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author | Stephen Finucane <stephenfin@redhat.com> | 2021-07-09 17:58:52 +0100 |
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committer | Stephen Finucane <stephenfin@redhat.com> | 2021-10-19 12:51:39 +0100 |
commit | 13b06ebb1cea239f96a3426eb30f1ad42a0ff7ed (patch) | |
tree | 4ad3cd564ff65b9c927891d5d90eb8a255674335 /doc/source/admin/configuration/cross-cell-resize.rst | |
parent | 0564006a0a90a8f2098fd3c1c99f7a316f82d636 (diff) | |
download | nova-13b06ebb1cea239f96a3426eb30f1ad42a0ff7ed.tar.gz |
docs: Add a new cells v2 document
We currently have three cells v2 documents in-tree:
- A 'user/cellsv2-layout' document that details the structure or
architecture of a cells v2 deployment (which is to say, any modern
nova deployment)
- A 'user/cells' document, which is written from a pre-cells v2
viewpoint and details the changes that cells v2 *will* require and the
benefits it *would* bring. It also includes steps for upgrading from
pre-cells v2 (that is, pre-Pike) deployment or a deployment with cells
v1 (which we removed in Train and probably broke long before)
- An 'admin/cells' document, which doesn't contain much other than some
advice for handling down cells
Clearly there's a lot of cruft to be cleared out as well as some
centralization of information that's possible. As such, we combine all
of these documents into one document, 'admin/cells'. This is chosen over
'users/cells' since cells are not an end-user-facing feature. References
to cells v1 and details on upgrading from pre-cells v2 deployments are
mostly dropped, as are some duplicated installation/configuration steps.
Formatting is fixed and Sphinx-isms used to cross reference config
option where possible. Finally, redirects are added so that people can
continue to find the relevant resources. The result is (hopefully) a
one stop shop for all things cells v2-related that operators can use to
configure and understand their deployments.
Change-Id: If39db50fd8b109a5a13dec70f8030f3663555065
Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <stephenfin@redhat.com>
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1 files changed, 37 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/configuration/cross-cell-resize.rst b/doc/source/admin/configuration/cross-cell-resize.rst index d17ee24109..e51e425774 100644 --- a/doc/source/admin/configuration/cross-cell-resize.rst +++ b/doc/source/admin/configuration/cross-cell-resize.rst @@ -2,21 +2,25 @@ Cross-cell resize ================= -This document describes how to configure nova for cross-cell resize. -For information on :term:`same-cell resize <Same-Cell Resize>`, refer to -:doc:`/admin/configuration/resize`. +.. note:: + + This document describes how to configure nova for cross-cell resize. + For information on :term:`same-cell resize <Same-Cell Resize>`, refer to + :doc:`/admin/configuration/resize`. For information on the cells v2 feature, + refer to :doc:`/admin/cells`. Historically resizing and cold migrating a server has been explicitly -`restricted`_ to within the same cell in which the server already exists. +`restricted`__ to within the same cell in which the server already exists. The cross-cell resize feature allows configuring nova to allow resizing and cold migrating servers across cells. -The full design details are in the `Ussuri spec`_ and there is a `video`_ from -a summit talk with a high-level overview. +The full design details are in the `Ussuri spec`__ and there is a `video`__ +from a summit talk with a high-level overview. + +.. __: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/tag/20.0.0/nova/conductor/tasks/migrate.py#L164 +.. __: https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/ussuri/approved/cross-cell-resize.html +.. __: https://www.openstack.org/videos/summits/denver-2019/whats-new-in-nova-cellsv2 -.. _restricted: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/tag/20.0.0/nova/conductor/tasks/migrate.py#L164 -.. _Ussuri spec: https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/ussuri/approved/cross-cell-resize.html -.. _video: https://www.openstack.org/videos/summits/denver-2019/whats-new-in-nova-cellsv2 Use case -------- @@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ migrate their servers to the new cell with newer hardware. Administrators could also just cold migrate the servers during a maintenance window to the new cell. + Requirements ------------ @@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ Networking The networking API must expose the ``Port Bindings Extended`` API extension which was added in the 13.0.0 (Rocky) release for Neutron. + Notifications ------------- @@ -78,13 +84,14 @@ from same-cell resize is the *publisher_id* may be different in some cases since some events are sent from the conductor service rather than a compute service. For example, with same-cell resize the ``instance.resize_revert.start`` notification is sent from the source compute -host in the `finish_revert_resize`_ method but with cross-cell resize that +host in the `finish_revert_resize`__ method but with cross-cell resize that same notification is sent from the conductor service. Obviously the actual message queue sending the notifications would be different for the source and target cells assuming they use separate