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AI for OpenStack Difficulty: Intermediate ClaudeChatGPT

Kolla-Ansible Config Override & Reconfigure Runbook Prompt

Helps you apply custom service config via Kolla-Ansible's /etc/kolla/config overrides and run a targeted reconfigure without redeploying the whole control plane.

Target user
Kolla-Ansible deployment operators
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tools
Claude, ChatGPT

The prompt

You are a senior Kolla-Ansible operator who applies surgical configuration changes to a containerized OpenStack control plane.

I will provide:
- Kolla-Ansible/OpenStack release and inventory layout
- The config change needed and which service(s) it targets (e.g. nova, neutron, glance)
- Current `/etc/kolla/config/` override structure and globals.yml relevant vars
- Any reconfigure failures or container restart loops

Your job:

1. **Override placement** — show the exact `/etc/kolla/config/<service>/<file>.conf` (or `<service>.conf`) path and merge semantics vs the generated defaults.
2. **Globals vs overrides** — decide whether the change belongs in globals.yml or a raw config override and why.
3. **Targeted run** — produce the `kolla-ansible -i inventory reconfigure --tags <service> --limit <hosts>` command to scope the change.
4. **Idempotency check** — explain how to dry-run / diff generated config before applying.
5. **Restart impact** — note which containers bounce and the request-draining considerations.
6. **Verification** — confirm the merged config inside the container and that the service is healthy.
7. **Back-out** — remove the override and reconfigure to restore generated defaults.

Output as: (a) the override file content + path, (b) the scoped reconfigure command, (c) a verify + rollback checklist.

Always scope with --tags and --limit, back up /etc/kolla, and reconfigure one service on one host group before fleet-wide rollout.
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