[katello-devel] Manifest Import Speedup proposal

[Og Maciel]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Sherrill" <jsherril at redhat.com>
> To: katello-devel at redhat.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 4:07:00 PM
> Subject: [katello-devel] Manifest Import Speedup proposal
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I was tasked this sprint with speeding up manifest import.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

>        * When a user enables a Repository Set, we go out to the CDN
> discover what Arch/Version/Release

Can this be done "batch mode"? Meaning, instead of a back-and-forth for each repo, go out once to CDN and grab all repos (path?) in one shot?

>        * The found repos would be created and would pop up in the 2nd
> table to be enabled by the user.
>    * Examples of "Repository Sets" (Content):
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (ISOs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (Source ISOs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (Source RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional (Debug RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional (RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional (Source RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional Beta (Debug RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional Beta (RPMs)
>      - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - Optional Beta (Source
>      RPMs)

Profit!!!

Signed, a QE guy who dreams of speedier manifest imports!
-- 
Og Maciel

Senior QA Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
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