apache / apache/cloudstack

Add CPU Architecture attribute to Compute Offerings to prevent architecture mismatch with Templates/ISOs

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Description

### The required feature described as a wish

As an Admin/Operator running a multi-arch zone (x86_64 and aarch64 hosts separated via host tags), I would like Compute Offerings to support a CPU architecture attribute, so the offering list can be filtered to match the architecture of the selected Template/ISO during deployment.

## Problem

Architecture separation currently relies entirely on host tags applied to Compute Offerings. The Template/ISO architecture selector has no relationship to Compute Offering selection — picking an aarch64 template does not filter out x86_64-tagged offerings, or vice versa. Nothing in the UI or API prevents deploying an aarch64 template on an offering tagged for x86_64 hosts, or the reverse. This surfaces as a late-stage deployment failure rather than being caught at selection time.

Note: `registerTemplate` already accepts an `arch` parameter (`x86_64` / `aarch64`), but Compute Offerings have no equivalent, so there's no architecture metadata to match against at deploy time.

## Proposed solution

- Add an optional CPU architecture field to Compute Offering create/update, consistent with the existing `arch` values used elsewhere (`x86_64` / `aarch64`).
- If unset, offering behaves as it does today — always shown, no filtering.
- If set, offering should only be selectable/listed when the chosen Template/ISO architecture matches.
- Enforce at the API level (`deployVirtualMachine`), not just the UI wizard, so direct API/Terraform/CloudMonkey usage gets the same protection.
- `listComputeOfferings` should expose the field for external tooling.
- This complements host tags (which still control placement) — the new field controls offering visibility/selectability relative to template architecture.

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Research direction

Start with the Compute Offering create/update and listComputeOfferings APIs, then trace deployVirtualMachine and the existing registerTemplate arch parameter. Define how x86_64 and aarch64 values match, including the unset case, and verify that API, UI, Terraform, and CloudMonkey paths enforce or expose the same behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api, cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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