[openstack-dev] [Openstack-operators] [nova] Quota Default Values

Lorin Hochstein lorin at nimbisservices.com
Fri Nov 16 22:15:21 UTC 2012


On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Eric Windisch <eric at cloudscaling.com> wrote:

> 
>> 
>> While one should need to adjust the quotas as needed when using nova, that does not negate the need for good default values.  So what should the default values be?  Should some of the quotas be disabled by default?  Should we have default values for all of the quotas or force users to explicitly set some?  Who is the target audience for the default values for the quotas?
> My thought is that what is being done currently is wrong, but there are two good defaults we could employ:
> 
> 1. Unlimited quotas by default. (i.e. 'default allow')
> 2. Fully restricted quotas by default. (i.e. 'default deny')
> 

From an on-ramping perspective, option #1 (default allow) would be better. It's one less thing to remember to set when bringing up a cloud for your first time. 

Take care,

Lorin
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Lorin Hochstein
Lead Architect - Cloud Services
Nimbis Services, Inc.
www.nimbisservices.com




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