RFC: Multipath testing as a (optional?) criteria for RC?

[Phil Knirsch]

On 04/30/2013 05:14 PM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote:
> On 04/30/2013 03:01 PM, Phil Knirsch wrote:
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> I'd like to open up the discussion about getting multipath testing as
>> a (optional) criteria for RC.
>>
>> I understand that the typical Fedora user most likely will never
>> encounter or use multipath, but as we do have server users for Fedora
>> there might be some merit to it.
>>
>> We've ran into this on the ppc64 side the last few releases where we
>> did test this during our alpha, beta and rc checks and worked with the
>> respective maintainers to fix the issues we found.
>>
>> So if there is an interest to make this a general test case we'd
>> certainly be able to provide a QE template with all the necessary steps.
>>
>> And as mentioned, even if it's not going to be a blocking criteria
>> maybe having it as included as an optional test case might still be
>> worth it.
>>
>> Let me know what you guys think.
>>
>> Thanks & regards, Phil
>>
>
> Yeah sure when will we get storewize and or EMC  and cards in our
> infrastructures serves :)
>
> No wait our infra is not running Fedora it's running RHEL so no ain't
> going to happen that we add something to the criteria that we cant
> properly test.
>
> JBG

Yea, i know everyone has a EMC multipath system at home. ;)

Thats why my second paragraph already clearly indicated that i 
understand that the typical Fedora user won't have any multipath system. 
There is a small number of users out there though that do use Fedora in 
server environments where multipath is more or less common.

Therefore my request how we could make this a test case that wouldn't 
block the releases but rather offer an "official" way in Fedora to test 
it if you should have the necessary hardware for it.

And as Adam put it in his email: The differentiation between the actual 
test case and the criteria.

Thanks & regards, Phil

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