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OpenSAF Yum testing repository is now live!

jfournier — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:11:51 GMT

Check out the downloads section for instructions on using our, under test, Yum repository for OpenSAF 4.0.x, 4.1.x and default nightly development snapshots.

OpenSAF 4.1 now available for download

jfournier — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:01:46 GMT

After two release candidate cycles, the OpenSAF community is happy to announce the general availability of OpenSAF 4.1. This release contains the following features:

SMF rollback support for campaign
SMF API to support upgrade aware user processes
OpenSAF cluster communication over TCP (TIPC still the default), enabler for non Linux platforms
AMF equal distribution of Service Instances over Service Units
IMM enhanced data capacity
IMM schema upgrade support
AM4J/AMF Java Agent
Improved AMF dynamic configuration support

For more details see report: http://devel.opensaf.org/report/54

To get the code, check out the download section: http://devel.opensaf.org/downloads

OpenSAF 4.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) available

jfournier — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:45:27 GMT

The OpenSAF community is happy to announce the second 4.1 release candidate (RC2). This release contains critical bug fixes in the IMM Service that has been raised since RC1.

To get the code, check out the download section: http://devel.opensaf.org/downloads

You can get the revision Changelog from http://devel.opensaf.org/wiki/changelog/4.1.RC2

OpenSAF patch release 4.0.1 is now available for download

jfournier — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:51:23 GMT

The OpenSAF community is happy to announce the first patch release since the general availability of OpenSAF 4.0. This release contains +175 changesets.

To get the code, check out the download section: http://devel.opensaf.org/downloads

Join us for the 2011 OpenSAF Conference

jfournier — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:34:50 GMT

Save the date for May 17-18, 2011 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The OpenSAF Foundation invites you to join us for the 2011 OpenSAF Conference, formerly named Developer Days, on May 17-18, 2011 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass.

The 2011 OpenSAF Conference is a technical conference for the open source, high availability (HA) middleware community, and this year's event has expanded beyond developers to also include users, potential OpenSAF adopters and engineering managers.

Based on attendee feedback from last year's event, this year's conference will focus more on best practices for implementing the OpenSAF Project architecture and will educate on how implementing these solutions can reduce risk and reduce your company's time to market.

Register now for this two-day event, where well-known technologists, experts and architects in the HA ecosystem will present new sessions and spur discussions about developing and implementing open source HA middleware.

The conference costs $99 per attendee and is free for the first 20 students (Student ID required).

Why You Should Attend the 2011 OpenSAF

Conference Learn about current implementations of HA middleware

OpenSAF is quickly becoming the de facto standard for HA middleware. This conference will bring you up to speed on the current implementations and trends of HA middleware for businesses today.

Hear from key players in the HA ecosystem

The OpenSAF conference will feature a variety of sessions and discussions led by industry-leading technologists, experts and architects in the High Availability ecosystem. Ericsson, GoAhead Software, HP and Wind River Systems will be among the presenting companies at this year's event.

Connect with the HA Open Source Community

Participants will have an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about current implementations of high availability middleware and share experiences and information with community experts.

2011 Conference Session Snapshot

OpenSAF General Overview: What are the benefits and what is the current status of OpenSAF today?
OpenSAF Technical Overview: A look at the key concepts of the OpenSAF project and the different services it addresses.
Case Study: A real-world case study will highlight the benefits of migrating legacy applications to OpenSAF.
OpenSAF and Alternative Solutions: How does OpenSAF complement other technologies, such as virtualization?
Use Case Examples: Modeling real applications. This presentation will include a demo made up of a highly available video streaming component which broadcasts a movie to clients on the network. The demo will show how a cluster can be made aware of imminent hardware failures, and therefore be able to make decision based on hardware health.

Learn more about the session abstracts.

New OpenSAF Blog Interface

jfournier — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:00:17 GMT

The Trac FullBlogPlugin has been installed on the OpenSAF Development server, it will be used by the developer community to post news and howto's about the project.

Soon its publication mechanism will be hooked to the announce@… mailing list.