The Dell EqualLogic volume driver interacts with configured EqualLogic arrays and supports various operations. Create, delete, attach, and detach volumes. Create, list, and delete volume snapshots. Clone a volume. The OpenStack Block Storage service supports: Multiple instances of Dell EqualLogic Groups or Dell EqualLogic Group Storage Pools and multiple pools on a single array. Multiple instances of Dell EqualLogic Groups or Dell EqualLogic Group Storage Pools or multiple pools on a single array. The Dell EqualLogic volume driver's ability to access the EqualLogic Group is dependent upon the generic block storage driver's SSH settings in the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf file (see for reference). The following sample /etc/cinder/cinder.conf configuration lists the relevant settings for a typical Block Storage service using a single Dell EqualLogic Group: [DEFAULT] #Required settings volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.eqlx.DellEQLSanISCSIDriver san_ip = IP_EQLX san_login = SAN_UNAME san_password = SAN_PW eqlx_group_name = EQLX_GROUP eqlx_pool = EQLX_POOL #Optional settings san_thin_provision = true|false eqlx_use_chap = true|false eqlx_chap_login = EQLX_UNAME eqlx_chap_password = EQLX_PW eqlx_cli_timeout = 30 eqlx_cli_max_retries = 5 san_ssh_port = 22 ssh_conn_timeout = 30 san_private_key = SAN_KEY_PATH ssh_min_pool_conn = 1 ssh_max_pool_conn = 5 In this example, replace the following variables accordingly: IP_EQLX The IP address used to reach the Dell EqualLogic Group through SSH. This field has no default value. SAN_UNAME The user name to login to the Group manager via SSH at the san_ip. Default user name is grpadmin. SAN_PW The corresponding password of SAN_UNAME. Not used when san_private_key is set. Default password is password. EQLX_GROUP The group to be used for a pool where the Block Storage service will create volumes and snapshots. Default group is group-0. EQLX_POOL The pool where the Block Storage service will create volumes and snapshots. Default pool is default. This option cannot be used for multiple pools utilized by the Block Storage service on a single Dell EqualLogic Group. EQLX_UNAME The CHAP login account for each volume in a pool, if eqlx_use_chap is set to true. Default account name is chapadmin. EQLX_PW The corresponding password of EQLX_UNAME. The default password is randomly generated in hexadecimal, so you must set this password manually. SAN_KEY_PATH (optional) The filename of the private key used for SSH authentication. This provides password-less login to the EqualLogic Group. Not used when san_password is set. There is no default value.