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nova: update rocky cycle highlights

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melanie witt
2018-08-10 15:58:38 +00:00
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name: stable/rocky name: stable/rocky
cycle-highlights: cycle-highlights:
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Nova is now using the new Neutron port binding API to minimize network Improvements were made to minimize network downtime during live migrations.
downtime during live migrations. See the `related spec In addition, the libvirt driver is now capable of live migrating between
<https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/rocky/approved/neutron-new-port-binding-api.html>`_ different types of networking backends, for example, linuxbridge => OVS.
for more details.
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Volume-backed instances will no longer report ``root_gb`` usage for new Handling of boot from volume instances when the Nova compute host does not
instances and existing instances will heal during move operations. have enough local storage has been improved.
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A ``nova-manage db purge`` command to `purge archived shadow table data Operators can now disable a cell to make sure no new instances are
<https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/cli/nova-manage.html#nova-database>`_ scheduled there. This is useful for operators to introduce new cells to the
is now available. A new ``--purge`` option is also available for the deployment and for maintenance of existing cells.
``nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows`` command.
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It is now possible to `disable a cell Security enhancements were made when using Glance signed images with the
<https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/cli/nova-manage.html#nova-cells-v2>`_ libvirt compute driver.
to stop scheduling to a cell by using the
``nova-manage cell_v2 update_cell`` command.
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The libvirt compute driver now supports trusted image certificates when A ``nova-manage db purge`` command is now available to help operators with
using the 2.63 compute API microversion. See the `image signature maintenance and avoid bloat in their database.
certificate validation
<https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/user/certificate-validation.html>`_
documentation for more details.
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The placement service now supports granular RBAC policy rules The placement service now supports granular RBAC policy rules
configuration. See the `placement policy configuration. See the `placement policy