Attendees:

Please add your name in here:

• @Rajamani, Rajesh(Spirent)

• @Mark Shostak (AT&T)

• @Deepanshu Bhatia (VoerEir)

• @Mark Beierl (VMware)

Goals of Meeting/

• Agenda Bashing

• Antitrust: 

  • Linux Foundation Anti-Trust Policy Notice

  • GSMA Anti-Trust Policy Notice

• (see below) Confirm agreement on Table of Contents

• (see below) Chapter Progress by Authors per recent PRs created

• VNF & Storage Questions (discussion needed & path-forward)

  • Can we run SampleVNF and FuncTest VNF connectivity/validation?  (Owner?)

  • Owner to review StorePerf and start that work in POD10

  • Prototype Plan Status - is this something we can use today in POD10/15? (Trevor)

• Deployment and Compliance Validation (Cedric) > unless covered in RI discussions

• RM/RA requirements extraction (Rajesh, Sridhar) > unless covered in RI discussions

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Table of Contents + Owners:

• RC: status | issues

  • NFVI

    • Ch01: Introduction: Rajesh, Kanagaraj, Manik (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/658

      • (Refer to PR https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/658) 

      • Synopsis

      • Introduction

      • Principles & Guidelines

      • Goals & Objectives

      • Best Practices

      • Verification methodologies

      • Assumptions & Dependencies

      • Results Collation & Presentation

      • Measurements, Monitoring

      • Governance

      • Resources & References
        
        

    • Ch02: NFVI E2E C&V Framework Requirements: Cedric, Manik (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/701

      • Methodology

      • Certification Strategy & Vehicle

      • Profiles Reference

      • Compliance, Verification, and Certification

      • Entry & Exit Criteria

      • Frameworks: e.g. Functest (StorePerf, SampleVNF, others?)
        
        

    • Ch03: NFVI Test Case Requirements: Georg, Toshi   https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/702

      • Assumptions: Automatable, Integrated with CICD tool chain

      • Type of requirement: Bare metal, API, etc

      • Table showing Profile Catalog

      • Identify SW Reference

      • Identify HW Reference

      • Options Available / Configured

      • Extensions Available / Configured
        
        

    • Ch04: NFVI TC Traceability to RA Requirements: Rajesh, Dan, Ashok, Deepanshu (confirmed)-  https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/703

      • SME: Functest knowledge

      • Define RM/RA-1 Openstack requirements

      • Map Framework to Requirements

  • VNF

    • VNF Prototype Plan - details, dates (Trevor)

    • Ch05: VNF E2E C&V Framework Requirements:  Kanagaraj, Cedric, Shiby (confirmed) -  https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/704

      • Methodology

      • Introduction of Golden VNFs &/or Prototype VNFs

      • Certification Strategy & Vehicle

      • Profiles Reference

      • Compliance, Verification, and Certification process
        
        

      • Entry & Exit Criteria
        
        

      • Frameworks: Functest, SampleVNF, Prototype Family/Class
        
        

    • Ch06: VNF Test Case Requirements: Fu Qiao, Yan Yang (confirmed), Chuyi Guo, Kanagaraj, Shiby (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/705

      • Assumptions: Automatable, Integrated with CICD tool chain

      • Developer Deliverables (artifacts)

      • Type of requirement: Bare metal, API, etc

      • Type of Interactions: Extended Topology, Complex (Akraino), Functional, HA, Fault, Interoperability

      • Table showing Performance Profiles

      • Table of VNF Class/Family & Characteristics of Each
        
        

    • Ch07: VNF TC Traceability to RM Requirements: Rajesh, Kanagaraj, Yan Yang (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/706

      • SME: Functest knowledge

      • Define RM/RA-1 Openstack requirements

      • Map Framework to Requirements

  • Dev

    • Deployment Validations (Cedric)

    • Ch08: E2E Framework Integration: Cedric, Kanagaraj, Sridhar  Yan Yang (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/707

      • Identify Framework Needs, Goals, and Dependencies

      • Define Opensource Integration (OPNFV, OVP, Functest, CVC, others)

      • Provide Automation Toolchain (list, topology, flow)
        
        

    • Ch09: NFVI Tests Traceability to TC Requirements: Cedric, Deepanshu (confirmed)- https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/708

      • Define RM/RA-1 Openstack requirements

      • Map Framework to Requirements

    • Ch10: VNF Tests Traceability to TC Requirements: Cedric, Liping Zhao , Shiby (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/709

      • Define RM/RA-1 Openstack requirements

      • Map Framework to Requirements

    • Ch11: Gap analysis & Development: Cedric, Kanagaraj, Shiby (confirmed) - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/710

      • Test Case Gaps (Analysis)

      • Automation Gaps

      • Open Stack release comparisons (Ocata, Pike, Queens, Stein, etc)

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Status | Milestones:

• Work-stream

  1. NFVI (Lead = Rajesh, Mike)

     1. Issues:  6 open

     2. PRs: 0 open

     3. Assistance Needed

        (In progress) 11/13 - Sridhar/Rajesh/Mark shifting ownership to RM/RA 1 team for extraction → Rajesh, work with Mark S., Sridhar  → work in progress

