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Rally v0.8.0
============

Overview
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| Release date     |      **1/25/2017**    |
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Details
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Specs & Feature Requests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* `[Implemented] Refactor Verification Component
  <https://github.com/openstack/rally/blob/0.8.0/doc/specs/implemented/verification_refactoring.rst>`_

* `[Implemented] Scaling & Refactoring Rally DB
  <https://github.com/openstack/rally/blob/0.8.0/doc/specs/implemented/db_refactoring.rst>`_

Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~

We switched to use bindep library for checking required system packages.
All our dependencies moved to separate file (like requirements.txt for python
packages) `bindep.txt
<https://github.com/openstack/rally/blob/0.8.0/bindep.txt>`_.

Database
~~~~~~~~

.. warning:: Database schema is changed, you must run
     `rally-manage db upgrade <http://rally.readthedocs.io/en/0.8.0/cli/cli_reference.html#rally-manage-db-upgrade>`_
     to be able to use old Rally installation with latest release.
* change structure of database to be more flexible
* save raw task results in chunks (see raw_result_chunk_size option of
  [DEFAULT] rally configuration section)
* add db revision check in rally API, so it is impossible to use rally with
  wrong db now.

Rally API
~~~~~~~~~

Single entry point for Rally API is added - rally.api.API . Old API classes
(``rally.api.Task``, ``rally.api.Verification``, ``rally.api.Deployment``) are
deprecated now.

Rally CLI
~~~~~~~~~

* ``rally task sla_check`` is deprecated now in favor of
  ``rally task sla-check``

* Deprecated category ``rally show`` was removed.

* `rally plugin list` is extended with plugin base column

Task Component
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

- [Random names] scenario for checking performance of generate_random_name
  method is added to our CI with proper SLA. Be sure, whatever number of random
  names you need, it will not affect performance of Rally at all, we checked.

- [atomic actions] scenario for checking performance of calculating atomic
  actions is added to our CI with proper SLA. Be sure, whatever number atomics
  you have in scenarios, it will not affect performance of Rally at all, we
  checked.

- [services] new entity is introduced for helping to provide compatibility
  layer between different API versions of one service.

Verification component
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We completely redesign the whole Verification component. For more details see
`our new docs for that component
<http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/verification/index.html>`_

Unfortunately, such big change could not be done in backward compatible way,
so old code is not compatible with new one. See `HowTo migrate from
Verification component 0.7.0 to 0.8.0
<http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/verification/howto/migrate_from_old_design.html>`_

Plugins
~~~~~~~

**Services**:

* Glance:

  Switched from V1 to V2 API by default.

* Keystone:

 - Transmit endpoint_type to keystoneclient
 - Full keystone V3 support

**Scenarios**:

* *Updated*:
 - The meaning of the volume_type argument is changes in
   `CinderVolumes.create_snapshot_and_attach_volume
    <http://rally.readthedocs.io/en/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-create-snapshot-and-attach-volume-scenario>`_
   scenario. It should contain actual volume type instead of boolean value to
   choose random volume type.
 - Extend `GlanceImages.create_image_and_boot_instances
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#glanceimages-create-image-and-boot-instances-scenario>`_
   with create_image_kwargs and boot_server_kwargs arguments.

