Feature #11284

Update the DNS round-robin mirror pool to only include a few fast and reliable HTTP mirrors

Added by intrigeri 2016-03-25 21:29:10 . Updated 2016-11-09 15:55:25 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Infrastructure
Target version:
Tails_2.7
Start date:
2016-03-25
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Sysadmin
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:
269

Description

This includes updating our internal doc (in mirrors.git) accordingly:

  • stop unconditionally adding new mirrors to the DNS round-robin pool;
  • how to manage the DNS round-robin pool (what mirrors should go in or not, when to remove mirrors from it), and keep it in sync’ with what we have in mirrors.json (e.g. when we disable a mirror in mirrors.json, presumably we also want to remove it from the DNS round-robin pool.

Subtasks

Related issues

Blocked by Tails - Feature #10295: Build a list of fast and reliable HTTP mirrors Resolved 2015-09-28
Blocked by Tails - Feature #11109: Have DAVE build the ISO URL using our mirrors pool configuration Resolved 2015-01-09 2016-04-15
Blocked by Tails - Feature #11123: Have the Upgrader use the new mirror pool design Resolved 2016-02-13
Blocked by Tails - Feature #8642: Enable the mirror pool dispatcher on all website pages that need it Resolved 2015-01-09 2016-04-15

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2016-03-25 21:29:48

  • blocked by Feature #10295: Build a list of fast and reliable HTTP mirrors added

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2016-03-25 21:30:40

  • blocked by Feature #11109: Have DAVE build the ISO URL using our mirrors pool configuration added

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-04 10:43:23

  • blocks Feature #8642: Enable the mirror pool dispatcher on all website pages that need it added

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-06 03:22:07

  • Description updated

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-23 12:43:50

  • blocked by Feature #11123: Have the Upgrader use the new mirror pool design added

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-23 12:44:53

(See Feature #11123#note-17 for an explanation of why it would be much nicer if Feature #11123 was merged before we go ahead here. “Blocked by” might be a bit strong, but that’s the best way I’ve found to encode the relationship.)

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-23 12:48:09

  • blocked by deleted (Feature #8642: Enable the mirror pool dispatcher on all website pages that need it)

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-23 12:50:09

  • blocked by Feature #8642: Enable the mirror pool dispatcher on all website pages that need it added

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-26 13:27:20

  • Target version changed from Tails_2.4 to Tails_2.5

I don’t see Feature #11109 be fully done (including a new DAVE on AMO) during the 2.4 cycle, so postponing this ticket it blocks.

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-23 05:47:07

  • Target version changed from Tails_2.5 to Tails_2.6

intrigeri wrote:
> I don’t see Feature #11109 be fully done (including a new DAVE on AMO) during the 2.4 cycle, so postponing this ticket it blocks.

Same.

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-27 09:15:54

  • Target version changed from Tails_2.6 to Tails_2.7

#12 Updated by intrigeri 2016-11-09 12:35:07

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 20

Doc updated in mirrors.git, support code written and pushed to mirror-pool.git. Now I’ll refresh the list of fast+reliable mirrors (things may have changed since I completed Feature #10295 six months ago), and will finally remove all mirrors from the DNS pool except a few selected ones.

#13 Updated by intrigeri 2016-11-09 15:47:28

  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)
  • % Done changed from 20 to 50
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA

#14 Updated by Anonymous 2016-11-09 15:55:04

  • % Done changed from 50 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

Tested the script and reread the doc, great! I think we’re done here.

#15 Updated by Anonymous 2016-11-09 15:55:25

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted ()