That method comes from https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/3ff94cb785867382ff6c37cb256d1b0f5381abaa. The commit message should give some context. Basically, it was added as a way to update existing clusters that needed an emergency fix. What you're likely interested in is https://review.openstack.org/#/c/337297/ The proposed patch is the more user-friendly way to do things, and the included doc updates describe the process from he end-user perspective. --John On 3 Nov 2016, at 15:32, Mark Kirkwood wrote: > Hi, > > I stumbled across increase_partition_power() in builder.py - how close is that to being useable? Also is it intended that increasing the partition power will be a one-step operation (i.e existing object etc will not require operator intervention to rename paths etc)? > > Cheers > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > Post to : openstack at lists.openstack.org > Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/attachments/20161103/f38a8b13/attachment.sig>