docs/information/pharos.rst

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   4
   5 .. OPNFV Pharos Project Information file.
   6
   7 .. _pharos_information:
   8
   9 **************************
  10 Pharos Project Information
  11 **************************
  12
  13 Introduction
  14 ------------
  15
  16 The `Pharos Project <https://www.opnfv.org/developers/pharos>`_ deals with developing an OPNFV lab infrastructure that is geographically and technically diverse.
  17 This will greatly assist in developing a highly robust and stable OPNFV platform. Community labs are hosted by
  18 individual companies and there is also an OPNFV lab hosted by the Linux Foundation that has controlled access for key
  19 development and production activities. The **Pharos Specification** defines a "compliant" deployment and test
  20 environment. Pharos is responsible for defining lab capabilities, developing management/usage policies and process;
  21 and a support plan for reliable access to project and release resources. Community labs are provided as a service by
  22 companies and are not controlled by Pharos however our goal is to provide easy visibility of all lab capabilities
  23 and their usage at all-times.
  24
  25 A requirement of Pharos labs is to provide *bare-metal* for development, deployment and testing. This is resource
  26 intensive from a hardware and support perspective while providing remote access can also be very challenging due to
  27 corporate IT policies. Achieving a consistent *look and feel* of a federated lab infrastructure continues to be an
  28 objective. Virtual environments are also useful and provided by some labs. Jira is currently used for tracking lab
  29 operational issues as well as for Pharos project activities.
  30
  31 Future lab capabilities are currently focussed on 1) Deployment automation 2) Dashboards (for capability and usage)
  32 3) *Virtual Labs* for developer on-boarding.
  33
  34 * Pharos page: https://www.opnfv.org/developers/pharos
  35 * Pharos project Wiki: https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos
  36 * `Pharos Planning <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos_rls_b_plan>`_
  37
  38 Project Communication
  39 ---------------------
  40
  41 * `Jira <https://jira.opnfv.org/projects/PHAROS/summary>`_
  42 * `Weekly Pharos meeting <https://wiki.opnfv.org/meetings#pharos_meetings>`_
  43 * `Weekly coordination meeting for Test related projects <https://wiki.opnfv.org/meetings/test>`_
  44 * IRC: freenode.net #opnfv-pharos http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=opnfv-pharos
  45 * Mailing List: use opnfv-tech-discuss and tag your emails with [Pharos] in the subject for filtering
  46
  47 Project Release Artifacts
  48 -------------------------
  49
  50 * Project Repository: https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/#/q/pharos
  51 * Continuous Integration https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/pharos/
  52 * Documentation: http://artifacts.opnfv.org/pharos/docs/
  53
  54 Pharos Lab Process
  55 ------------------
  56
  57 * Process for requesting lab access and support https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos_rls_b_support
  58 * Pharos Lab Governance and Policies https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos_policies
  59 * Status of Community labs https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos_rls_b_labs
  60
  61 Current Labs
  62 ------------
  63
  64 An interactive map of OPNFV lab locations, lab owners and other lab information is maintained on the `Pharos Wiki
  65 <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos#community_labs>`_
  66
  67 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  68 |    | **Hosted by** |  **Home page**                                           | **Location**         |
  69 | #  |               |                                                          |                      |
  70 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  71 | 1  | Linux         | https://wiki.opnfv.org/get_started/lflab_hosting         | Portland, Oregon     |
  72 |    |  Foundation   |                                                          |                      |
  73 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  74 | 2  | Spirent       | https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos/spirentvctlab              | Nephoscale, CA       |
  75 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  76 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  77 | 3  | China Mobile  | https://wiki.opnfv.org/lab2_chinamobile_hosting          | Beijing, China       |
  78 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  79 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  80 | 4  | Dell          | https://wiki.opnfv.org/dell_hosting                      | Santa Clara, CA      |
  81 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  82 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  83 | 5  | Enea          | https://wiki.opnfv.org/enea-pharos-lab                   | Kista, Sweden        |
  84 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  85 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  86 | 6  | Ericsson      | https://wiki.opnfv.org/get_started/ericsson_hosting      | Montreal, Canada     |
  87 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  88 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  89 | 7  | Huawei        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/lab4_huawei                       | Xi an, China         |
  90 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  91 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  92 | 8  | Huawei        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/get_started/huawei_sc_hosting     | Santa Clara, CA      |
  93 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  94 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  95 | 9  | Intel         | https://wiki.opnfv.org/get_started/intel_hosting         | Hillsboro, Oregon    |
  96 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
  97 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
  98 | 10 | Orange        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/opnfv-orange                      | Lannion, France      |
  99 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
 100 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
 101 | 11 | Orange        | https://wiki.opnfv.org/opnfv-orange                      | Paris, France        |
 102 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
 103 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
 104 | 12 | ZTE           | https://wiki.opnfv.org/zte-nj-testlab                    | Nan Jing, China      |
 105 |    |               |                                                          |                      |
 106 +----+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
 107
 108
 109 Pharos project Key Facts
 110 ------------------------
 111
 112 **Key Project Facts are maintained in the Pharos INFO file in the project repo**
 113
 114   * Can be viewed on the project Wiki `INFO <https://wiki.opnfv.org/pharos?&#pharos_project_-_key_facts>`_
 115   * Project key facts in repo: pharos/INFO