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@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ several key concepts:
is created it has some disk storage available, but that is considered is created it has some disk storage available, but that is considered
ephemeral, as it is destroyed when the server is destroyed. A volume can be ephemeral, as it is destroyed when the server is destroyed. A volume can be
attached to a server, then later detached and used by another server. attached to a server, then later detached and used by another server.
Volumes are created and managed by the Cinder service, though the Nova API Volumes are created and managed by the Cinder service.
can proxy some of these calls. For additional info, see
:nova-doc:`Block device mapping <user/block-device-mapping.html>`
- **Quotas** - **Quotas**
@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ several key concepts:
Quotas can be used to limit the number of servers a tenant creates, or the Quotas can be used to limit the number of servers a tenant creates, or the
amount of disk space consumed, so that no one tenant can overwhelm the amount of disk space consumed, so that no one tenant can overwhelm the
system and prevent normal operation for others. Changing quotas is an system and prevent normal operation for others. Changing quotas is an
administrator-level action. administrator-level action. For additional info,
see :nova-doc:`Quotas <user/quotas.html>`
- **Rate Limiting** - **Rate Limiting**
@ -174,10 +176,6 @@ on compute hosts rather than servers.
This service handles networking of virtual servers. It is no longer under This service handles networking of virtual servers. It is no longer under
active development, and is being replaced by Neutron. active development, and is being replaced by Neutron.
- **nova-ec2 (deprecated)**
This service provides AWS EC2 API compatibility.
- **nova-consoleauth (deprecated)** - **nova-consoleauth (deprecated)**
This service provides authorization for compute instances consoles. This service provides authorization for compute instances consoles.
@ -195,6 +193,9 @@ on compute hosts rather than servers.
- **forced-down** - **forced-down**
.. note::
This action is enabled in microversion 2.11.
This action allows you set the state of service down immediately. Actually This action allows you set the state of service down immediately. Actually
Nova only provides the health monitor of service status, there isn't any Nova only provides the health monitor of service status, there isn't any
guarantee about health status of other parts of infrastructure, like the guarantee about health status of other parts of infrastructure, like the
@ -202,7 +203,6 @@ on compute hosts rather than servers.
more complete health monitor of infrastructure is provided by external more complete health monitor of infrastructure is provided by external
system normally. An external health monitor system can mark the service system normally. An external health monitor system can mark the service
down for notifying the fault. down for notifying the fault.
`(This action is enabled in Microversion 2.11)`
- **Hosts** - **Hosts**
@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ on compute hosts rather than servers.
- **Host Actions** - **Host Actions**
.. note::
These APIs are deprecated in Microversion 2.43.
A *host action* is one that affects the physical host machine, as opposed to A *host action* is one that affects the physical host machine, as opposed to
actions that only affect the virtual servers running on that machine. There actions that only affect the virtual servers running on that machine. There
are three 'power' actions that are supported: *startup*, *shutdown*, and are three 'power' actions that are supported: *startup*, *shutdown*, and