DOC-346: Deprecate Libvirt VM manager in EC2 docs#782
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Align docs with the product deprecation so users are steered to Docker or Mock VM managers before Libvirt is removed.
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| | `EC2_REFERENCE_DOMAIN` | `my-template-vm` | **Deprecated**. Name of a shut-off Libvirt domain whose configuration will be cloned for all new VMs created by LocalStack. If unset or the domain is not found/not shut-off, LocalStack uses a generic configuration. Used with the deprecated Libvirt VM manager. | | ||
| | `EC2_REMOVE_CONTAINERS` | `0`\|`1` (default) | Controls whether created Docker containers are removed at instance termination or LocalStack shuts down. Disable this if there is a need to examine the container filesystem for debugging. | | ||
| | `EC2_VM_MANAGER` | `docker`(default)\|`libvirt`\|`mock` | Emulation method to use in LocalStack for AWS. | | ||
| | `EC2_VM_MANAGER` | `docker`(default)\|`libvirt` (deprecated)\|`mock` | Emulation method to use in LocalStack for AWS. The `libvirt` value is **Deprecated** and will be removed in a future release. | |
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There is the option for kubernetes VMM here but I just realized that we don't document it at all ?
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just a few conflicts to address :)
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Summary
EC2_HYPERVISOR_URI,EC2_LIBVIRT_*,EC2_REFERENCE_DOMAIN, and thelibvirtvalue ofEC2_VM_MANAGER) as DeprecatedTracks the product change in localstack-pro#7870.
Fixes DOC-346