Release notes for Fuel@OPNFV

1. Abstract

This document compiles the release notes for the Euphrates release of OPNFV when using Fuel as a deployment tool. This is an unified documentation for both x86_64 and aarch64 architectures. All information is common for both architectures except when explicitly stated.

2. Important Notes

These notes provides release information for the use of Fuel as deployment tool for the Euphrates release of OPNFV.

The goal of the Euphrates release and this Fuel-based deployment process is to establish a lab ready platform accelerating further development of the OPNFV infrastructure.

Carefully follow the installation-instructions.

3. Summary

For Euphrates, the typical use of Fuel as an OpenStack installer is supplemented with OPNFV unique components such as:

As well as OPNFV-unique configurations of the Hardware and Software stack.

This Euphrates artifact provides Fuel as the deployment stage tool in the OPNFV CI pipeline including:

  • Documentation built by Jenkins
    • overall OPNFV documentation
    • this document (release notes)
    • installation instructions
  • Automated deployment of Euphrates with running on bare metal or a nested hypervisor environment (KVM)
  • Automated validation of the Euphrates deployment

4. Release Data

Project fuel/armband
Repo/tag opnfv-5.0.2
Release designation Euphrates 5.0
Release date October 20 2017
Purpose of the delivery

Euphrates alignment to Released MCP 1.0 baseline + features and bug-fixes for the following feaures:

  • Open vSwitch for NFV
  • OpenDaylight

4.1. Version Change

4.1.1. Module Version Changes

This is the Euphrates 5.0 release. It is based on following upstream versions:

  • MCP 1.0 Base Release
  • OpenStack Ocata Release
  • OpenDaylight

4.1.2. Document Changes

This is the Euphrates 5.0 release. It comes with the following documentation:

  • Installation instructions
  • Release notes (This document)

4.2. Reason for Version

4.2.1. Feature Additions

JIRA TICKETS: Euphrates 5.0 new features

4.2.2. Bug Corrections

JIRA TICKETS:

Euphrates 5.0 bug fixes

(Also See respective Integrated feature project’s bug tracking)

4.3. Deliverables

4.3.2. Documentation Deliverables

  • Installation instructions
  • Release notes (This document)

5. Known Limitations, Issues and Workarounds

5.1. System Limitations

  • Max number of blades: 1 Jumpserver, 3 Controllers, 20 Compute blades
  • Min number of blades: 1 Jumpserver
  • Storage: Cinder is the only supported storage configuration
  • Max number of networks: 65k

5.2. Known Issues

JIRA TICKETS:

Known issues

(Also See respective Integrated feature project’s bug tracking)

5.3. Workarounds

JIRA TICKETS:

(Also See respective Integrated feature project’s bug tracking)

6. Test Results

The Euphrates 5.0 release with the Fuel deployment tool has undergone QA test runs, see separate test results.

7. References

For more information on the OPNFV Euphrates 5.0 release, please see:

7.3. OpenDaylight

  1. OpenDaylight Artifacts