clarify use of nova.conf vs nova-compute.conf for options

Bug #1064755 reported by Doug Goldstein
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openstack-manuals
Fix Released
Low
Tom Fifield

Bug Description

http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/install/apt/content/compute-minimum-configuration-settings.html

The example nova.conf sets libvirt_type when the doc says the default should be set now in nova-compute.conf

Tags: nova
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Anne Gentle (annegentle) wrote :

I think that the doc in "compute-minimum-configuration-settings.html" set either by editing /etc/nova/nova.conf or referring to nova-compute.conf in the nova.conf file -- has some other doc mentioned nova-compute.conf? Not sure I understand what needs changed and want to clarify.

thanks!

Anne Gentle (annegentle)
Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: New → Incomplete
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Doug Goldstein (cardoe) wrote :

I guess it was more of a clarification request if it should be referring to nova-compute.conf or if everything should be in nova.conf. Since telling users you can either set it in file X or in file Y, could lead to confusion down the road.

Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: Incomplete → New
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Tom Fifield (fifieldt) wrote :

Thanks for the clarification Doug - I agree, it should be noted which config file to use at which time. I have updated the title to reflect

summary: - example nova.conf file sets libvirt_type when it says it should be set
- in nova-compute.conf in the doc
+ clarify use of nova.conf vs nova-compute.conf options oo
summary: - clarify use of nova.conf vs nova-compute.conf options oo
+ clarify use of nova.conf vs nova-compute.conf for options
tags: added: nova
Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
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Anne Gentle (annegentle) wrote :

File where this text is found is: doc/src/docbkx/openstack-install/compute-minimum-configuration.xml

Best fix for this doc bug is to change the sentence "The hypervisor is set either by editing /etc/nova/nova.conf or referring to nova-compute.conf in the nova.conf file. " to "The hypervisor is set by editing /etc/nova/nova.conf. "

then

adding a Note:

"You can also configure the nova-compute service (and configure a hypervisor-per-compute-node) with a separate nova-compute.conf file and then referring to nova-compute.conf in the nova.conf file."

Tom Fifield (fifieldt)
Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Tom Fifield (fifieldt)
Changed in openstack-manuals:
assignee: nobody → Tom Fifield (fifieldt)
status: Triaged → In Progress
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OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix proposed to openstack-manuals (master)

Fix proposed to branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/17307

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Tom Fifield (fifieldt) wrote :
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OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix merged to openstack-manuals (master)

Reviewed: https://review.openstack.org/17307
Committed: http://github.com/openstack/openstack-manuals/commit/685d68eb6ef1c1f6ec45bca8240e8973f19fa036
Submitter: Jenkins
Branch: master

commit 685d68eb6ef1c1f6ec45bca8240e8973f19fa036
Author: Tom Fifield <email address hidden>
Date: Sun Dec 2 21:11:41 2012 +1100

    Add a note about nova-compute.conf in install doc

    fixes bug 1064755

    As noted in the bug report, the previous sentence referring
    to nova-compute.conf was confusing. This change splits it out
    and makes it more obvious what can be done.

    Change-Id: I3f415b0932dfe03f0c7248153f03e68c736f5d01

Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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