[Capi-bof] Charter - last call for changes

[Edmonds, AndrewX]

Monitoring should be an aspect considered in regards to management of provisioned resources (e.g. virtual machines, physical machines etc) but should be dealt in an abstract fashion, something similar to how Sam suggested in dealing with networking.

From: capi-bof-bounces at ogf.org [mailto:capi-bof-bounces at ogf.org] On Behalf Of Sam Johnston
Sent: 25 March 2009 14:43
To: Alexis Richardson
Cc: capi-bof
Subject: Re: [Capi-bof] Charter - last call for changes

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Alexis Richardson <alexis.richardson at gmail.com<mailto:alexis.richardson at gmail.com>> wrote:
"instrumentation"?

Monitoring<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentation_%28computer_programming%29> - also something that should arguably be excluded (think, billing). Or should it?

Sam

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Michael Richardson <mcr at sandelman.ca<mailto:mcr at sandelman.ca>> wrote:
>
>>>>>> "Thijs" == Thijs Metsch <Thijs.Metsch at Sun.COM> writes:
>    Thijs> An API for remote management of virtualized resources
>    Thijs> (meaning, but not limited to virtual machines), including
>    Thijs> manipulation of images and networks.
>
> I still don't like the word "manipulation"
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manipulating, #3 says:
>    3.  to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's
>        purpose or advantage.
>
> and this implies changes to the internal form, which we are trying to
> rule out of scope.  We want to manipulate the networks, but not the
> images.
>
> Others have used the word orchestrate:
>  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orchestrate
>
> definition:
> 1.      to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
> 2.      to arrange or manipulate, esp. by means of clever or thorough
>        planning or maneuvering: to orchestrate a profitable trade agreement.
>
> After playing with the "visual thesaurus" a bit, I eliminated:
>      engineer
>      direct
>      train
>      conduct
>
> and I suggest the word "manoeuver" as being what we want to do with
> images.  In my imagination, I see a large Volvo delivery truck being
> "manoeuvered" up to a loading dock...
>
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