transports. -.. _finish_revert_resize: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/tag/20.0.0/nova/compute/manager.py#L4326 +.. __: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/tag/20.0.0/nova/compute/manager.py#L4326 + Instance actions ---------------- @@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ names are generated based on the compute service methods involved in the operation and there are different methods involved in a cross-cell resize. This is important for triage when a cross-cell resize operation fails. + Scheduling ---------- @@ -107,19 +115,20 @@ cell. However, this behavior is configurable using the configuration option if, for example, you want to drain old cells when resizing or cold migrating. + Code flow --------- The end user experience is meant to not change, i.e. status transitions. A successfully cross-cell resized server will go to ``VERIFY_RESIZE`` status and from there the user can either confirm or revert the resized server using -the normal `confirmResize`_ and `revertResize`_ server action APIs. +the normal `confirmResize`__ and `revertResize`__ server action APIs. Under the covers there are some differences from a traditional same-cell resize: * There is no inter-compute interaction. Everything is synchronously - `orchestrated`_ from the (super)conductor service. This uses the + `orchestrated`__ from the (super)conductor service. This uses the :oslo.config:option:`long_rpc_timeout` configuration option. * The orchestration tasks in the (super)conductor service are in charge of @@ -129,15 +138,16 @@ resize: ``instance_mappings`` table record in the API database. * Non-volume-backed servers will have their root disk uploaded to the image - service as a temporary snapshot image just like during the `shelveOffload`_ + service as a temporary snapshot image just like during the `shelveOffload`__ operation. When finishing the resize on the destination host in the target cell that snapshot image will be used to spawn the guest and then the snapshot image will be deleted. -.. _confirmResize: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#confirm-resized-server-confirmresize-action -.. _revertResize: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#revert-resized-server-revertresize-action -.. _orchestrated: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/branch/master/nova/conductor/tasks/cross_cell_migrate.py -.. _shelveOffload: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#shelf-offload-remove-server-shelveoffload-action +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#confirm-resized-server-confirmresize-action +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#revert-resized-server-revertresize-action +.. __: https://opendev.org/openstack/nova/src/branch/master/nova/conductor/tasks/cross_cell_migrate.py +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#shelf-offload-remove-server-shelveoffload-action + Sequence diagram ---------------- @@ -230,6 +240,7 @@ status. } + Limitations ----------- @@ -251,19 +262,21 @@ Other limitations: * The config drive associated with the server, if there is one, will be re-generated on the destination host in the target cell. Therefore if the - server was created with `personality files`_ they will be lost. However, this - is no worse than `evacuating`_ a server that had a config drive when the + server was created with `personality files`__ they will be lost. However, this + is no worse than `evacuating`__ a server that had a config drive when the source and destination compute host are not on shared storage or when shelve offloading and unshelving a server with a config drive. If necessary, the resized server can be rebuilt to regain the personality files. + * The ``_poll_unconfirmed_resizes`` periodic task, which can be :oslo.config:option:`configured <resize_confirm_window>` to automatically confirm pending resizes on the target host, *might* not support cross-cell resizes because doing so would require an :ref:`up-call <upcall>` to the API to confirm the resize and cleanup the source cell database. -.. _personality files: https://docs.openstack.org/api-guide/compute/server_concepts.html#server-personality -.. _evacuating: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#evacuate-server-evacuate-action +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-guide/compute/server_concepts.html#server-personality +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#evacuate-server-evacuate-action + Troubleshooting --------------- @@ -301,9 +314,9 @@ manually recovered, for example volume attachments or port bindings, and also check the (super)conductor service logs. Assuming volume attachments and port bindings are OK (current and pointing at the correct host), then try hard rebooting the server to get it back to ``ACTIVE`` status. If that fails, you -may need to `rebuild`_ the server on the source host. Note that the guest's +may need to `rebuild`__ the server on the source host. Note that the guest's disks on the source host are not deleted until the resize is confirmed so if there is an issue prior to confirm or confirm itself fails, the guest disks should still be available for rebuilding the instance if necessary. -.. _rebuild: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#rebuild-server-rebuild-action +.. __: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#rebuild-server-rebuild-action |