========
This document compiles the release notes for the Brahmaputra release of
-OPNFV when using <XYZ> as a deployment tool.
+OPNFV when using JOID as a deployment tool.
Introduction
============
-Provide a breif introduction of how this release is used in OPNFV relese using <XYZ> as a deployment tool
+These notes provides release information for the use of joid as deployment
+tool for the Brahmaputra release of OPNFV.
-Be sure to reference your installation-instructions.
+The goal of the Brahmaputra release and this JOID based deployment process is
+to establish a lab ready platform accelerating further development
+of the OPNFV infrastructure.
+
+Carefully follow the installation-instructions which guides a user to deploy
+OPNFV using JOID which is based on MAAS and Juju.
+
+Summary
+=======
+
+ Brahmaputra release with the JOID deployment toolchain will establish an OPNFV target system on a Pharos compliant lab infrastructure.
+The current definition of an OPNFV target system is and OpenStack Liberty combined with OpenDaylight Beryllium.
+
+ The system is deployed with OpenStack High Availability (HA) for most OpenStack services.
+Ceph storage is used as Cinder backend, and is the only supported storage for Brahmaputra. Ceph is setup as 2 OSDs and 2 Monitors, one OSD+Mon per Compute node.
+
+ User has following choices to make to do the deployment.
+
+ - Openstack -- Liberty
+ - Type -- HA, nonHA, tip (stable git branch of respective openstack)
+ - SDN controller -- OpenDaylight, nosdn(Openvswitch), Onos, OpenContrail
+ - Feature -- IPV6, DVR(distributed virtual routing), SFC(service function chaining odl only), BGPVPN(odl only)
+
+- Documentation is built by Jenkins
+- Jenkins deploys a Brahmaputra release with the JOID deployment toolchain baremetal,
+ which includes 3 control+network nodes, and 2 compute nodes.
+
+NOTE: Detailed information on how to install in your lab can be find in installation guide
Release Data
============
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Project** | |
+| **Project** | JOID |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Repo/tag** | |
-| | |
+| **Repo/tag** | gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/joid.git |
+| | stable/brahmaputra |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Release designation** | |
+| **Release designation** | Brahmaputra release |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Release date** | |
+| **Release date** | February 25 2016 |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| **Purpose of the delivery** | |
+| **Purpose of the delivery** | Brahmaputra release |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
Software deliverables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-<XYZ>-based installer iso file <iso file version>
+`JOID based installer script files <https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=joid.git;a=summary>`_
Documentation deliverables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
+
+- Installation instructions
+- Release notes (This document)
+- User guide
Version change
--------------
Module version change
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Brahmaputra release with the JOID deployment toolchain.
+ - OpenStack (Liberty release)
+ - OpenDaylight (Beryllium release)
+ - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Document version change
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- OPNFV Installation instructions for the Brahmaputra release using JOID deployment
+ toolchain - ver. 1.0.0
+- OPNFV Release Notes with the JOID deployment toolchain - ver. 1.0.0 (this document)
Reason for new version
----------------------
| **JIRA REFERENCE** | **SLOGAN** |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| JIRA: | |
+| JIRA: JOID-1 | use Juju and Ubuntu to deploy OPNFV |
| | |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-| JIRA: | |
-| | |
+| JIRA: JOID-23 | explain how to deploy OPNFV R2 |
+| | using JOID |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
Bug corrections
System Limitations
------------------
+**Min jumphost requirements:** At least 16GB of RAM, 4 core cpu and 250 gb disk should support virtualization.
+
Known issues
------------
Test Result
===========
-Brahmaputra test result using <XYZ> as deployment tool.
+Brahmaputra test result using JOID as deployment tool.
<link>
References
==========
For more information on the OPNFV Brahmaputra release, please visit
-http://www.opnfv.org/brahmaputra
+- `OPNFV Brahmaputra release <http://www.opnfv.org/brahmaputra>`_
+
+Juju
+----
+- `Juju Charm store <https://jujucharms.com/>`_
+- `Juju documents <https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/getting-started>`_
+
+MAAS
+----
+- `Bare metal management (Metal-As-A-Service) <http://maas.io/get-started>`_
+- `MAAS API documents <http://maas.ubuntu.com/docs/>`_
+
+JOID
+----
+- `OPNFV JOID wiki <https://wiki.opnfv.org/joid>`_
+- `OPNFV JOID User Guide <https://wiki.opnfv.org/joid/b_userguide>`_
+- `OPNFV JOID Install Guide <https://wiki.opnfv.org/joid/b_installguide>`_
+
+OpenStack
+---------
+- `OpenStack Liberty Release artifacts <http://www.openstack.org/software/liberty>`_
+- `OpenStack documentation <http://docs.openstack.org>`_
+
+OpenDaylight
+------------
+- `OpenDaylight artifacts <http://www.opendaylight.org/software/downloads>`_