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openstack-ansible-os_nova/doc/source/app-powervm.rst
Drew Thorstensen 7777d81f1a [DOCS] Refactor of nova role docs 
Update the role documentation to match the newly proposed format.  In
the new format, each role project should maintain the configuration
variations for the role project itself.

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Scenario - Using PowerVM Nova plugin

Prerequisites

In order to use the PowerVM OpenStack drivers with OpenStack-Ansible (OSA), the following pre-requisites must be fulfilled:

  • At least one of the repo-build servers must be ppc64le. Can mix and match repo-build servers between x86 and ppc64le.
  • The compute nodes should be pre-configured for PowerVM with the NovaLink feature.
  • The NovaLink Management VM needs at least one direct attach I/O card. OpenStack Ansible is currently able to deploy the PowerVM drivers when paired with the Linux Bridge or Open vSwitch agent. The traditional PowerVM Shared Ethernet Adapter networking agent is not yet supported.
  • The network topology on the NovaLink must match a supported OpenStack Ansible network configuration.

PowerVM configuration

The Compute driver for OpenStack-Ansible should automatically detect that it is of type PowerVM. If the user has specified a specific compute type, that is applicable to the whole cloud. It is advised that the deployer allows OSA to detect the appropriate compute node type.