Current Series Release Notes¶

Prelude¶

The StarlingX Metal project is a new repository that manages the lifecycle, operation, and administration of the Host. StarlingX Metal also provides Host fault monitoring, alarms, and initiates fault recovery.

New Features¶

• Manages the life cycle of the Host.

• Detects and automatically handles host failures and initiates host recovery.

• Monitors, Alarming, and Recovery for the following:

  • Cluster connectivity.

  • Critical process failures.

  • Resource utilization thresholds.

  • Interface states.

  • H/W fault / sensors.

  • Host watchdog.

  • Activity progress reporting (e.g. booting, testing).

• Provides an interface with board management (BMC) for out-of-band reset, power-on/off, and H/W sensor monitoring.

• Publishes the Host’s state with other StarlingX components.

• Exposes a set of administrative commands for the user to manage the Host through REST API:

  • Lock/unlock, reboot, reset, re-install, SWACT.

  • Out-of-band via BMC: Reboot, reset, power on/off.