diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/replace-ubuntu-with-fedora-f4b3cdecebb9ae68.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/replace-ubuntu-with-fedora-f4b3cdecebb9ae68.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a09611674 --- /dev/null +++ b/releasenotes/notes/replace-ubuntu-with-fedora-f4b3cdecebb9ae68.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +other: + - | + From this release onwards, tobiko will use by default Fedora as guest images. + The tobiko-download ansible role downloads a Fedora image and customizes it, by default. + The tobiko tests will find that image in a local disk and upload it to glance. + The resource names (images, VM instances, etc) do not include "Fedora", but "Advanced" images or VMs. + The test names and test class names using these Advanced images usually include the string "Advanced" too. + The `[ubuntu]` section from the tobiko.conf file is replaced with the `[advanced_vm]` section. + If the tobiko ansible roles are not used, an already customized image can be configured in tobiko.conf + + .. code-block:: text + + [advanced_vm] + image_url=file:///tmp/fedora-customized.qcow2 # or https://file-server.com/fedora-customized.qcow2 + + - | + Changes in the tobiko infrared plugin parameters: + + * `--ubuntu-connection-timeout` is renamed to `--advanced-vm-connection-timeout` + * `--ubuntu-is-reachable-timeout` is renamed to `advanced-vm-is-reachable-timeout` + * New parameter added, `--customized-fedora-image-url`: URL to customized fedora image that tobiko ansible roles will download and will be used to create Advanced VM instances