Definition Artifact Layout

The definition artifacts are stored in the below directory structure. This structure is used only to assist humans in maintaining the data. When the documents are consumed by the Airship services, they are viewed as a flat set of all documents.:

deployment_files/deployment_files
 |- /global
 |    |- /common
 |    |    |- {definition library}
 |    |- /v1.0
 |         |- {definition library}
 |- /type
 |    |- /production
 |    |    |- /v1.0
 |    |         |- {definition library}
 |    |- /cicd
 |    |    |- /v1.0
 |    |         |- {definition library}
 |    |- /labs
 |         |- /v1.0
 |              |- {definition library}
 |- /site
      |- /{sitename}
           |- site_definition.yaml
           |- {definition library}

The root-level listings of global, type and site are the layers as listed in the Deckhand LayeringPolicy document. The process of choosing the definition libraries to compose the actual design for a site is described below.

site_definition.yaml

The site_definition.yaml file is what selects the definition libraries to use for a site. Additional metadata can be added to this file as needed to meet requirements.:

---
schema: pegleg/SiteDefinition/v1
metadata:
  layeringDefinition:
    abstract: false
    layer: 'site'
  name: 'mtn13b.1'
  schema: metadata/Document/v1
  storagePolicy: cleartext
data:
  site_type: 'cicd'
  repositories:  # Optional field.
    global:
      revision: 47676764d3935e4934624bf9593e9115984fe668
      url: ssh://REPO_USERNAME@<git_url>:29418/global-manifests.git
    secrets:
      revision: master
      url: ssh://REPO_USERNAME@<git_url>:29418/security-manifests.git

The repositories field (optional) maps default authentication information for each of the manifests repositories supported, for example:

  • global

  • secrets

  • site

Each of the above fields must have 2 pieces of information:

  • revision (required) - specifies a valid Git Reference.

  • url (required) - specifies the repository remote path. Consists of the following required segments:

    • protocol - http, https, or ssh.

    • REPO_USERNAME - must be included for ssh only. Can be overridden with the CLI via Check PKI Certs.

    • port - e.g. 29418 - must be included for ssh only.

    • repository name

Self-Contained Repository

Note that if the repositories field is omitted, then this implies that the repository contains all the manifests required for site deployment. One such example is Airship in a Bottle which hosts all the manifests required for deploying a minimum OpenStack development environment.

Please see the related CLI documentation for information on how to issue relevant commands.

Definition Library Layout

The definition library layout is replicated in each location that the site definition contains a set of documents.:

  {library root}
    |- /schemas
    |    |- /{namespace}
    |        |- /{kind}
    |            |- {version}.yaml
    |
    |- /profiles
    |    |- /hardware
    |    |- /host
    |
    |- /pki
    |    |- kubernetes-nodes.yaml
    |
    |- /secrets
    |    |- /certifcate-authorities
    |    |- /certificates
    |    |- /keypairs
    |    |- /passphrases
    |
    |- /software
    |    |- /charts
    |    |    |- /{chart collection}
    |    |    |    |- dependencies.yaml
    |    |    |    |- /{chartgroup}
    |    |    |         |- chart-group.yaml
    |    |    |         |- {chart1}.yaml
    |    |    |         |- {chart2}.yaml
    |    |    |
    |    |    |- /{chart collection}
    |    |         |- dependencies.yaml
    |    |         |- /{chartgroup}
    |    |              |- chart-group.yaml
    |    |              |- {chart1}.yaml
    |    |              |- {chart2}.yaml
    |    |
    |    |- /config
    |    |    |- Docker.yaml
    |    |    |- Kubelet.yaml
    |    |    |- versions.yaml
    |    |
    |    |- /manifests
    |         |- bootstrap.yaml
    |         |- site.yaml
    |
    |- /networks
    |    |- /physical
    |    |    |- sitewide.yaml
    |    |    |- rack1.yaml
    |    |
    |    |- KubernetesNetwork.yaml
    |    |- common-addresses.yaml
    |
    |- /baremetal
         |- rack1.yaml
         |- rack2.yaml

* Schemas - The schemas should all be sourced from the Airship
  service repositories. Care should be taken that the schemas
  included in the site definition are taken from the version of
  the service being deployed in the site.
* Software
  * /config/versions.yaml will contain a manifest of all the
    chart, image and package versions. These should be substituted
    into all other documents that define version information.
  * dependencies.yaml - Contains Armada chart definitions that are
    only utilized as dependencies for other charts (e.g. helm-toolkit)
  * Chart collection - Loose organization of chart groups
    such as 'kubernetes', 'ucp', 'osh'
* Physical networks and baremetal nodes can be split into files
  in whatever way makes sense. The best practice here to define
  them by racks is only a suggestion.