From: Ken Dreyer Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:20:14 +0000 (-0700) Subject: doc: update release descriptions on packages page X-Git-Tag: v0.90~89^2 X-Git-Url: http://git-server-git.apps.pok.os.sepia.ceph.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4cdc9c793627eec13c65543c09c604ec27a4dd8a;p=ceph.git doc: update release descriptions on packages page Firefly was listed as the "latest release" of Ceph. Add Giant and label it as the latest release instead. Releases A-C and E are no longer supported. D will receive updates for some time longer, and F is a "long term stable" release. Signed-off-by: Ken Dreyer --- diff --git a/doc/install/get-packages.rst b/doc/install/get-packages.rst index 5a7081b1cc81..f15e73c5eb1e 100644 --- a/doc/install/get-packages.rst +++ b/doc/install/get-packages.rst @@ -173,29 +173,27 @@ You may find releases for CentOS/RHEL and others (installed with YUM) at:: The major releases of Ceph include: -- **Firefly:** Firefly is the most recent major release of Ceph. These packages +- **Giant:** Giant is the most recent major release of Ceph. These packages are recommended for anyone deploying Ceph in a production environment. Critical bug fixes are backported and point releases are made as necessary. -- **Emperor:** Emperor is the fifth major release of Ceph. These packages +- **Firefly:** Firefly is the sixth major release of Ceph. These packages are recommended for anyone deploying Ceph in a production environment. - Critical bug fixes are backported and point releases are made as necessary. + Firefly is a long-term stable release, so critical bug fixes are backported + and point releases are made as necessary. + +- **Emperor:** Emperor is the fifth major release of Ceph. These packages + are are old and no longer supported, so we recommend that users upgrade to + Firefly immediately. - **Dumpling:** Dumpling is the fourth major release of Ceph. These packages - are recommended for anyone deploying Ceph in a production environment. - Critical bug fixes are backported as necessary. - -- **Cuttlefish:** Cuttlefish is the third major release of Ceph. These packages - are recommended for those who have already deployed bobtail in production and - are not yet ready to upgrade. - -- **Bobtail:** Bobtail is the second major release of Ceph. These packages are - recommended for those who have already deployed bobtail in production and - are not yet ready to upgrade. + are older and not recommended for new users, but critical bug fixes are + still backported as necessary. We encourage all Dumpling users to update to + Firefly as soon as they are able to do so. -- **Argonaut:** Argonaut is the first major release of Ceph. These packages - are recommended for those who have already deployed Argonaut in production - and are not yet ready to upgrade. +- **Argonaut, Bobtail, Cuttlefish:** These are the first three releases of + Ceph. These packages are old and no longer supported, so we recommend that + users upgrade to a supported version. .. tip:: For European users, there is also a mirror in the Netherlands at: http://eu.ceph.com/