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Now that we have a registry of all extra specs known by stock nova, we can start documenting these. We choose the configuration guide to do this since configuration of flavor extra specs is traditionally an admin-only operation. Part of blueprint flavor-extra-spec-validators Change-Id: I5ad6576e0d31a29822d1c7b47751ea81828630cf Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <sfinucan@redhat.com>
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Configuration Guide
The static configuration for nova lives in two main files:
nova.conf and policy.json. These are described
below. For a bigger picture view on configuring nova to solve specific
problems, refer to the Nova Admin
Guide </admin/index>.
Configuration
Configuration Guide </admin/configuration/index>: Detailed configuration guides for various parts of your Nova system. Helpful reference for setting up specific hypervisor backends.Config Reference <config>: A complete reference of all configuration options available in thenova.conffile.
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Sample Config File <sample-config>: A sample config file with inline documentation.
config
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sample-config
Policy
Nova, like most OpenStack projects, uses a policy language to restrict permissions on REST API actions.
Policy Reference <policy>: A complete reference of all policy points in nova and what they impact.
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Sample Policy File <sample-policy>: A sample nova policy file with inline documentation.
policy
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sample-policy
Extra Specs
Nova uses flavor extra specs as a way to provide additional information to instances beyond basic information like amount of RAM or disk. This information can range from hints for the scheduler to hypervisor-specific configuration instructions for the instance.
Extra Spec Reference <extra-specs>: A complete reference for all extra specs currently recognized and supported by nova.
extra-specs