Toward the Next Generation of Ingres Administration Tools UKIUA 2010 June 8, 2010.

Toward the Next Generation of Ingres Administration Tools

UKIUA 2010June 8, 2010

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This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or functionality and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future functionality, features, results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors.

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Introduction

Why a new set of Tools?


Why a New Set of Tools?

“infodb”

“logstat”

Putting GUI interface on command line tools



Replacement of “Old” Interfaces

“netutil”

“ipm”



Set of rich GUI tools on all platforms, not just Windows

“ivm”

“vdba”



Other Goals & Benefits: Improved workflows

– Drag and drop (direct manipulation)– Normal conventions (Cut, Copy, Paste)

Innovations– Discover and control multiple Ingres installations from

a single tool– Support multiple Ingres versions at the same time

Platform to build custom Tools– Rich API available to build on– Easy-to-customize user interface


Tools API (Application Programming Interface)

What’s the foundation?


Tools API Architecture



Loadable Tools Library: Independent of Ingres version (10.x, 9.3, 9.2 at

least) “Static” library that accesses Ingres internals

without Ingres running C/C++ Interface with Java/JNI version One per Ingres installation Multiple modules can be loaded at once

– II_SYSTEM set automatically



Remote Command Server: Basically an RPC (Remote Procedure Call)

interface Protocol is carried on top of SSL (Secure Socket

Layer) connection (encrypted) Every function completely checked for correct

number and type of arguments– Impossible to send “format c:” remote command

Every action authenticated by Ingres authentication



Ingres Discovery Server: Normally a daemon process that simply keeps

track of Ingres installations Listens on “known” TCP/IP port First one running becomes the “Master” server All other processes simply register themselves

with Master Master responds to requests for list of installations Master also acts as HTTP server Tools API function to request installation list on

given host machine



Want More Information? http://community.ingres.com/wiki/Tools_API_Home

– Preliminary design documents– February 11, 2010 presentations– This presentation– Discussion pages

More next week

http://livepage.apple.com/


Tools User Interface

What does it look like?



Built using portable code: 100% Pure Java Apache Pivot Framework (http://pivot.apache.org)

– Designed by VMWare, in use in VMWare Server 2.0– Apache-licensed, Rich Internet Application framework– Active development and community

UI Layout using XML (WTKX) files– Declarative interface simplifies coding– Even allows code scripting (JavaScript) within UI layout

Prototype code currently running (already) on Windows, Mac OSX, Linux

http://pivot.apache.org/



Welcome Screen



Startup / Shutdown Screen



Databases Screen



Create Database Dialog



Want More Information? http://community.ingres.com/wiki/Ingres_Director_Ho

me– Functional Specification version 1.0.1– Discussion pages

Again, more next week




Plans

Where do we go from here?


Plans – Code Sprint Results

“Sprinted” along with DBMS & OpenROAD Review of Functional Specification Valuable feedback and suggestions Spent one day of training with two Ingres

engineers Another day of coding and testing


Plans – Product Release

Guidelines for Release: “No product released before its time”

– Don’t want to have yet another incomplete Tool Usability Testing

– Easy to use for novices– Familiar enough for migrating users– Inviting enough for Roy Hann to use daily ;)

Available on major Ingres platforms Support for Ingres IVW, 10.x, 9.3, 9.2 (?!)


Plans – “Orchestram” Integration

“Director” fills a hole in “Orchestram”: Need for local Ingres Administration Need for Ingres Discovery

“Director” needs “Orchestram”: Software delivery (installation) Job scheduling Reporting / Charting Monitoring capability (Nagios-compatible)


Plans – Timeline

Watch the Community Wiki

Watch my blog at:– http://community.ingres.com/forum/blogs/

whiro01/


[email protected]

Toward the Next Generation of Ingres Administration Tools UKIUA 2010 June 8, 2010.

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