From 7eb6afdcfadc3c282f6400561e74fa34e2c34408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Fried Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:02:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] devref usage: n-cpu must run from pvm_admin group In order to function properly, the user account invoking the nova compute process must belong to the pvm_admin group created by novalink. This change set updates the devref usage doc to note this. Change-Id: I844c4c9855f5a63f81f410e25fd6247948f08bea Closes-Bug: 1613723 --- doc/source/devref/usage.rst | 9 +++++++++ doc/source/index.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/source/devref/usage.rst b/doc/source/devref/usage.rst index b9b07065..9c199643 100644 --- a/doc/source/devref/usage.rst +++ b/doc/source/devref/usage.rst @@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ required. The nova-powervm driver should be installed on the management VM. .. _NovaLink: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS215-262&appname=USN +**Note:** Installing the NovaLink software creates the ``pvm_admin`` group. In +order to function properly, the user executing the Nova compute service must +be a member of this group. Use the ``usermod`` command to add the user. For +example, to add the user ``stacker`` to the ``pvm_admin`` group, execute:: + + sudo usermod -a -G pvm_admin stacker + +The user must re-login for the change to take effect. + The NovaLink architecture is such that the compute driver runs directly on the PowerVM system. No external management element (e.g. Hardware Management Console or PowerVC) is needed. Management of the virtualization is driven diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst index 6cfbe009..2417cd53 100644 --- a/doc/source/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/index.rst @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mirror those of the Nova project. Documentation on Nova can be found at the `Nova Devref`_. .. _`PowerVM`: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/virtualization/ -.. _`Nova Devref`: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/devref +.. _`Nova Devref`: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova Nova-PowerVM Overview =====================