519074 - Create linux64 ref image docs, and template VM

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Release Engineering :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[John O'Duinn [:joduinn] (please use "needinfo?" flag)]

We believe moz2-linux64-slave01 was created with the instructions here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/ReferencePlatforms/Linux-CentOS-5.0_64-bit

To address some pressing developer concerns we are using clones of this VM in production without yet confirming the exact make up of this VM. However, before we can do supported releases on linux64, and guarantee binary compatibility issues, we need to verify/update this list&VM. It might be easiest to re-create a new linux64 refimage and docs from scratch. 

Once a proper refimage and docs are ready, we can then replace our linux64 VMs with known refimage VMs, and then be able to do a linux64 release if we are asked.

Comment 1

[Chris Cooper [:coop] (he/him)]

Mass move of bugs from Release Engineering:Future -> Release Engineering. See
http://coop.deadsquid.com/2010/02/kiss-the-future-goodbye/ for more details.

Comment 2

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Attachment: puppet manifest updates for 64-bit linux

Much of this work was done by cshields, and Armen hacked on most of the rest. With this applied, are 64-bit Linux machines should sync up to the latest and greatest. Specifically, they should end up with everything the 32-bit machines have, minus the Scratchbox stuff, which is unnecessary at this time.

The patch isn't super clean because there was a few do stuff && pull && merge cycles, so just ignore the site.pp stuff and other unrelated things.

Comment 3

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Comment on attachment 427208 [details] [diff] [review]
puppet manifest updates for 64-bit linux

Catlee r+ this over IRC. I landed it in the push ending with changeset:   108:5aa2b1e13ff4

Comment 4

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

I updated CentOS-5-x64-ref and have tested the 0 -> staging work. Still need to update the ref platform doc.

Comment 5

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

I updated the 64-bit ref platform doc. We're all done here now.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/ReferencePlatforms/Linux-CentOS-5.0_64-bit