nova/releasenotes/notes/virtual-device-role-tagging-ec0c36226a3f2e4d.yaml
Alex Szarka 2a1aad9de7 Fixed typos in api-ref and releasenotes directory
This patchset fixes the typo errors in api-ref and
releasenotes directories.
TrivialFix

Change-Id: Ib72e5c4ac7539c1b08adc858b9b3a0071cb3c866
2016-07-20 09:08:50 +00:00

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---
features:
- |
The 2.32 microversion adds support for virtual device
role tagging. Device role tagging is an answer to the
question 'Which device is which, inside the guest?' When
booting an instance, an optional arbitrary 'tag'
parameter can be set on virtual network interfaces
and/or block device mappings. This tag is exposed to the
instance through the metadata API and on the config
drive. Each tagged virtual network interface is listed
along with information about the virtual hardware, such
as bus type (ex: PCI), bus address (ex: 0000:00:02.0),
and MAC address. For tagged block devices, the exposed
hardware metadata includes the bus (ex: SCSI), bus
address (ex: 1:0:2:0) and serial number.
The 2.32 microversion also adds the 2016-06-30 version
to the metadata API. Starting with 2016-06-30, the
metadata contains a 'devices' sections which lists any
devices that are tagged as described in the previous
paragraph, along with their hardware metadata.
issues:
- When using virtual device role tagging, the metadata on
the config drive lags behind the metadata obtained from
the metadata API. For example, if a tagged virtual
network interface is detached from the instance, its tag
remains in the metadata on the config drive. This is due
to the nature of the config drive, which, once written,
cannot be easily updated by Nova.