GUI workgroup meeting - Wednesday 10:30 AM CST

Derick derick.montague at gmail.com
Thu Aug 29 08:51:18 AEST 2019


Notes from the GUI Design Workgroup for Wednesday, August 27th. -
https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/wiki/GUI-Design-work-group#82819

Attendees
Yoshie Muranaka (IBM) , Jandra Aranguren (IBM) , Ryan Arnell (IBM) ,
Mira Murali (IBM), Dixsie Wolmers (IBM), Rahul Maheshwari (IBM),
Derick Montague (IBM),  Nicole Conser (IBM)

Dump Research

1. Research to indicate what dumps are disruptive
2. First user feedback session today
3. Unclear if the work IBM is doing has value to the rest of the community

Server Power Operations

1. Discussed IBM specific Power Operations needed to support IBM systems
2. Discovery is ongoing to determine how users will understand which
firmware image will be running
    - How important is it to know the Firmware version that will be
run on the next boot from the Power Server Operations page for single
image

Firmware Single / Double Image Upload

1. Demo of firmware redesign to support single image and incorporate
user feedback regarding confusion around the current active and
functional design.
2. Discussed how major versions will require updating both the running
and idle images when activated
    - Will the user be confused when the running and idle are the same versions?
    - Will the user be confused by the boot selection if both
selections are the same version?
3. Questions surfaced about new single image Firmware reboot
    - When rebooting from Firmware page, is it always orderly or will
the reboot respect any settings saved on the Power Server operations
page
4. Posted changes to the mail list on 8/9/19 with links and details.
No feedback from community.
    - Single file upload prototype:
https://ibm.invisionapp.com/share/4XNZ0JAMJ7B#/319207132_4-8-S-1_Home
    - Double file upload prototype:
https://ibm.invisionapp.com/share/4XNZ0JAMJ7B#/319212821_4-8-D-1_Home
    - Github story: https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-webui/issues/92


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