ReferencePlatforms

Reference Platforms

Platform Build ref Hostname Testing ref Hostname
Win32 Win32 win32-ix-ref WinXP & Win7 32-bit,
geriatric-xp
talos-r3-{xp|w7}-ref
Win64 Win64 win64-ix-ref Win7 64-bit t-r3-w764-ref
OS X 10.5 MacOSX 10.5 bm-mini-build-ref Leopard talos-r3-leopard-ref
OS X 10.6 MacOSX 10.6 moz2-darwin10-ref Snow Leopard talos-r3-snow-ref
Linux 32 CentOS 5.0 linux-ix-ref Fedora 12 talos-r3-fed-ref
Linux 64 CentOS 5.0x64 linux64-ref-platform Fedora 12 x64 talos-r3-fed64-ref
Maemo CentOS 5.0 Nokia N810 / N900
Android CentOS 5.0 Tegra Tegra 250
  • To stop supporting at some point win2k3sp2-ref-vm & CentOS-5.0-ref-tools-vm

Tracking ref images being refreshed

Every time we do a relevant change to buildbot-tac.py we have to update the build-tools repo on the ref images (through puppet on linux/darwin builders and manually on all others) and then ask IT to refresh the images (either builders or testers).

NOTE: Do not ask to refresh the linux/windows ref VMs. NOTE: Make sure that /builds/slave and ~talos-slave (or equivalent) is empty on the ref machine for the buildbot-tac.py generator to work (TODO: test that this is true for testing machines)

Please keep track of when we ask IT to refresh the images.

NOTE: Filed bug 601172 to not require asking IT to refresh the images for buildbot-tac.py changes

Post Image procedure

The steps IT takes after cloning a system can be found in PostImage.

The steps to run a slave through staging then put it into production can be found at ReleaseEngineering/How To/Set Up a Freshly Imaged Slave as well as by looking at the per platform docs from the table above.

Testing machines

{fed,fed64,leopard,snow,xp} test machines come up into the production pool after cloning, with no additional steps required (make sure you have updated graphserver, and checked in patches for opsi, puppet, graphserver, and build configs for the masters). If a fed{32,64} or mac box doesn't come online, check PostImage for setting hostname. Win7 32-bit currently doesn't have OPSI and needs the buildbot.tac file to be edited manually and a reboot.

  • Check that "bluetooth" and screen saver are disabled as IT could miss it in PostImage. Otherwise, you will have tests that loose focus.

Staging machines

  • The ref platforms are pointing to production masters (OPSI and puppet)
  • Change the following on them
    • TODO add link

Geriatric Machines

  • XP - Non-SSE2 Testing
  • Fedora - Non-SSE2 Testing
  • 10.5 - PPC Testing
  • 10.5-Xserve - PPC Testing using Xserve build reference image

Other Build/Release Infrastructure


Mobile Specific Infrastructure

Historical/Other