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.. _driver_filter_goodness_weigher:
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Configure and use driver filter and weighing for scheduler
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OpenStack manila enables you to choose a share back end based on
back-end specific properties by using the DriverFilter and
GoodnessWeigher for the scheduler. The driver filter and weigher
scheduling can help ensure that the scheduler chooses the best back end
based on requested share properties as well as various back-end
specific properties.
What is driver filter and weigher and when to use it
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The driver filter and weigher give you the ability to more finely
control how manila scheduler chooses the best back
end to use when handling a share provisioning request. One example scenario
where using the driver filter and weigher can be if a back end that utilizes
thin-provisioning is used. The default filters use the ``free capacity``
property to determine the best back end, but that is not always perfect.
If a back end has the ability to provide a more accurate back-end
specific value, it can be used as part of the weighing process to find the
best possible host for a new share. Some more examples of the use of these
filters could be with respect to back end specific limitations. For example,
some back ends may be limited by the number of shares that can be created on
them, or by the minimum or maximum size allowed per share or by the fact that
provisioning beyond a particular capacity affects their performance. The
driver filter and weigher can provide a way for these limits to be accounted
for during scheduling.
Defining your own filter and goodness functions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can define your own filter and goodness functions through the use of
various capabilities that manila exposes. Capabilities
exposed include information about the share request being made,
``share_type`` settings, and back-end specific information about drivers.
All of these allow for a lot of control over how the ideal back end for
a share request will be decided.
The ``filter_function`` option is a string defining a function that
will determine whether a back end should be considered as a potential
candidate by the scheduler.
The ``goodness_function`` option is a string defining a function that
will rate the quality of the potential host (0 to 100, 0 lowest, 100
highest).
.. important::
The driver filter and weigher will use default values for filter and
goodness functions for each back end if you do not define them
yourself. If complete control is desired then a filter and goodness
function should be defined for each of the back ends in
the ``manila.conf`` file.
Supported operations in filter and goodness functions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Below is a table of all the operations currently usable in custom filter
and goodness functions created by you:
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Operations | Type |
+================================+=========================+
| +, -, \*, /, ^ | standard math |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| not, and, or, &, \|, ! | logic |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| >, >=, <, <=, ==, <>, != | equality |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| +, - | sign |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| x ? a : b | ternary |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
| abs(x), max(x, y), min(x, y) | math helper functions |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------+
.. caution::
Syntax errors in filter or goodness strings are thrown at a share creation
time.
Available capabilities when creating custom functions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are various properties that can be used in either the
``filter_function`` or the ``goodness_function`` strings. The properties allow
access to share info, qos settings, extra specs, and so on.
The following capabilities are currently available for use:
Host capabilities for a back end
--------------------------------
host
The host's name
share\_backend\_name
The share back end name
vendor\_name
The vendor name
driver\_version
The driver version
storage\_protocol
The storage protocol
qos
Boolean signifying whether QoS is supported
total\_capacity\_gb
The total capacity in gibibytes
allocated\_capacity\_gb
The allocated capacity in gibibytes
free\_capacity\_gb
The free capacity in gibibytes
reserved\_percentage
The reserved storage percentage
driver\_handles\_share\_server
The driver mode used by this host
thin\_provisioning
Whether or not thin provisioning is supported by this host
updated
Last time this host's stats were updated
consistency\_group\_support
Whether or not the back end supports creation of consistency groups
dedupe
Whether or not dedupe is supported by this host
compression
Whether or not compression is supported by this host
snapshot\_support
Whether or not snapshots are supported by this host
replication\_domain
The replication domain of this host
replication\_type
The replication type supported by this host
provisioned\_capacity\_gb
The provisioned capacity of this host in gibibytes
pools
This host's storage pools
max\_over\_subscription\_ratio
This hosts's over subscription ratio for thin provisioning
Capabilities specific to a back end
-----------------------------------
These capabilities are determined by the specific back end
you are creating filter and goodness functions for. Some back ends
may not have any capabilities available here.
