openstack-manuals/doc/config-reference/block-storage/drivers/solidfire-volume-driver.xml
Andreas Jaeger 961bccdf04 Fix cinder driver names
Fix names of Block Storage drivers.

Change-Id: If09bb6573e93aaf1281612c49563c051b5bac527
Closes-Bug: #1369055
Closes-Bug: #1368366
2014-09-13 13:39:36 +02:00

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<section xml:id="solidfire-volume-driver"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0">
<title>SolidFire</title>
<para>The SolidFire Cluster is a high performance all SSD iSCSI
storage device that provides massive scale out capability and
extreme fault tolerance. A key feature of the SolidFire
cluster is the ability to set and modify during operation
specific QoS levels on a volume for volume basis. The
SolidFire cluster offers this along with de-duplication,
compression, and an architecture that takes full advantage of
SSDs.</para>
<para>To configure the use of a SolidFire cluster with Block
Storage, modify your <filename>cinder.conf</filename> file as
follows:</para>
<programlisting language="ini">volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.solidfire.SolidFireDriver
san_ip = 172.17.1.182 # the address of your MVIP
san_login = sfadmin # your cluster admin login
san_password = sfpassword # your cluster admin password
sf_account_prefix = '' # prefix for tenant account creation on solidfire cluster (see warning below)</programlisting>
<warning>
<para>The SolidFire driver creates a unique account prefixed
with
<literal>$cinder-volume-service-hostname-$tenant-id</literal>
on the SolidFire cluster for each tenant that accesses the
cluster through the Volume API. Unfortunately, this
account formation results in issues for High Availability
(HA) installations and installations where the <systemitem
class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem> service can
move to a new node. HA installations can return an
<errortext>Account Not Found</errortext> error because
the call to the SolidFire cluster is not always going to
be sent from the same node. In installations where the
<systemitem class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem>
service moves to a new node, the same issue can occur when
you perform operations on existing volumes, such as clone,
extend, delete, and so on.</para>
</warning>
<note>
<para>Set the <option>sf_account_prefix</option> option to an empty string ('') in the
<filename>cinder.conf</filename> file. This setting results in unique accounts being
created on the SolidFire cluster, but the accounts are prefixed with the
<systemitem>tenant-id</systemitem> or any unique identifier that you choose and are
independent of the host where the <systemitem class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem>
service resides.</para>
</note>
<xi:include href="../../../common/tables/cinder-solidfire.xml"/>
</section>