OpenStack

OpenStack

In the MCP 2019.2.6 maintenance update, Mirantis introduces the following enhancements for OpenStack:

To obtain the enhancements, follow the steps described in Apply maintenance updates.


Ironic general availability

Introduced official support for Ironic that is now fully integrated into MCP with the following additional enhancements:

  • Automated the initial Ironic deployment procedure that is now integrated into the OpenStack deployment Jenkins pipeline
  • Added the possibility to enable SSL on Ironic internal API on existing OpenStack enviroments
  • Implemented the Ironic upgrade procedure from OpenStack Pike to Queens

The networking-generic-switch ML2 plugin for Ironic multitenancy

TECHNICAL PREVIEW

The networking-generic-switch ML2 mechanism driver in Neutron implements the features required for multitenancy support on the Ironic bare metal nodes. This driver requires the corresponding configuration of the Neutron server service.


Oslo policies configuration

Added the capability to set Oslo policies through the Reclass model. To set an Oslo policy, use the following pillar:

<component>:
  <service>:
    oslo_policy:
       param1: value1
       ...

For example:

glance:
  server:
    oslo_policy:
      policy_file: 'policy.json'