[Freeipmi-devel] FreeIPMI testsuite

[Albert Chu]

Hey A.B.,

I wanted to start discussions on the FreeIPMI testsuite.  What are your
ideas?

My ideas are (for the initial start of the testsuite), scripts that:

A) run the user command tools with various permutations of options
B) sanity check the output (i.e. are temperatures > 0 and < 1000 degrees
Celsius)
C) over LAN and In-Band

There would have to be a config file that the user must input IP
addresses, usernames, and etc.

What are your ideas?

Al

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Albert Chu
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


----- Original Message -----
From: Albert Chu <address@hidden>
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] FreeIPMI meeting notes + Todos

> Hi Coly,
> 
> Actually, I should also ask what kind of ideas do you have.  Was there
> any kind of testsuite or work you were interested in doing?  
> 
> Al
> 
> --
> Albert Chu
> address@hidden
> Computer Scientist
> High Performance Systems Division
> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert Chu <address@hidden>
> Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005 8:22 pm
> Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] FreeIPMI meeting notes + Todos
> 
> > Hi Coly,
> > 
> > I'm glad to hear about your interest in working on FreeIPMI.  
> > Actually,myself and A.B. spoke about starting a testsuite soon.  
> We 
> > still need to
> > flesh out some details, but if you'd like to help, we can always 
> > use the
> > extra help.
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > --
> > Albert Chu
> > address@hidden
> > Computer Scientist
> > High Performance Systems Division
> > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: coly li <address@hidden>
> > Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005 5:42 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] FreeIPMI meeting notes + Todos
> > 
> > > Hi,every one. I just join this maillist these days. I've worked 
> > on 
> > > IPMIfor three years, including driver, FW and system software. 
> I 
> > > want to do
> > > something for this project, for example writing some testsuite, or
> > > documentations.
> > > 
> > > Where can I start ?
> > > 
> > > Coly
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ? 2005-12-08?? 11:23 -0800?Albert Chu???
> > > > MEETING NOTES
> > > > 
> > > > Compliance Testing:
> > > > 
> > > > Linux IPMI Test Suite
> > > > ---------------------
> > > > 
> > > > Use testsuites for major open source applications as a "starter"
> > > > testsuite for both vendors and users.  Vendors get extra 
> > testing and
> > > > some assurance open source projects will work with their 
> hardware.> > > Users of IPMI (including someone like Cyclades) get 
> extra 
> > assurance> > their technology will work with certain hardware.  
> > Open source
> > > > projects get more testing of their tools.  Combination of 
> multiple> > > projects covers more IPMI functionality than any one 
> project (can
> > > > likely) cover on their own.
> > > > 
> > > > TODOS:
> > > > Zresearch - Start on FreeIPMI Testsuite
> > > > LLNL - Get/devel IPMItool testsuite, speak to OpenIPMI author
> > > > General todo: Try to build momentum on this.
> > > > 
> > > > IPMItool + Ipmipower:
> > > > ---------------------
> > > > 
> > > > Idea is HPC features of Ipmipower would be very useful in 
> > > Ipmitool. 
> > > > Ipmitool would get HPC features and Ipmipower gets more IPMI
> > > > specification coverage.
> > > > 
> > > > Interest: Cyclades
> > > > TODO: Continue discussions on it with Ipmitool author.  Just 
> > need 
> > > to start.
> > > > 
> > > > ICTS
> > > > ----
> > > > Why is the ICTS testsuite only available to "IPMI Adopters".  
> > > This is
> > > > stupid, users want it too for testing.
> > > > 
> > > > TODO: Zresearch, LLNL, anyone: Bug Intel people.
> > > > 
> > > > FreeIPMI in Redhat
> > > > ------------------
> > > > 
> > > > Get vendor support by getting FreeIPMI into RHEL.
> > > > 
> > > > TODO: LLNL and SLAC will bug Redhat on our weekly conference 
> > calls.> > 
> > > > FreeIPMI TODOS
> > > > --------------
> > > > 
> > > > Zresearch TODO: Raw Hex command support
> > > > 
> > > > Zresearch TODO: Perl/Python Bindings(?)
> > > > (Al: Sorry, my notes weren't clear, I'm not sure.)
> > > > 
> > > > Zresearch TODO: Adveritse/document Guile, point to howto's, 
> > > supply templates
> > > > 
> > > > Web GUI/Windows Compilation of FreeIPMI
> > > > ---------------------------------------
> > > > 
> > > > I don't know if we came to a conclusion, I can't remember.  
> Sorry.> > > Maybe vendors can tell us if this is important to them 
> and 
> > would 
> > > make> them more interested in FreeIPMI.
> > > > 
> > > > FreeIPMI Coding
> > > > ---------------
> > > > 
> > > > CVS Tagging: Announce to freeipmi-devel before making a 
> release 
> > tag.> > 
> > > > CVS branching: Branch experimental code and work 
> independently 
> > until> > it is reasonably complete.  Then merge into head.  
> > Incomplete 
> > > changes> or major architectural changes (i.e. UDM would have 
> > fallen 
> > > under this)
> > > > aren't submitted into the head until completion.
> > > > 
> > > > fiid_template_t: We will always stay to spec.  Never deviate!
> > > > 
> > > > fiid_template_t/fiid_obj_t reorganization: We will all think 
> > > about it
> > > > and discuss further on the mailing list.  There are many 
> different> > > methods to re-architect the underlying objects to 
> meet this need.
> > > > 
> > > > lan session management in libfreeipmie: We all agreed that 
> session> > > management is getting more difficult in IPMI 2.0.  A 
> > rearchitect or
> > > > new set of APIs may be necessary to make session management
> > > > manageable.
> > > > 
> > > > libfreeipmi re-org: The directory libfreeipmi/src/ is large and
> > > > big. We agreed that subsections of the library could be put in
> > > > subdirectories or organized in some better manner.
> > > > 
> > > > LGPL: We need to consider LGPLing libfreeipmi for the 
> potential 
> > > it may
> > > > be used by more vendors.  To be discussed in more detail on the
> > > > mailing list.
> > > > 
> > > > UDM: One remaining big bug.  Another set of eyes would be 
> > useful, so
> > > > Al Chu will try and hunt this one down.
> > > > 
> > > > Multihost LAN API: Many possible implementations and API
> > > > possibilities.  We'll all think about it and discuss further 
> on 
> > the> > mailing list.
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Albert Chu
> > > > address@hidden
> > > > Computer Scientist
> > > > High Performance Systems Division
> > > > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> > > > 
> > > > 
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