[OCF]Minutes of OCF meeting in OLS 07/27/2003

[Zou, Yixiong]

Attendees:
	Alan Robertson 		(alanr@unix.sh)
	Lars Marowsky-Bree 	(lmb@suse.de)
	James Bottomley 		(james@steeleye.com)
	Ragnar			(linux-ha@ragnark.vestdata.no)
	Ram Pai  			(linuxram@us.ibm.com)
	Horms				(horms@verge.net.au)
	Yixiong Zou			(yixiong.zou@intel.com)

Meeting Duration:
	9am to 3pm, 07/27/2003

Scribe:=20
	Yixiong Zou

Meeting Summaries:

1. Resource Agent API=20

	Pretty much just went through the document line-by-line. A=20
	lot of going back-and-forth on several items.  In the end
	everybody feels this spec is good for RFC.  Lars will put=20
	the new version of the Resource Agent Spec into the CVS
	in a few days.  You can see all the changes from CVS log. =20

	Areas of intense debate including:

	*) resource name, should it be part of the command line.

	*) monitor action, should it be replaced by a quick-check
	   and deep-check.=20

	*) the return codes for monitor, should it be overloaded.=20

2. Business Advantages of the OCF Specs

	Discussed the list of Business Advantages of OCF to satisfy
	the FSG.  Here's the summary of the list.=20

	*) To Cluster SW Vendors, the OCF specs will give them better
	   interoperability.  Compact solutions can be built without
	   writing anything.=20

	*) To Distros, the OCF specs can offer a richer variety of=20
	   solutions to their customers.  Also easier to support.=20

	*) To Users, the OCF specs will give them less vendor lock-in,
	   wider variety of solutions.  The cluster will be more=20
	   commodities, enhances the competition.=20

	*) To Linux community and LSB, OCF specs give Linux an edge
	   to become a better clustering environment.=20

	*) To Third Party Vendors, OCF specs enables them to support
	   a wider range of applications, simplifies the support=20
	   operation.

	*) To Cluster HW Vendors, OCF specs allows them to offer
	   more options to the users.=20

Issue:
	Ram will not be able to contribute to Event and Membership API.=20

Action Items:=20
	Lars will update the Resource Agent Spec on the CVS server.=20
	Need to put the RA spec out at Sept. for public review.=20
	Need to find people to work on the Event API and Membership API.

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Yixiong Zou (yixiong.zou@intel.com)
(503) 677-4988

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