watcher.api.controllers.v1.goal module

watcher.api.controllers.v1.goal module

A Goal is a human readable, observable and measurable end result having one objective to be achieved.

Here are some examples of Goals:

  • minimize the energy consumption
  • minimize the number of compute nodes (consolidation)
  • balance the workload among compute nodes
  • minimize the license cost (some softwares have a licensing model which is based on the number of sockets or cores where the software is deployed)
  • find the most appropriate moment for a planned maintenance on a given group of host (which may be an entire availability zone): power supply replacement, cooling system replacement, hardware modification, …
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