docs/release/information/pharos.rst

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   4
   5
   6 Introduction
   7 ------------
   8
   9 The `Pharos <https://www.opnfv.org/developers/pharos>`_ Project deals with developing an OPNFV lab
  10 infrastructure that is geographically and technically diverse.  This will greatly assist in
  11 developing a highly robust and stable OPNFV platform. Community labs are hosted by individual
  12 companies and there is also an OPNFV lab hosted by the Linux Foundation that has controlled access
  13 for key development and production activities. The **Pharos Specification** defines a "compliant"
  14 deployment and test environment. Pharos is responsible for defining lab capabilities, developing
  15 management/usage policies and process; and a support plan for reliable access to project and release
  16 resources. Community labs are provided as a service by companies and are not controlled by Pharos
  17 however our goal is to provide easy visibility of all lab capabilities and their usage at all-times.
  18
  19 A requirement of Pharos labs is to provide **bare-metal** for development, deployment and testing.
  20 This is resource intensive from a hardware and support perspective while providing remote access can
  21 also be very challenging due to corporate IT policies. Achieving a consistent *look and feel* of a
  22 federated lab infrastructure continues to be an objective. Virtual environments are also useful and
  23 provided by some labs. Jira is currently used for tracking lab operational issues as well as for
  24 Pharos project activities.
  25
  26 Future lab capabilities are currently focused on:
  27
  28 1) Automatic resource provisioning
  29 2) Dashboards (for capability and usage)
  30 3) *Virtual Labs* for developer on-boarding
  31
  32 Project Communication
  33 ---------------------
  34
  35 * `Pharos page <https://www.opnfv.org/developers/pharos>`_
  36 * `Pharos project Wiki <https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos>`_
  37 * `Pharos Planning <https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Pharos+Euphrates+Plan>`_
  38 * `Pharos Jira <https://jira.opnfv.org/projects/PHAROS/summary>`_
  39 * `Weekly INFRA WG meeting <https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/INF/Infra+Working+Group>`_
  40 * `Weekly coordination meeting for Test related projects <https://wiki.opnfv.org/meetings/test>`_
  41 * `IRC: freenode.net #opnfv-pharos <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=opnfv-pharos>`_
  42 * Mailing List: use opnfv-tech-discuss@lists.opnfv.org and tag your emails with [Pharos] in the
  43   subject for filtering
  44
  45 Project Release Artifacts
  46 -------------------------
  47
  48 * `Project Repository <https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=pharos.git>`_
  49 * `Continuous Integration <https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/pharos/>`_
  50 * `Documentation <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/pharos/docs/>`_
  51
  52 Pharos Lab Process
  53 ------------------
  54
  55 * Process for requesting lab access and support https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/INF/Infra+Lab+Support
  56 * Pharos Lab Governance and Policies https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Pharos+Policies
  57 * Status of Community labs https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Community+Labs
  58
  59 Current Labs
  60 ------------
  61
  62 An interactive map of OPNFV lab locations, lab owners and other lab information is maintained on the
  63 `Pharos Wiki <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos#community_labs>`_
  64
  65 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  66 | #  | **Hosted by** |  **Home page**                                                             | **Location**      |
  67 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  68 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  69 | 1  | Linux         | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Lflab+Hosting                        | Portland, Oregon  |
  70 |    | Foundation    |                                                                            |                   |
  71 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  72 | 2  | China Mobile  | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Lab2+Chinamobile+Hosting             | Beijing, China    |
  73 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  74 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  75 | 3  | Enea          | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Enea-pharos-lab                      | Kista, Sweden     |
  76 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  77 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  78 | 4  | Ericsson      | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Ericsson+Hosting+and+Request+Process | Montreal, Canada  |
  79 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  80 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  81 | 5  | Huawei        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Huawei+Hosting                       | Langfang, China   |
  82 |    |               |                                                                            | Shanghai, China   |
  83 |    |               |                                                                            | Munich, Germany   |
  84 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  85 | 6  | Intel         | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Intel+Hosting                        | Hillsboro, Oregon |
  86 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  87 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  88 | 7  | Nokia         | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Nokia+Hosting                        | Espoo, Finland    |
  89 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  90 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  91 | 8  | Okinawa       | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/OOL+TestLab                          | Okinawa, Japan    |
  92 |    | Open Lab      |                                                                            |                   |
  93 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  94 | 9  | Orange        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/Opnfv-orange                         | Lannion, France   |
  95 |    |               |                                                                            | Paris, France     |
  96 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
  97 | 10 | ZTE           | https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/pharos/ZTE+SH+Testlab                       | Shanghai, China   |
  98 |    |               |                                                                            |                   |
  99 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
 100
 101
 102 Pharos project Key Facts
 103 ------------------------
 104
 105 **Key Project Facts are maintained in the Pharos INFO file in the project repo**
 106
 107   * Can be viewed on the project
 108     `wiki INFO <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos?&#pharos_project_-_key_facts>`_
 109   * Project key facts in
 110     `repo INFO <https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=pharos.git;f=INFO;hb=refs/heads/master>`_
 111