apache / apache/cloudstack

Feature Idea: 'Host/Cluster Waiting For Maintenance' Mode

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##### ISSUE TYPE

* Improvement Request

##### COMPONENT NAME

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Host? Cluster? Im not sure
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##### CLOUDSTACK VERSION

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NA
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##### CONFIGURATION

##### OS / ENVIRONMENT

##### SUMMARY

### **Current Capability**
CloudStack currently offers a 'Maintenance' Mode, which facilitates the live migration of all VMs from a host and removes the host from the cluster for maintenance.

### **Proposed Feature: "Waiting for Maintenance" Mode**
The proposed "Waiting for Maintenance" Mode introduces a preparatory state that addresses scenarios where live migration is impractical or impossible. This feature would enable gradual decommissioning or maintenance while avoiding service disruption.

### **General Idea of How It Might Work:**

**1. **Operator Responsibilities:****
- Customer communication and notification will be managed entirely by the cloud company, outside of CloudStack. This is to inform customers that they are given a time window to voluntarily restart their VMs before the cut off date.

**2. CloudStack Responsibilities:**
- Block the creation of new VMs to the host/cluster marked as 'Waiting For Maintenance'
- Ensure restarted VMs are relocated to clusters with matching host tags.

_This is actually a similar process as how AWS Cloud does it: https://aws.amazon.com/maintenance-help/_

### **Use Cases**
**Scenario 1: Decommissioning an Old Compute Cluster**

Problem:
- Legacy clusters with outdated CPU architectures cannot perform live migration due to compatibility issues
(e.g., VM freezing during migration causing downtime).
- Existing VMs must restart to migrate to a new cluster with compatible architectures.
- The old cluster remains active, risking the placement of new VMs and hindering decommissioning.

**Scenario 2: Maintenance of GPU Clusters with GPU Passthrough**

Problem:
- GPU passthrough prevents live migration, unlike vGPU setups that allow seamless migration.
- Downtime-free maintenance is not feasible, requiring customer cooperation to restart affected VMs.

##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE

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##### EXPECTED RESULTS

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Refer to Above
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##### ACTUAL RESULTS

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Not able to facilitate smooth decomissioning of servers for compute where live migration is not possible.
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Direção de pesquisa

Comece lendo o comportamento existente do CloudStack para hosts e clusters no modo de manutenção e, em seguida, acompanhe como são tratados a criação, a reinicialização e a migração de VMs, bem como a colocação baseada em tags de host. Defina o estado visível para o operador e seus efeitos tanto para hosts quanto para clusters, incluindo como as VMs reiniciadas são colocadas; considera-se concluído quando novas VMs evitam recursos marcados e VMs reiniciadas chegam a clusters compatíveis com as tags adequadas sem interromper as cargas de trabalho existentes.

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Avaliação

Stack de tecnologia
java
Domínio
cloud, infrastructure
Tipo de issue
Funcionalidade
Dificuldade
5/5
Tempo estimado
Mais de uma semana
Status de atividade
Pouca atividade
Clareza
Razoavelmente clara
Facilidade para iniciantes
35/100

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