        (In progress) Manifest validations vs. RA Req → discussed in the RI work stream call, work in progress as AirShip manifests were followed for installs, but confirmation needed to ensure RA requirements have been met; offline discussion happening in email to confirm if manifest require changing

        Tune the declarative files to meet RA requirements (re-deploy)

     4. Status | Tasks (Work in progress)

        Receive Lab (date)

        (In progress) Translate RA requirements to Manifest Needs (See above for Assistance needed)

        Tune Manifest to match RA requirements (Target End State Lab - POD15) - status of POD 10, then date for POD 15

        Testing

  2. VNF (Lead = Mike)
     
     

     1. Issues: 6 open

     2. PRs: 0 open

     3. Assistance Needed

        1. Empirical Validations - VNF Prototype Plan / Strategy

        2. Trevor - details / dates for Network profiles and testing

     4. Status | Tasks (Work in progress)

        1. VNF Prototypes

           (In Progress) Families Identified

           (In Progress) Test Requirements Identified

           Strategy

        2. Testing

           1. Create Test Plan

           2. Finalize Test Harness/Framework

           3. Results Collection & Normalization

  3. Dev (Lead = Cedric)

     1. Issues: 15 total open

     2. PRs: 0 open

     3. Assistance Needed

        1. Deployment Validations and continuous deployment / integration 

     4. Status | Tasks (Work in progress)

        1. Jenkins setup

        2. VNF prototype

           1.  Development

           2. Connectivity to POD15

Notes:

• General

  • CNTT Jan 2020 Release:  CNTT Snezka

  • RC Documentation - https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/tree/master/doc/ref_cert/lfn

    • To be written (completed) by the CNTT Jan Release

• RC

  • Re-Org

    • Personnel

      • RC Organizer:  Mike Fix (AT&T)

      • CNTT RC1 NFVI:  Leads = Rajesh Rajamani (Spirent) and Mike Fix (AT&T; Co-lead = Dan Zu (Huawai)

      • CNTT RC1 VNF: Lead = Mike Fix (AT&T); Co-leads = Kanagaraj Manickam (Huawai), Yan Yang (China Mobile)

      • CNTT RC1 Dev: Lead = Cedric Ollivier (Orange); Co-leads = Kanagaraj Manickam (Huawai), Yan Yang (China Mobile)

  • (old) RM Ch 8 Issues & PRs: 

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    • Ch 8 issues:  https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22RM+Com%22

    • Ch 8 annex: https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Ch+08+Annex%22+

    • PRs: https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pulls

Actions:

• 11/27 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Dec 4, 2019   

  Owner: Rajesh - determine a target date for POD15 installs, taking into consideration POD10 install completion, manifest validations, and API health/smoke tests, being done BEFORE POD15 installs by Nov 29, 2019 

  Owner: Fu Qiao - identify how to incorporate, or start developing, PDF and SDF co

• 11/20 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Nov 27, 2019   

  Owner: Mark (Victor) - Setup call to start Tracing RM Comp to RC Chapter sections by Nov 15, 2019 

• 11/13 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Nov 20, 2019   

  Owner: Leads - Review / Add Milestones to the Minutes in the Appropriate 'Status | Milestones' section by Nov 15, 2019 

• 11/06 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Nov 13, 2019  

• 10/30 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Nov 6, 2019 

  Owner: Rajesh - get current status from Srihdar on POD10 installs, and open a GitHub issue to track the deployment by Nov 1, 2019 

• 10/23 Meeting

  Owner: All →Review/respond to GitHub issues by Oct 29, 2019

  Owner:  Leads - Assign / work action items by EOW Oct 25, 2019 

  Owner: Rajesh - Meet w/ Trevor + others to discuss overall CNTT Lab Requirements (needs - e.g. POD10, 15, 17-18 (AirShip), 19-Test Tools, etc) by Oct 23, 2019 

  Rajesh (host), Trevor, Mark, and Mike - met to discuss the Intel labs and their intended use; acknowledge 10/15/19 are used for CNTT PoC/TargetState/TestTools labs.  17 and 18 are being used by the Airship project, but not CNTT.  Next steps are to research the availability of a 2nd lab within Spirent, and to attend upcoming LF Lab Planning Sessions for future lab needs/support.

  Owner: Cedric - open a GitHub issue for the setup of the Jenkins hosts for RI validation by Oct 23, 2019 

• 10/16 Meeting:  Yielded time to RI Kickoff discussions.  Refer to RI meeting notes for 10/16 for details

  Setup recurring call for RC series starting 10/23

• 10/9 Meeting

  Owner: All → Review/respond to GitHub issues by Oct 16, 2019 

  Owner: Impacted Individuals (Test, Installer, Support) - needing access to POD15, request/receive access by Oct 16, 2019   

  Owner: Mike - confirm with Cedric O. (Orange) if he will be the "lead" to centralize Implementation & Adoption of Test Hardness/Framework efforts on/by Oct 11, 2019 

  Owner: Rajesh - confirm with Sridhar (Spirent) if he will be the "lead" to centralize s/w deployments on/by Oct 11, 2019