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Merge "Docs: Add Placement to Nova system architecture"

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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Components
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Below you will find a helpful explanation of the key components
of a typical (non-cells v1) Nova deployment.
of a typical Nova deployment.
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* DB: sql database for data storage.
* API: component that receives HTTP requests, converts commands and communicates with other components via the **oslo.messaging** queue or HTTP.
* Scheduler: decides which host gets each instance.
* Network: manages ip forwarding, bridges, and vlans.
* Compute: manages communication with hypervisor and virtual machines.
* Conductor: handles requests that need coordination (build/resize), acts as a
database proxy, or handles object conversions.
* `Placement <https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/user/placement.html>`__: tracks resource provider inventories and usages.
While all services are designed to be horizontally scalable, you should have significantly more computes than anything else.