Requested share capabilities
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availability\_zone\_id
ID of the availability zone of this share
share\_network\_id
ID of the share network used by this share
share\_server\_id
ID of the share server of this share
host
Host name of this share
is\_public
Whether or not this share is public
snapshot\_support
Whether or not snapshots are supported by this share
status
Status for the requested share
share\_type\_id
The share type ID
share\_id
The share ID
user\_id
The share's user ID
project\_id
The share's project ID
id
The share instance ID
replica\_state
The share's replication state
replication\_type
The replication type supported by this share
snapshot\_id
The ID of the snapshot of which this share was created from
size
The size of the share in gibibytes
share\_proto
The protocol of this share
source\_cgsnapshot\_member\_id
The ID of the consistency group snapshot member
consistency\_group\_id
This share consistency group ID
metadata
General share metadata
The most used capability from this list will most likely be the ``size``.
Extra specs for the requested share type
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
View the available properties for share types by running:
.. code-block:: console
$ manila extra-specs-list
Driver filter and weigher usage examples
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Below are examples for using the filter and weigher separately,
together, and using driver-specific properties.
Example ``manila.conf`` file configuration for customizing the filter
function:
.. code-block:: ini
[default]
enabled_backends = generic1, generic2
[generic1]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC1
filter_function = "share.size < 10"
[generic2]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC2
filter_function = "share.size >= 10"
The above example will filter share to different back ends depending
on the size of the requested share. Shares with a size less than 10 GB are
sent to generic1 and shares with a size greater than or equal to 10 GB are sent
to generic2.
Example ``manila.conf`` file configuration for customizing the goodness
function:
.. code-block:: ini
[default]
enabled_backends = generic1, generic2
[generic1]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC1
goodness_function = "(share.size < 5) ? 100 : 50"
[generic2]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC2
goodness_function = "(share.size >= 5) ? 100 : 25"
The above example will determine the goodness rating of a back end based
on the requested share's size. The example shows how the ternary if
statement can be used in a filter or goodness function. If a requested
share is of size 10 GB then generic1 is rated as 50 and generic2 is rated as
100. In this case generic2 wins. If a requested share is of size 3 GB then
generic1 is rated 100 and generic2 is rated 25. In this case generic1 would win.
Example ``manila.conf`` file configuration for customizing both the
filter and goodness functions:
.. code-block:: ini
[default]
enabled_backends = generic1, generic2
[generic1]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC1
filter_function = "stats.total_capacity_gb < 500"
goodness_function = "(share.size < 25) ? 100 : 50"
[generic2]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
share_backend_name = GENERIC2
filter_function = "stats.total_capacity_gb >= 500"
goodness_function = "(share.size >= 25) ? 100 : 75"
The above example combines the techniques from the first two examples.
The best back end is now decided based on the total capacity of the
back end and the requested share's size.
Example ``manila.conf`` file configuration for accessing driver specific
properties:
.. code-block:: ini
[default]
enabled_backends = example1, example2, example3
[example1]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.example.ExampleShareDriver
share_backend_name = EXAMPLE1
filter_function = "share.size < 5"
goodness_function = "(capabilities.provisioned_capacity_gb < 30) ? 100 : 50"
[example2]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.example.ExampleShareDriver
share_backend_name = EXAMPLE2
filter_function = "shares.size < 5"
goodness_function = "(capabilities.provisioned_capacity_gb < 80) ? 100 : 50"
[example3]
share_driver = manila.share.drivers.example.ExampleShareDriver
share_backend_name = EXAMPLE3
goodness_function = "55"
The above is an example of how back-end specific capabilities can be used
in the filter and goodness functions. In this example, the driver has a
``provisioned_capacity_gb`` capability that is being used to determine which
back end gets used during a share request. In the above example, ``example1``
and ``example2`` will handle share requests for all shares with a size less
than 5 GB. ``example1`` will have priority until the provisioned capacity of
all shares on it hits 30 GB. After that, ``example2`` will have priority until
the provisioned capacity of all shares on it hits 80 GB. ``example3`` will
collect all shares greater or equal to 5 GB as well as all shares once
``example1`` and ``example2`` lose priority.

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Capabilities and Extra-Specs
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