Add host info to instance action events

Currently, the instance action event record does not include the host information of the action event occurs. Including this field to the instance action event record will make it easier for admins to locate where error happens and be able to solve the problem faster.

This blueprint proposes to add host field to InstanceActionEvent object and related API responses.

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/add-host-to-instance-action-events

Problem description

Currently, the admins can use instance action API to look up the instance actions info, it is very useful for admins and operators. But the host info of events are not recorded and not exposed to user.

This host info helps admins to find the host of events occuring, especially, when some failed events happened, the admins can find the failed host and log as soon as possible.

Use Cases

As a upper-layer management software admins, I want to query the host of failed events occuring as soon as possile, and then I can find more system status and log info in this host.

Proposed change

Currently, the instance action event record has a host column on it [1], we just need record the host info when the event is recorded and add the host field in the response.

  • Add host field to InstanceActionEvent object.

  • Record the host info when the event is recorded.

  • Add an API microversion to the GET /servers/{UUID}/os-instance-actions/{REQ_ID} to include host in the response.

Alternatives

As alternative the upper-layer management software (or the admins) can listen to the versioned instance notifications [2], and the notification contains the node and the host of the instance.

Data model impact

Add a new host field to InstanceActionEvent object, to record the host that the event occurs on.

REST API impact

Add a new microversion to GET /servers/{server_id}/os-instance-actions/{req_id} API to include the host field for admin and an obfuscated hashed host id hostId for admin and non-admin users.

  • For admin users:

    {
  "instanceAction": {
    "action": "stop",
    "events": [
      {
        "event": "compute_stop_instance",
        "finish_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.431902",
        "result": "Success",
        "start_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.251280",
        "traceback": null,
        "host": "host1",
        "hostId": "8a8d66db9eed58f2b1283d23acc9a32691290b603a716d81d8ed8c4e"
        }
    ],
    "instance_uuid": "b48316c5-71e8-45e4-9884-6c78055b9b13",
    "message": "",
    "project_id": "6f70656e737461636b20342065766572",
    "request_id": "req-3293a3f1-b44c-4609-b8d2-d81b105636b8",
    "start_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.088644",
    "updated_at": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.431902",
    "user_id": "fake"
  }
}

  • For non-admin users:

    {
  "instanceAction": {
    "action": "stop",
    "events": [
      {
        "event": "compute_stop_instance",
        "finish_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.431902",
        "result": "Success",
        "start_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.251280",
        "hostId": "8a8d66db9eed58f2b1283d23acc9a32691290b603a716d81d8ed8c4e"
      }
    ],
    "instance_uuid": "b48316c5-71e8-45e4-9884-6c78055b9b13",
    "message": "",
    "project_id": "6f70656e737461636b20342065766572",
    "request_id": "req-3293a3f1-b44c-4609-b8d2-d81b105636b8",
    "start_time": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.088644",
    "updated_at": "2017-12-07T11:07:06.431902",
    "user_id": "fake"
  }
}

Security impact

The display of newly added host field will be controlled by the same policy of traceback field, if the user is prevented by policy an obfuscated-hashed-host-id will be displayed instead of hostname.

Notifications impact

None

Other end user impact

None

Performance Impact

None

Other deployer impact

None

Developer impact

None

Upgrade impact

None

Implementation

Assignee(s)

Primary assignee:

Yikun Jiang

Other contributors:

Kevin Zheng

Work Items

  • Add a new host field to InstanceActionEvent object, to record the host that the event occurs on.

  • Add a new microversion to GET /servers/{server_id}/os-instance-actions/{req_id} API to include the host field for admin and a hostId field for non-admin users.

  • Adopt the new microversion in python-novaclient.

  • Add related tests.

Dependencies

None

Testing

Would need new in-tree functional and unit tests.

Documentation Impact

Update the api reference to include this change.

References

History

Revisions

Release Name

Description

Rocky

Proposed