Dell PowerMax integration for OpenStack Block Storage

Dell PowerMax Storage Backend for Cinder

Overview

This charm provides a Dell PowerMax storage backend for use with the Cinder charm.

Configuration

This section covers common and/or important configuration options. See file config.yaml for the full list of options, along with their descriptions and default values. See the Juju documentation for details on configuring applications.

protocol

Protocol to use with the array. Can be either FC or iSCSI.

san-ip

UniSphere IP used to access the array.

san-login

Username used to log on UniSphere.

san-password

Password used to authenticate in UniSphere.

powermax-array

Serial number of the array to connect to.

powermax_port_groups

List of port groups containing frontend ports configured prior for server connection.

powermax-service-level

Service level to use for provisioning storage. Setting this as an extra spec in pool_name is preferable.

powermax-srp

Storage resource pool on array to use for provisioning.

retries

Use this value to specify number of retries.

u4p-failover-autofailback

If the driver should automatically failback to the primary instance of Unisphere when a successful connection is re-established.

use-multipath-for-image-xfer

Use multipath for image xfer.

Deployment

This charm's primary use is as a backend for the cinder charm. To do so, add a relation between both charms:

juju deploy --config cinder-powermax-config.yaml cinder-powermax
juju integrate cinder-powermax:storage-backend cinder:storage-backend

Documentation

The OpenStack Charms project maintains two documentation guides:

• OpenStack Charm Guide: for project information, including development and support notes
• OpenStack Charms Deployment Guide: for charm usage information

Bugs

Please report bugs on Launchpad.