diff --git a/api-guide/source/general_info.rst b/api-guide/source/general_info.rst index 6d7b87e187..4da3759270 100644 --- a/api-guide/source/general_info.rst +++ b/api-guide/source/general_info.rst @@ -235,15 +235,30 @@ on compute hosts rather than servers. - **Hypervisors** - TODO + A hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor (VMM), is a piece of computer + software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines. + + In nova, each Host (see `Hosts`) runs a hypervisor. Administrators are able + to query the hypervisor for information, such as all the virtual servers + currently running, as well as detailed info about the hypervisor, such as + CPU, memory, or disk related configuration. + + Currently nova-compute also support Ironic and LXC, but they don't have + a hypervisor running. - **Aggregates** - TODO + Please see :doc:`aggregates.rst` - **Migrations** - TODO + Migrations are the process where a virtual server is moved from one host to + another. Please see :doc:`server_concepts` for details about + moving servers. + + Administrators are able to query the records in database for information + about migrations. For example, they can determine the source and + destination hosts, type of migration, or changes in the server's flavor. - **Certificates**