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= Feature Name: Performance Co-Pilot | = Feature Name: Performance Co-Pilot Feature Update = | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A | A new feature release of PCP (Performance Co-Pilot). | ||
== Owner == | == Owner == | ||
* Name: [[User:Fche| Frank Ch. Eigler]], [[User:Mgoodwin|Mark Goodwin]] | * Name: [[User:Fche| Frank Ch. Eigler]], [[User:Mgoodwin|Mark Goodwin]], [[User:Nathans|Nathan Scott]] | ||
* Email: fche@redhat.com, mgoodwin@redhat.com | * Email: fche@redhat.com, mgoodwin@redhat.com, nathans@redhat.com | ||
== Current status == | == Current status == | ||
* Targeted release: Fedora 19 | * Targeted release: Fedora 19 | ||
* Last updated: | * Last updated: 2013-01-24 | ||
* Percentage of completion: | * Percentage of completion: 80% | ||
== Detailed Description == | == Detailed Description == | ||
PCP | This PCP update may deliver a group of new features: | ||
* Increased security (SSL transport, authenticated/authorized remote access) | * Increased security (SSL transport, authenticated/authorized remote access) | ||
* RRD format data interoperation | * RRD format data interoperation | ||
* Improved user interfaces (pmchart, possible web gui) | * Improved user interfaces (pmchart, possible web gui) | ||
* IPv6 support | |||
* Improvements to Python scripting for monitoring clients | |||
* Prototype instrumentation for systemd and GFS2 clusters | |||
== Benefit to Fedora == | == Benefit to Fedora == | ||
The increased security may | The increased security may enable installing/activating the daemon by default. | ||
== Scope == | == Scope == | ||
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== How To Test == | == How To Test == | ||
PCP includes a quality assurance suite in the pcp-testsuite package. | |||
Instructions for configuring and running the tests are included in an accompanying README file. | |||
== User Experience == | == User Experience == | ||
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== Dependencies == | == Dependencies == | ||
None. | |||
== Contingency Plan == | == Contingency Plan == | ||
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== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
All tools, daemons and library interfaces have accompanying man pages. The pcp-doc package also contains tutorials, howtos and other documentation. | |||
Discussion is on-going with the original authors (SGI) about making available the two technical books they have published about PCP, under a community friendly license. | |||
== Release Notes == | == Release Notes == |
Revision as of 22:11, 23 January 2013
Feature Name: Performance Co-Pilot Feature Update
Summary
A new feature release of PCP (Performance Co-Pilot).
Owner
- Name: Frank Ch. Eigler, Mark Goodwin, Nathan Scott
- Email: fche@redhat.com, mgoodwin@redhat.com, nathans@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 19
- Last updated: 2013-01-24
- Percentage of completion: 80%
Detailed Description
This PCP update may deliver a group of new features:
- Increased security (SSL transport, authenticated/authorized remote access)
- RRD format data interoperation
- Improved user interfaces (pmchart, possible web gui)
- IPv6 support
- Improvements to Python scripting for monitoring clients
- Prototype instrumentation for systemd and GFS2 clusters
Benefit to Fedora
The increased security may enable installing/activating the daemon by default.
Scope
Only the pcp packages would be modified.
How To Test
PCP includes a quality assurance suite in the pcp-testsuite package. Instructions for configuring and running the tests are included in an accompanying README file.
User Experience
TBA.
Dependencies
None.
Contingency Plan
In the event some of the improvements don't make it to upstream PCP in time, the then-newest version would be pulled into Fedora.
Documentation
All tools, daemons and library interfaces have accompanying man pages. The pcp-doc package also contains tutorials, howtos and other documentation.
Discussion is on-going with the original authors (SGI) about making available the two technical books they have published about PCP, under a community friendly license.
Release Notes
TBA.