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@ -9,48 +9,48 @@ management for accelerators.
To launch servers with accelerators, the administrator (or an user with
appropriate privileges) must do the following:
* Create a device profile in Cyborg, which specifies what accelerator
resources need to be provisioned. (See `Cyborg device profiles API
<https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/accelerator/v2/index.html#device-profiles>`_.
* Create a device profile in Cyborg, which specifies what accelerator
resources need to be provisioned. (See `Cyborg device profiles API
<https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/accelerator/v2/index.html#device-profiles>`_.
* Set the device profile name as an extra spec in a chosen flavor,
with this syntax:
* Set the device profile name as an extra spec in a chosen flavor,
with this syntax:
.. code::
.. code::
accel:device_profile=$device_profile_name
accel:device_profile=$device_profile_name
The chosen flavor may be a newly created one or an existing one.
The chosen flavor may be a newly created one or an existing one.
* Use that flavor to create a server:
* Use that flavor to create a server:
.. code::
.. code::
openstack server create --flavor $myflavor --image $myimage $servername
openstack server create --flavor $myflavor --image $myimage $servername
As of 21.0.0 (Ussuri), nova supports only specific operations for instances
with accelerators. The lists of supported and unsupported operations are as
below:
* Supported operations.
* Supported operations.
* Creation and deletion.
* Reboots (soft and hard).
* Pause and unpause.
* Stop and start.
* Take a snapshot.
* Backup.
* Rescue and unrescue.
* Creation and deletion.
* Reboots (soft and hard).
* Pause and unpause.
* Stop and start.
* Take a snapshot.
* Backup.
* Rescue and unrescue.
* Unsupported operations
* Unsupported operations
* Rebuild.
* Resize.
* Evacuate.
* Suspend and resume.
* Shelve and unshelve.
* Cold migration.
* Live migration.
* Rebuild.
* Resize.
* Evacuate.
* Suspend and resume.
* Shelve and unshelve.
* Cold migration.
* Live migration.
Some operations, such as lock and unlock, work as they are effectively
no-ops for accelerators.