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Fix broken link to distributions of OpenStack Closes-Bug: #1469433 Change-Id: Ica572e11c0dedfe0684fad1c4d48b248f7003d47
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FAQ
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:local:
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General Questions
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Can I use DevStack for production?
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DevStack is targeted at developers and CI systems to use the raw
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upstream code. It makes many choices that are not appropriate for
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production systems.
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Your best choice is probably to choose a `distribution of OpenStack
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<https://www.openstack.org/marketplace/distros/>`__.
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Why a shell script, why not chef/puppet/...
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The script is meant to be read by humans (as well as ran by
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computers); it is the primary documentation after all. Using a recipe
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system requires everyone to agree and understand chef or puppet.
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I'd like to help!
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That isn't a question, but please do! The source for DevStack is at
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`git.openstack.org
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<https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-dev/devstack>`__ and bug
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reports go to `LaunchPad
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<http://bugs.launchpad.net/devstack/>`__. Contributions follow the
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usual process as described in the `developer guide
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<http://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html>`__. This
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Sphinx documentation is housed in the doc directory.
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Why not use packages?
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Unlike packages, DevStack leaves your cloud ready to develop -
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checkouts of the code and services running in screen. However, many
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people are doing the hard work of packaging and recipes for production
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deployments.
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Why isn't $MY\_FAVORITE\_DISTRO supported?
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DevStack is meant for developers and those who want to see how
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OpenStack really works. DevStack is known to run on the distro/release
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combinations listed in ``README.md``. DevStack is only supported on
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releases other than those documented in ``README.md`` on a best-effort
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basis.
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Are there any differences between Ubuntu and Centos/Fedora support?
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Both should work well and are tested by DevStack CI.
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Why can't I use another shell?
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DevStack now uses some specific bash-ism that require Bash 4, such as
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associative arrays. Simple compatibility patches have been accepted in
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the past when they are not complex, at this point no additional
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compatibility patches will be considered except for shells matching
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the array functionality as it is very ingrained in the repo and
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project management.
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Can I test on OS/X?
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Some people have success with bash 4 installed via homebrew to keep
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running tests on OS/X.
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Can I at least source ``openrc`` with ``zsh``?
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People have reported success with a special function to run ``openrc``
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through bash for this
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.. code-block:: bash
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function sourceopenrc {
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pushd ~/devstack >/dev/null
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eval $(bash -c ". openrc $1 $2;env|sed -n '/OS_/ { s/^/export /;p}'")
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popd >/dev/null
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}
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Operation and Configuration
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Can DevStack handle a multi-node installation?
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Yes, see :doc:`multinode lab guide <guides/multinode-lab>`
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How can I document the environment that DevStack is using?
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DevStack includes a script (``tools/info.sh``) that gathers the
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versions of the relevant installed apt packages, pip packages and git
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repos. This is a good way to verify what Python modules are
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installed.
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How do I turn off a service that is enabled by default?
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Services can be turned off by adding ``disable_service xxx`` to
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``local.conf`` (using ``n-vol`` in this example):
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disable_service n-vol
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Is enabling a service that defaults to off done with the reverse of the above?
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Of course!
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enable_service q-svc
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How do I run a specific OpenStack milestone?
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OpenStack milestones have tags set in the git repo. Set the
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appropriate tag in the ``*_BRANCH`` variables in ``local.conf``.
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Swift is on its own release schedule so pick a tag in the Swift repo
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that is just before the milestone release. For example:
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::
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[[local|localrc]]
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GLANCE_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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HORIZON_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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KEYSTONE_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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NOVA_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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GLANCE_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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NEUTRON_BRANCH=stable/kilo
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SWIFT_BRANCH=2.3.0
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What can I do about RabbitMQ not wanting to start on my fresh new VM?
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This is often caused by ``erlang`` not being happy with the hostname
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resolving to a reachable IP address. Make sure your hostname resolves
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to a working IP address; setting it to 127.0.0.1 in ``/etc/hosts`` is
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often good enough for a single-node installation. And in an extreme
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case, use ``clean.sh`` to eradicate it and try again.
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Configure ``local.conf`` thusly:
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::
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[[local|localrc]]
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HEAT_STANDALONE=True
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ENABLED_SERVICES=rabbit,mysql,heat,h-api,h-api-cfn,h-api-cw,h-eng
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KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST=<keystone-host>
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KEYSTONE_AUTH_HOST=<keystone-host>
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Why are my configuration changes ignored?
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You may have run into the package prerequisite installation
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timeout. ``tools/install_prereqs.sh`` has a timer that skips the
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package installation checks if it was run within the last
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``PREREQ_RERUN_HOURS`` hours (default is 2). To override this, set
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``FORCE_PREREQ=1`` and the package checks will never be skipped.
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Miscellaneous
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``tools/fixup_stuff.sh`` is broken and shouldn't 'fix' just one version of packages.
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Stuff in there is to correct problems in an environment that need to
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be fixed elsewhere or may/will be fixed in a future release. In the
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case of ``httplib2`` and ``prettytable`` specific problems with
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specific versions are being worked around. If later releases have
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those problems than we'll add them to the script. Knowing about the
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broken future releases is valuable rather than polling to see if it
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has been fixed.
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