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+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Deprecates support for deploying with XenAPI integrations.
+    In Victoria support for these will be removed from Kolla Ansible.
+
+    This is dictated by lack of interest and maintenance, and upstream
+    decision of deprecation by Nova (for the same reasons).
+
+    See also the `post to openstack-discuss <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2020-February/012662.html>`__.
+    And the `Nova notice <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2019-September/009180.html>`__.