[Tutorial] An example of using juju to deploy cloud services

Before you get started with juju, please refer to the official documens
https://juju.ubuntu.com/docs/getting-started.html
https://juju.ubuntu.com/docs/user-tutorial.html

P.S: When you lunch an instance, be careful about the instance type. Except t1.micro, others will charge you money~~
I strongly suggest to add parameter after juju bootstrap and deploy command as follows:

--constraints "instance-type=m1.micro"

or execute this command:
> juju set-constraints instance-type=t1.micro
For more info about this, please check out this document:
https://juju.ubuntu.com/docs/constraints.html

My environment is using EC2.
> vi .juju/environment.yaml

environments:
  sample:
    type: ec2
    access-key: << your access key >>
    secret-key: << your secret key >>
    control-bucket: juju-0f3b4bce2d944893a74967016c98b903
    admin-secret: 0d748130374946babe1f2531d77620d0
    default-series: precise
    ssl-hostname-verification: true

When you prepare your .juju/environment.yaml ready, you are able to do the following steps to try juju:
> juju bootstrap
> juju deploy wordpress
> juju deploy mysql
> juju add-relation mysql wordpress
> juju expose wordpress

After executing above commands, we can use "juju status" to see what we have now on Amazon EC2:
> juju status
2012-06-11 09:00:26,558 INFO Connecting to environment...
2012-06-11 09:00:43,657 INFO Connected to environment.
machines:
  0:
    agent-state: running
    dns-name: ec2-23-22-111-234.compute-1.amazonaws.com
    instance-id: i-30fa4a49
    instance-state: running
  1:
    agent-state: running
    dns-name: ec2-50-17-117-72.compute-1.amazonaws.com
    instance-id: i-b055eac9
    instance-state: running
  2:
    agent-state: running
    dns-name: ec2-23-22-205-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com
    instance-id: i-de52eda7
    instance-state: running
services:
  mysql:
    charm: cs:precise/mysql-2
    relations:
      db:
      - wordpress
    units:
      mysql/0:
        agent-state: started
        machine: 2
        public-address: ec2-23-22-205-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com
  wordpress:
    charm: cs:precise/wordpress-1
    exposed: true
    relations:
      db:
      - mysql
    units:
      wordpress/0:
        agent-state: started
        machine: 1
        open-ports:
        - 80/tcp
        public-address: ec2-50-17-117-72.compute-1.amazonaws.com
2012-06-11 09:01:18,809 INFO 'status' command finished successfully

From now on, we can check EC2 dashboard and see what instances are there ( it will be the same as the result of "juju status")

Because we do "expose" for wordpress, we have a public address ( ec2-50-17-117-72.compute-1.amazonaws.com) and it looks like as below:

Once you are done with an juju deployment, you need to terminate all running instances in order to stop paying for them.
> juju destroy-environment
WARNING: this command will destroy the 'sample' environment (type: ec2).
This includes all machines, services, data, and other resources. Continue [y/N]y
2012-06-11 09:53:03,181 INFO Destroying environment 'sample' (type: ec2)...
2012-06-11 09:53:10,018 INFO Waiting on 3 EC2 instances to transition to terminated state, this may take a while
2012-06-11 09:53:53,257 INFO 'destroy_environment' command finished successfully

[How to] do trouble shooting with LLDP setting on Switch

Let me assume if there is a simple topology here

                              +------------------+
                      Switch  |  172.17.255.254  |
                              +-----+------------+
              +-----------------+   |
      Switch  |   172.17.4.1    |<--+
              +----------+------+
 +--------------+        |
 | Your Server: |        |
 | 172.17.2.200 |<-------+
 +--------------+

A. Make sure Switch and Switch could ping each other

1. telnet 172.17.255.254
2. ping 172.17.4.1

B. Make sure that every port should have "management address" checked.

C. Use snmpwalk to check 172.17.255.254 has remote ip address of 172.17.4.1

• exp: snmpwalk -c public -v2c 172.17.255.254 1.0.8802.1.1.2.1.4.2.1.3
• if we cannot see the result as follows, it means that the LLDP configuration setting on Switch 172.17.255.254 is wrong. 

         Result: iso.0.8802.1.1.2.1.4.2.1.3.0.4.55.1.4.172.17.4.1 = INTEGER: 2

D. Use snmpwalk to check 172.17.4.1if it has remote ip address of 172.17.255.254

• exp: snmpwalk -c public -v2c 172.17.4.1 1.0.8802.1.1.2.1.4.2.1.3
•  if we cannot see the result as follows, it means that the LLDP configuration setting on Switch 172.17.4.1 is wrong.

[Qt] memory management and implicit sharing

There are some points that we have to know when we program using Qt:

• The ownership of all child QObjects is transferred to the parent.
  
  • Automatic deletion by the parent
  • Allocated from the heap (using new)
  • manual deletion is not necessary but it won't cause any problems.
• All QObjects without a parent must be deleted manually.
• Pay attention to ownership and responsibilities. Qt does not provide a garbage collection.

Only if you have Classes with QObjects, then child items will be deleted if the parent is deleted:

QObject *parent = new QObject; 

QWidget *child1 = new QWidget(parent); QPushButton *child2 = new QPushButton(parent); delete parent; // child1 and child2 will be deleted automatically!

 

Implicit sharing (IS)
The following example is about how implicit sharing works when test() returns QList object (on stack). This memory address of "a" is shared to "result" and "a" is not destroyed when method:test() is out of scope.

