Documentation related to VM and Volume allocators

source/adminguide/index.rst

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    host_and_storage_tags
    arch_types
+   vm_volume_allocators
 
 Managing Networks and Traffic
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source/adminguide/vm_volume_allocators.rst

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+VM and Volume Allocators
+======================
+
+Each Instance must be deployed in suitable deployment destination. Deployment destination is set of recommended resources that you can choose for deploying an instance.
+A deployment planner provides the suitable deployment destination that is required for a instance. 
+
+Allocators are used to figure out suitable host and storage pools for deploying the Instance:
+
+#. VM Allocator
+#. Volume Allocator
+
+
+VM Allocator
+------------
+
+VM allocator returns suitable hosts in the cluster where you can deploy the given instance. Various parameters e.g. CPU and
+RAM capacity, current state of the host are considered to decide the host.
+
+VM allocator supports following algorithms to select a host in the cluster:
+
+.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover
+
+============================= ========================
+Algorithm                      Description
+============================= ========================
+random		                   Selects a host in the cluster randomly.
+firstfit		               Selects the first available host in the cluster.
+userdispersing	               Selects the host running least instances for the account, aims to spread out the instances belonging to a single user account.
+userconcentratedpod_random     Selects the host randomly aiming to keep all instances belonging to single user account in same pod.
+userconcentratedpod_firstfit   Selects the first suitable host from a pod running most instances for the user.
+firstfitleastconsumed          Selects the first host after sorting eligible hosts by least allocated resources (such as CPU or RAM).
+============================= ========================
+
+Use global configuration parameter: 
+**vm.allocation.algorithm** to specify the algorithm that the Allocator must use. By default it is configured to use "random" algorithm.
+
+
+Volme Allocator
+--------------
+
+VOlume allocator returns suitable storage pools available in the cluster where volumes of the given instance can be created. 
+To decide the storage pools, it considers factors such as disk offering, storage capactiy, availability scope etc.
+
+Volume allocator supports following algorithms to select a host in the cluster:
+
+.. cssclass:: table-striped table-bordered table-hover
+
+============================= ========================
+Algorithm                      Description
+============================= ========================
+random		                   Selects a storage pool in the cluster randomly.
+firstfit		               Selects the first available storage pool in the cluster.
+userdispersing	               Selects the storage pool running least instances for the account, aims to spread out the instances belonging to a single user account.
+userconcentratedpod_random     Selects the storage pool randomly aiming to keep all instances belonging to single user account in same pod.
+userconcentratedpod_firstfit   Selects the first suitable pool from a pod running most instances for the user.
+firstfitleastconsumed          Selects the first storage pool after sorting eligible pools by least allocated resources.
+============================= ========================
+
+Before 4.21.0, there was no named algorithm setting like vm.allocation.algorithm and volume allocator used to use the algorithm configured for VM allocator.
+
+Since 4.21.0, dedicated named configuration is provided for user to configure volume allocation algorithm:
+
+**volume.allocation.algorithm**: random (default)