diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index f752271..c57c4cc 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -1114,6 +1114,12 @@
     return 1
 }
 
+function is_ironic_sharded {
+    # todo(JayF): Support >1 shard with multiple n-cpu instances for each
+    is_service_enabled ironic && [[ "$IRONIC_SHARDS" == "1" ]] && return 0
+    return 1
+}
+
 
 # Package Functions
 # =================