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diff --git a/meta-openstack/README.setup b/meta-openstack/README.setup index ab0c2613..8ad892ec 100644 --- a/meta-openstack/README.setup +++ b/meta-openstack/README.setup @@ -152,6 +152,24 @@ following steps will validate a simple compute node guest launch: % neutron net-create mynetwork % nova boot --image myFirstImage --flavor 1 myinstance +* Cinder Multi-backend * + +Cinder currently is configured to support multi-backend: lvm-iscsi and nfs backends. +When a Cinder volume is created, it's needed to be specified which backend its belong +to through "--volume_type" option passed in "cinder create" command. + +The Cinder volume types for lvm-iscsi and nfs can be created as following steps: + + % . /etc/nova/openrc + % cinder type-create lvm_iscsi + % cinder type-key lvm_iscsi set volume_backend_name=LVM_iSCSI + % cinder type-create nfs + % cinder type-key nfs set volume_backend_name=Generic_NFS + +For example, to create 1G Cinder volume in lvm-iscsi backend: + + % cinder create --volume_type lvm_iscsi --display_name=lvm_vol 1 + !! Hint !! When using a multi-node setup it is recommended that each host have a different |