Aug 1, 2023 - Alignment Meeting # 16

Discussion on infrastructure requirements for deploying BB implementations in the Sandbox environment and approach for creating BB instances in the Sandbox.

• Key discussions were around concerns about deployments and infrastructure issues.

• The MOSIP deployment faced issues due to insufficient storage for nodes.

• Longhorn storage class was initially being used, but there was a suggestion to explore using GP2 storage class or EBS dynamic volumes instead.

• The need for node-specific storage and Longhorn was questioned, with suggestions to use dynamic provisioning and default storage classes.

• There was debate over the choice of storage class, with suggestions to use EBS or GP2 for persistent volumes.

• The size of persistent volume claims and nodes was discussed, along with the possibility of reducing the PVC allocation size.

• Emphasis was put on following Kubernetes deployment guidelines and aligning with GovStack requirements for cloud-native solutions.

X-Road central server deployment and cloud-native approach

• The deployment of the central server component was discussed, with clarification that it's not fully cloud-native but can run in the cloud.

• Plans to align the central server with cloud-native principles were mentioned.

• The MQ2 component's readiness was discussed, and while not fully complete, some basic functionality was working.

Future planning and Integration of Test Harness and Emulator

• Plans discussed for a Sprint to transition from emulator to actual deployments for testing the USCT use case.

• Need to verify if the required API functionality is part of the deployed components.

Action items

• Need to document the central server's status as not fully cloud-native was discussed.

• Need for resolving deployment issues through direct communication, setting up meetings to address specific blockers.

1. Sandbox team to provision the necessary the infrastructure resources required by BBs, based on information provided in - Infrastructure Requirements of BB Implementations for Sandbox Deployment - GovStack - GovStack Wiki

@Vasil Kolev @Karthik SJ @David Higgins @Allan Bernard

2. BB providers to finish deployments in Sandbox

@Vasil Kolev @Karthik SJ @David Higgins @Allan Bernard