When deploying a cloud with a real-time compute node, or adding a real-time compute node to an existing cloud, we should optionally create a pre-configured real-time ready flavors based on the normal default flavors with the additional real-time specific options: hw:cpu_policy=dedicated hw:cpu_realtime=yes hw:cpu_realtime_mask=”^0-1” hw:mem_page_size=1GB As well as any additional parameters that may be deemed necessary or desirable due to subsequent advances (emulator thread policies, for example).