* [http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/deploy/install-guide.html#logical-names Logical names] may be used to address Nodes, in addition to their canonical UUID. * For servers with varied local disks, [http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/deploy/install-guide.html#specifying-the-disk-for-deployment ''hints''] may be supplied that affect which disk device the OS is provisioned to. * Support for fetching kernel, ramdisk, and instance images from HTTP[S] sources directly has been added to remove the dependency on Glance. [http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/deploy/install-guide.html#using-ironic-as-a-standalone-service Using ironic as a standalone service] * Nodes may be placed into ''[http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/deploy/install-guide.html#maintenance-mode maintenance mode]'' via REST API calls. An optional ''maintenance reason'' may be specified when doing so.
