Nova 2023.2 Bobcat Specifications

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• Specification Template (2023.2 Bobcat release)

2023.2 Bobcat implemented specs:

• Cleanup dangling volumes block device mapping
• Link Compute Objects by ID
• Add maxphysaddr support for Libvirt
• Tooling and Docs for Unified Limits

2023.2 Bobcat approved (but not implemented) specs:

• Use extend volume completion action
• libvirt driver support for flavor and image defined ephemeral encryption
• Flavour and Image defined ephemeral storage encryption
• Ironic Shards
• Allow Manila shares to be directly attached to an instance when using libvirt
• Policy Service Role Default
• Support Napatech LinkVirtualization SmartNICs
• VirtIO PackedRing Configuration support
• Allow local scaphandre directory to be mapped to an instance using virtiofs