#include "mainwindow.h" #include "ui_mainwindow.h" #include <QList> #include <QtGui> QList<QString> MainWindow::test() { QList<QString> a; // on stack QList<QString> b = QList<QString>(); // on stack QList<QString> *c = new QList<QString>(); // on heap for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { /* if we append a reference of QString, it will consume the memory of the QList Object based on the size of string */ a.append("a_helo:"); a.append(QString::number(i)); b.append("b_helo:"); b.append(QString::number(i)); c->append("c_helo:"); c->append(QString::number(i)); } qDebug() << a << " addres:" << &a; qDebug() << b << " addres:" << &b; qDebug() << *c << " addres:" << c; //delete &b; // we cannot manually free the memory of b or c on stack delete c; // OK return a; // Implicit Sharing } MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow) { ui->setupUi(this); /* The memory address of result is same with a object in test() because of implicit sharing */ QList<QString> result = test(); QList<QString> result2; qDebug() << result << " addres:" << &result; qDebug() << result2 << " addres:" << &result2; } MainWindow::~MainWindow() { delete ui; }

[Explanation][Trema] The message mechanism in flow_manager app

I give 2 pictures to illustrate the message mechanism in flow_manager app.

1. Request/Reply message using send_request_message() and send_reply_message()

2. (Received) Message using send_message()

[Open vSwitch] Simply test ovs-ofctl command on GNS3 simulation network

This article is to test ovs-ofctl command on GNS3 simulation network. PC1 and PC2 are  virtual machine on Qemu. U_OVS is emulated with Open vSwitch and an OpenFlow Controller is also on it. Please see the following picture:

1. For how to build the following GNS3 environment, please refer to the URL:
http://brezular.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/part2-openvswich-vlans-trunks-l3-vlan-interface-intervlan-routing-configuration-and-testing/
2. Run > sudo ovs-ofctl show br0

OFPT_FEATURES_REPLY (xid=0x1): ver:0x1, dpid:000008002725cd53
n_tables:1, n_buffers:256
features: capabilities:0x87, actions:0xfff
 1(eth1): addr:08:00:27:95:ef:0b
     config:     0
     state:      LINK_DOWN
     current:    COPPER AUTO_NEG
     advertised: 10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
     supported:  10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
 2(eth3): addr:08:00:27:25:cd:53
     config:     0
     state:      0
     current:    1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
     advertised: 10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
     supported:  10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
 3(eth2): addr:08:00:27:c3:5f:90
     config:     0
     state:      0
     current:    1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
     advertised: 10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
     supported:  10MB-HD 10MB-FD 100MB-HD 100MB-FD 1GB-FD COPPER AUTO_NEG
 LOCAL(br0): addr:08:00:27:25:cd:53
     config:     PORT_DOWN
     state:      LINK_DOWN
OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY (xid=0x3): frags=normal miss_send_len=0

3. After PC1 and PC2 ping each other, run > sudo ovs-ofctl dump-flows br0
NXST_FLOW reply (xid=0x4):
 cookie=0x0, duration=17.125s, table=0, n_packets=14, n_bytes=1372, idle_timeout=5,priority=65535,icmp,in_port=2,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=00:aa:00:3c:24:00,dl_dst=00:aa:00:4d:1d:00,nw_src=192.168.1.2,nw_dst=192.168.1.1,nw_tos=0,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0 actions=output:3
 cookie=0x0, duration=18.13s, table=0, n_packets=15, n_bytes=1470, idle_timeout=5,priority=65535,icmp,in_port=3,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=00:aa:00:4d:1d:00,dl_dst=00:aa:00:3c:24:00,nw_src=192.168.1.1,nw_dst=192.168.1.2,nw_tos=0,icmp_type=0,icmp_code=0 actions=output:2

p.s:
the script of PC1 configuration
Login is tc without password set.
Assign IP address 192.168.1.1/24 to eth0 and make it persistent after next reboot of Microcore
sudo hostname PC1
sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
echo "hostname PC1" >> /opt/bootlocal.sh
echo "ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" >> /opt/bootlocal.sh
/usr/bin/filetool.sh -b

[Explanation][Trema] The Register Event in Routing Switch App

If we want to understand how Routing Switch App works in Trema, we have to know the event register first. Here is a simple explanation about the register event in Routing Switch App, which is related Topology Ap.

[How to] Find a key word or Replace it with other string on Linux

Please refer to these examples:

Find the key word "ProcessType=6" in text files under current path (included sub folder)
> find ./ -name "*.txt" -exec grep -n -H "ProcessType=6" {} \;

Replace the key word "python2.4" with "python2.6" in python files under /opt/stack (included sub folder)
> find /opt/stack -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's/python2.4/python2.6/' '{}' \;

Based on the script above, you will be able to find or replace a key word quickly and efficiently.

[How to] Install Qt SDK on Ubuntu

1. Download Qt SDK
wget http://www.developer.nokia.com/dp?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fsw.nokia.com%2Fid%2F14b2039c-0e1f-4774-a4f2-9aa60b6d5313%2FQt_SDK_Lin64_offlinehttp://www.developer.nokia.com/dp?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fsw.nokia.com%2Fid%2F14b2039c-0e1f-4774-a4f2-9aa60b6d5313%2FQt_SDK_Lin64_offline


2. Change the file's mode for execution and run it.
> chmod u+x Qt_SDK_Lin64_offline_v1_2_en.run ( e.g )
> ./Qt_SDK_Lin64_offline_v1_2_en.run ( e.g. )

3. Install g++ compiler
> sudo apt-get install g++

4. If the error message ( Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap" ) shows when running Qt Creator, you need to run:
> sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf