Add support for partition images in agent driver

Registered by Syed Ismail Faizan Barmawer

This blueprint suggests to enhance agent driver to support deploy using partition images. After the deploy, the subsequent reboot of the node will happen either through pxe or vmedia, depending on the boot method chosen by the driver.

Blueprint information

Status:
Started
Approver:
aeva black
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Syed Ismail Faizan Barmawer
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Syed Ismail Faizan Barmawer
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for mitaka
Implementation:
Started
Milestone target:
None
Started by
Jim Rollenhagen

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Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/137363
    Partial image support for agent driver

Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/partition-image-support-for-agent-driver,n,z

BadCub: pinged Syed to get status update - 02/26/2015

UN-targeting from K3 due to lack of progress 03.04.2015 ~BadCub~

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/162593
    Fix typo in ironic-specs/specs/kilo/partition-image-support-for-agent-driver.rst

Ironic patch - chagnes in IPA driver to support partition images:
https://review.openstack.org/162008

Ironic-python-agent patch - changes in ipa to support partition images:
https://review.openstack.org/160224

The following items need to be done for completion of this feature:

1. Merge the latest code changes to disk partitioner code from ironic to ironic-lib
      https://review.openstack.org/#/c/162162/

2. Release ironic-lib

3. Remove the disk partitioner code from ironic and use ironic-lib.
     https://review.openstack.org/#/c/184443/

4. Ironic-python-agent patch - changes in ipa to support partition images:
    https://review.openstack.org/160224 (patch need to be updated)

5. Ironic patch - chagnes in IPA driver to support partition images:
    https://review.openstack.org/162008 (patch need to be updated)

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/162162
    Merge lastet disk partitioning code from ironic

Hi Syed, I've created an RFE bug, please use it to track further changes - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1526289
//vdrok 2015-12-15

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