of these committers here are sometimes called the
+"stable branch maintenance team" or "stable-mtc" without this being necessarily a team with own organization.
+
+Stable branch management
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Stable branches are less exercised than master branches, and they may get broken by external events.
+
+Therefore a group of committers, the "stable branch maintenance team" (stable-mtc) is
+tasked with specific stable branch support,
+making sure the branch stays in good shape and remains usable at all times.
+They monitor periodic jobs failures and enlist the help of others in order to fix the branches in case of breakage.
+They should also raise flags if for some reason they are blocked and don't receive enough support,
+in which case early abandon of the branch will be considered.
+
+The stable-mtc is responsible for the enforcement of the Stable Branch policy.
+Initially it is composed of a release manager and at least one committer of each of the participating projects
+and will have similar organization and rights as OPNFV project teams.
+It will be granting exceptions for all questionable backports raised by projects,
+providing backports reviews help everywhere, and educating projects members on the stable branch policy.
+
+The stable-mtc will propose to TSC to decide on point releases from the stable branch.
+Preparation of the point release will be described in a second step.
+The stable-mtc can also propose to TSC to decide to abandon maintenance of the release.
+
+When a new OPNFV version is released, a stable-mtc team for that project will start.
+At that time, the earlier maintenance version will go to a phase with less support. Details will be defined later.
+
+Joining the team
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Existing committers are greatly encouraged to join the stable-mtc in order to help with reviewing backports,
+judging their appropriateness for the stable branch and approving them.
+
+We're really keen to add more folks to the stable Arno stable-mtc to help out with reviews.
+
+All you really need is some time and the ability to apply the "safe source of high impact fixes"
+and "must be fixed on master first" policies.
+It mostly comes down to having a good sense of the risk vs benefit of applying a backport to the branch.
+
+If you'd like to join the team, you can start by simply [+-]1ing stable branch reviews.
+It's best if you can add some brief thoughts to your review on
+why you think the fix is suitable for stable so that we know how you're applying the policy.
+
+Same as in normal OPNFV projects, stable-mtc team will use committer votes for
+some decisions like proposing a new point release to TSC.