The vPMEM feature is deprecated in 17.0 GA because Red Hat is removing support for persistent memory from RHOSP 17.0 and future releases in response to the announcement by the Intel Corporation on July 28, 2022 [1][2]. Description of problem: The technology preview support added in RHOSP 16.1 for configuring NVDIMM Compute nodes to provide persistent memory for instances has been deprecated in RHOSP 16.2.5, and will be removed in RHOSP 17.0. Red Hat is removing support for persistent memory from RHOSP 17.0 and future releases in response to the announcement by the Intel Corporation on July 28, 2022 [1][2] that they are discontinuing investment in their Intel® Optane™ business. Cloud operators should ensure that no instances use the vPMEM feature before upgrading to 17.1. [1] https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000091826/memory-and-storage.html [2] https://qdms.intel.com/dm/i.aspx/EFA10B3B-AF85-42C4-8D88-2AE6B8BFC51A/PCN119311-00.pdf
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2.5 (Train) bug fix and enhancement advisory), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:1763