* *NEW!!*:
 - `CeilometerAlarms.create_and_get_alarm
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#ceilometeralarms-create-and-get-alarm-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumeBackups.create_incremental_volume_backup
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumebackups-create-incremental-volume-backup-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumeTypes.create_and_delete_volume_type
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumetypes-create-and-delete-volume-type-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumeTypes.create_volume_type_and_encryption_type
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumetypes-create-volume-type-and-encryption-type-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumes.create_and_accept_transfer
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-create-and-accept-transfer-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumes.create_and_get_volume
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-create-and-get-volume-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumes.create_volume_and_update_readonly_flag
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-create-volume-and-update-readonly-flag-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumes.list_transfers
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-list-transfers-scenario>`_
 - `CinderVolumes.list_types
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#cindervolumes-list-types-scenario>`_
 - `KeystoneBasic.create_and_get_role
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#keystonebasic-create-and-get-role-scenario>`_
 - `ManilaShares.create_and_list_share
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#manilashares-create-and-list-share-scenario>`_
 - `ManilaShares.set_and_delete_metadata
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#manilashares-set-and-delete-metadata-scenario>`_
 - `MistralExecutions.create_execution_from_workbook
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#mistralexecutions-create-execution-from-workbook-scenario>`_
 - `MistralExecutions.list_executions
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#mistralexecutions-list-executions-scenario>`_
 - `NeutronLoadbalancerV2.create_and_list_loadbalancers
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#neutronloadbalancerv2-create-and-list-loadbalancers-scenario>`_
 - `NeutronNetworks.create_and_show_network
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#neutronnetworks-create-and-show-network-scenario>`_
 - `NeutronNetworks.list_agents
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#neutronnetworks-list-agents-scenario>`_
 - `NovaAggregates.create_aggregate_add_host_and_boot_server
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novaaggregates-create-aggregate-add-host-and-boot-server-scenario>`_
 - `NovaAggregates.create_and_get_aggregate_details
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novaaggregates-create-and-get-aggregate-details-scenario>`_
 - `NovaFlavors.create_and_delete_flavor
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novaflavors-create-and-delete-flavor-scenario>`_
 - `NovaFlavors.create_flavor_and_add_tenant_access
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novaflavors-create-flavor-and-add-tenant-access-scenario>`_
 - `NovaHosts.list_and_get_hosts
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novahosts-list-and-get-hosts-scenario>`_
 - `NovaHypervisors.list_and_get_uptime_hypervisors
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novahypervisors-list-and-get-uptime-hypervisors-scenario>`_
 - `NovaHypervisors.list_and_search_hypervisors
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novahypervisors-list-and-search-hypervisors-scenario>`_
 - `NovaHypervisors.statistics_hypervisors
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novahypervisors-statistics-hypervisors-scenario>`_
 - `NovaSecGroup.boot_server_and_add_secgroups
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novasecgroup-boot-server-and-add-secgroups-scenario>`_
 - `NovaServerGroups.create_and_list_server_groups
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#novaservergroups-create-and-list-server-groups-scenario>`_
 - `Quotas.nova_get
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#quotas-nova-get-scenario>`_

**Hooks**:

* *NEW!!*:
 - `fault_injection
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#fault-injection-hook>`_

**Runners**

* *Updated*:
 - `RPS runner
   <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/plugins/plugin_reference.html#rps-scenario-runner>`_
   is extended with ability to increase 'rps' value by arithmetic progression
   across certain duration. Now it can be also a dict specifying progression
   parameters:

   .. code-block:: json

        rps": {
            "start": 1,
            "end": 10,
            "step": 1,
            "duration": 2
        }

   This will generate rps value: ``start, start + step, start + 2 * step, ..,
   end`` across certain 'duration' seconds each step. If iteration count not
   ended at the last step of progression, then rps will continue to generate
   with "end" value. Note that the last rps could be generated smaller.

Fixed bugs
~~~~~~~~~~

* [hooks] incorrect encoding of stdout/stderr streams opened by sys_call hook
  for py3

* [hooks] sorting Hook column at HTML report doesn't work

* [tasks][scenarios][neutron] L3 HA: Unable to complete operation on subnet

  `Launchpad bug-report #1562878 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/rally/+bug/1562878>`_

* [tasks] JSON report doesn't save order of atomics

* [tasks][cleanup][nova] Failed to remove aggregate which has hosts in it

* [tasks] `--abort-on-sla-failure
  <http://rally.readthedocs.ioen/0.8.0/cli_reference.html#task-start-abortonslafailure>`_
  mechanism works only for current workload, but does not stop the next ones.

* [hooks] hooks section isn't displayed in HTML report

Thanks
~~~~~~

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