OpenStack Compute (nova)

Preemptible instances support

Registered by Alvaro Lopez

Add support for preemptible instances.

A preemptible instance is a special kind of instance that can be terminated (or suspended) automatically by the system if there are no resources available to satisfy a non-spot request.

Blueprint information

Status:
Started
Approver:
None
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
John Garbutt
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Theodoros Tsioutsias
Definition:
Pending Approval
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Started
Milestone target:
None
Started by
John Garbutt

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Sprints

Whiteboard

Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:spot-instances,n,z

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/104883
    WIP: Propose to support spot instances

Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/spot-instances,n,z

Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/preemptible-instances,n,z

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/438640
    WIP: Backlog spec on preemptible instances

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/547450
    WIP: Add the reaper entry point

Deferring from Rocky since the spec was not approved in time for the Rocky spec freeze. We'll need to make this an item for discussion at the Stein PTG in Denver this September. -- mriedem 20180611

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