Description of problem: In 16.2 we used to configure ovs in the following way: arameter_defaults: ComputeOvsDpdkSriovR730Parameters: KernelArgs: "default_hugepagesz=1GB hugepagesz=1G hugepages=64 iommu=pt intel_iommu=on tsx=off isolcpus=2-19,22-39" NeutronBridgeMappings: "dpdk-mgmt:br-link0,dpdk-data0:br-dpdk0,dpdk-data1:br-dpdk1" IsolCpusList: "2-19,22-39" NovaComputeCpuDedicatedSet: ["8-19,28-39"] NovaReservedHostMemory: 4096 OvsDpdkSocketMemory: "4096,4096" OvsDpdkMemoryChannels: "4" OvsPmdCoreList: "2,3,4,5,6,7,22,23,24,25,26,27" NovaComputeCpuSharedSet: [0, 20, 1, 21] OvsPmdAutoLb: true OvsPmdLoadThreshold: 70 OvsPmdImprovementThreshold: 25 OvsPmdRebalInterval: 2 In 17.0 this configuration can be done through provisioning in the following way: ansible_playbooks: - playbook: /home/stack/ospd-17.1-geneve-ovn-dpdk-sriov-ctlplane-dataplane-bonding-hybrid-mq/playbooks/bls_workaround.yaml - playbook: /usr/share/ansible/tripleo-playbooks/cli-overcloud-node-kernelargs.yaml extra_vars: kernel_args: "default_hugepagesz=1GB hugepagesz=1G hugepages=64 iommu=pt intel_iommu=on tsx=off isolcpus=2-19,22-39" reboot_wait_timeout: 900 tuned_profile: "cpu-partitioning" tuned_isolated_cores: "2-19,22-39" - playbook: /usr/share/ansible/tripleo-playbooks/cli-overcloud-openvswitch-dpdk.yaml extra_vars: memory_channels: "4" lcore: "0,20,1,21" pmd: "2,3,4,5,6,7,22,23,24,25,26,27" socket_mem: "4096,4096" pmd_auto_lb: true pmd_load_threshold: "70" pmd_improvement_threshold: "25" pmd_rebal_interval: "2" I tried to configure only in the provisioning stage and remove those parameters from de deployment stage, but it is not possible, I get an error: 2022-11-02 08:39:59,728 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.727949 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000d44 | TASK | Skipping reboot for deployed node 2022-11-02 08:39:59,743 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.742855 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000001409 | TASK | Check valid input for tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list 2022-11-02 08:39:59,753 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.750884 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000962 | SKIPPED | ddp package selection | compute-r740 2022-11-02 08:39:59,755 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.754699 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000d44 | SKIPPED | Skipping reboot for deployed node | controller-2 2022-11-02 08:39:59,782 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.782050 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000964 | TASK | Run ovs-dpdk role 2022-11-02 08:39:59,789 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.788226 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000001409 | FATAL | Check valid input for tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list | compute-r730 | error={"changed": false, "msg": "List of PMD cores cannot be empty - tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list"} 2022-11-02 08:39:59,861 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.859855 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000040 | SKIPPED | include_tasks | controller-2 2022-11-02 08:39:59,919 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.918613 | 4044822b-ed66-4404-ba09-1dec7a6b84ab | INCLUDED | /usr/share/ansible/roles/tripleo_ovs_dpdk/tasks/config.yml | compute-r740 2022-11-02 08:39:59,945 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.945553 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000001475 | TASK | Check valid input for tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list 2022-11-02 08:39:59,952 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.950882 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000000041 | SKIPPED | include_tasks | controller-2 2022-11-02 08:39:59,978 p=129214 u=stack n=ansible | 2022-11-02 08:39:59.977621 | 525400c8-ce75-8572-41f5-000000001475 | FATAL | Check valid input for tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list | compute-r740 | error={"changed": false, "msg": "List of PMD cores cannot be empty - tripleo_ovs_dpdk_pmd_core_list"} I think that this issue creates confusion about how to configure parameters Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHOS-17.1-RHEL-9-20221004.n.1 I tested in 17.1, but I think this also happen in 17.0 How reproducible: Configure ovs parameter only in the provisioning stage Actual results: Ovs parameters needs to be duplicated in order to have a sucessfull deployment Expected results: Ovs should be defined only in one place Additional info:
Kicking back to DF, the playbooks in question are not maintained by HardProv, and it looks like the change needed is in the deploy stage (or its documentation)
Hi, The RHOSP 16.2 "Network Functions Virtualization Planning and Configuration Guide" has been updated. Customers can see these changes here: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_openstack_platform/16.2/html-single/network_functions_virtualization_planning_and_configuration_guide/index#config-ovs-pmd-auto-lb_cfgdpdk-nfv --Greg