[et-mgmt-tools] Cobbler "Roadmap"

[Michael DeHaan]

Frédéric Descamps wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 19:36 -0400, Michael DeHaan wrote:
>   
>> There have been a lot of good requests for cobbler/koan features (and 
>> bugfixes) lately, so I thought I would share the current list as I have it.
>>
>> If you have any other requests, now would be a good time to share 
>> them.    This is the (basically) the same TODO file that's in source 
>> control.
>>
>> ====
>>
>> cobbler TODO list
>> now with 1-5 priority ratings
>>
>> always:
>> 2  -  better documentation (particularly online articles)
>>
>> more new thoughts:
>> 1  -  re-support repo add taking http:// urls, which will use 
>> repotrack/reposync
>>
>> core:
>> 1 -  import over http://, ftp:// in addition to existing file and 
>> rsync:// and ssh://
>> 1 -  better support for import from DVD (with cleaner imported names)
>> 5 -  "check" should check if services (esp httpd) are started
>> 3 -  allow rsync without ssh option
>>
>> user interface:
>> 5 -  "cobbler add" should be distinguished from "edit" so as to not 
>> overwrite
>> 5 -  GTK (or Web) UI for Cobbler ?
>> 5 -  have -v or --version
>> 3 -  cobbler system names (indeed, everything) should be case insensitive.
>>
>> virt:
>> 1 -  enable more virtualization types in koan
>> 4  -  (more of a koan item) LVM support
>>
>> code cleanup:
>> 5 -  remove the cobbler_msg logic since i18n isn't likely
>>
>> ideas:
>> 5 -  make the multiple-bootloader system more plugin oriented to allow
>>      for alternative bootloaders (not neccessarily kickstart related)
>>      to be added.  (Low priority)
>> 4 -  someone suggested looking at OMAPI for DHCP management
>>
>> small bugs:
>> 3  - cobbler report with a random parameter produces no output
>>      that should be an error... is that still the case?
>> 3  - no logrotate or cleanup for /var/log/cobbler (kickstart tracking)
>> 4  - cobbler import should attach "tree" to distro, not profile
>>
>> ===
>>
>> One other item not on this list is to move source control over to git...
>>
>> If I had a number #1 thing I want to fix soon it's the DVD import use 
>> case.   Setting up cobbler using a DVD image (instead of an rsync 
>> mirror) deserves to be really really easy, so I will probably tackle 
>> that for the next release.
>>
>> --Michael
>>
>>
>>
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>>     
> I'd like if possible to add my "request" from Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:45
> +0100 into the roadmap too :
>
> - the possibility to install on one or more LVM logical volumes instead
> of xvda.
>
> Thank you to take this in consideration.
>
> Fred.
>
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That's already there.

Also to add:  investigate keeping kernel options shorter in some way, 
(possibly symlink tree URLs?).