diff --git a/doc/source/admin/shared-file-systems-share-server-management.rst b/doc/source/admin/shared-file-systems-share-server-management.rst index 43bb600b0d..11f592e06e 100644 --- a/doc/source/admin/shared-file-systems-share-server-management.rst +++ b/doc/source/admin/shared-file-systems-share-server-management.rst @@ -189,3 +189,25 @@ servers. The options to filter: +--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+----------------+----------------------------------+------------+ | 441d806f-f0e0-4c90-b7e2-a553c6aa76b2 | manila@paris | active | share_net_test | fd6d30efa5ff4c99834dc0d13f96e8eb | None | +--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+----------------+----------------------------------+------------+ + +=========================================== +Share server limits (Since Wallaby release) +=========================================== + +Since Wallaby release, it is possible to specify limits for share servers size +and amount of instances. It helps administrators to provision their resources +in the cloud system and balance the share servers' size. +If a value is not configured, there is no behavioral change and manila will +consider it as unlimited. Then, will reuse share servers regardless +their size and amount of built instances. + +- ``max_share_server_size``: Maximum sum of gigabytes a share server can have + considering all its share instances and snapshots. + +- ``max_shares_per_share_server``: Maximum number of share instances created + in a share server. + +.. note:: + If one of these limits is reached during a request that requires a share + server to be provided, manila will create a new share server to place such + request.