Validation goals and metrics: project deliverable D7.3.1

Abstract

This document describes the approach of validating the CACTOS software components. The validation is done in multiple iterations. The first iteration aims to define the validation approach and concrete success criteria and metrics. 7 concrete validation goals have been identified that all aim concretely at the cost and energy reduction in modern IT infrastructures. For each concrete use case in CACTOS (Business Analytics Scenario, Scientific Computing and Enterprise Applications), a set of validation “scenarios” have been discussed and detailed to the point where they can be applied to the concrete technical solution and deployment. Whilst the first iteration defines the expected system level tests, not all software components of CACTOS or the testbeds with the OpenStack solution of all partners are ready for testing at this point. As the development work progresses, some refinements of these metrics and goals may therefore be in order. The validation goals will be defined in two iterations: • First iteration is reported in deliverable D7.3.1 at PM 12 (this document) • Second iteration will be reported in deliverable D7.3.2 at PM 30. The document consists of three chapters covering the general validation process: Defining the goals that the software should meet, coming from project order (Chapter II), defining the acceptance criteria coming from the use cases defined in D7.1 (Chapter III) and checking if all goals defined are covered by at least one acceptance criteria (Chapter IV). As different partners with various scopes are involved in this project, each scope should have acceptance criteria which together address each goal at least once.