From 9f2473153a0259d9347b849695148e206dd43ed3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thiago Paiva Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 15:07:05 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Refactor OneView dynamic allocation release notes Adding some context and an overall instruction/orientation about the new feature for ironic operators. Change-Id: Ie5ae2d8982f01972484a7f7bba7937e599254902 --- ...c-allocation-feature-2fd6b4df7943f178.yaml | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-dynamic-allocation-feature-2fd6b4df7943f178.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-dynamic-allocation-feature-2fd6b4df7943f178.yaml index 2f0aa9a6a5..ca5471a58f 100644 --- a/releasenotes/notes/add-dynamic-allocation-feature-2fd6b4df7943f178.yaml +++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-dynamic-allocation-feature-2fd6b4df7943f178.yaml @@ -1,5 +1,20 @@ --- features: - - Adds Dynamic Allocation feature for the OneView drivers. + - OneView drivers now support dynamic allocation of nodes in OneView, + allowing for better resource sharing with non-OpenStack users since Server + Hardware will be allocated only when the node is scheduled to be used. To + enable the new allocation feature for a node, set the flag + ``dynamic_allocation=True`` on the node's ``driver_info``. + More information is available at + http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/drivers/oneview.html. deprecations: - - Deprecates pre-allocation feature for the OneView drivers. + - Deprecates pre-allocation feature for the OneView drivers since it requires + resource allocation to Ironic prior to boot time, which makes Server + Hardware unavailable to non-OpenStack OneView users. Pre-allocation will + be removed in the OpenStack "P" release. All nodes with + ``dynamic_allocation=False`` set, or that don't have the ``dynamic_allocation`` + flag set, will be assumed to be in pre-allocation. Users may use the REST API + or the ``ironic-oneview-cli`` to migrate nodes from pre-allocation to + dynamic allocation. + More information is available at + http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/drivers/oneview.html.