[katello-devel] Manifest Import Speedup proposal

[Justin Sherrill]

On 02/07/2013 04:13 PM, Og Maciel wrote:
> ----- 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?
I don't believe so, as currently we are going to the cdn once per repo 
url to determine if the repo is actually valid (according to code 
comments). It might  be possible to get with IT to come up with some 
solution, however, I think this will give us a quicker and better 
solution regardless.

-Justin

>
>>         * 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!