---
title: Charmhub | Deploy Cinder Powermax using Charmhub - The Open Operator Collection
description: Deploy the latest version of Cinder Powermax on any cloud. Dell PowerMax
  integration for OpenStack Block Storage
url: https://charmhub.io/cinder-powermax
---

# Cinder Powermax

[dell openstack](https://charmhub.io/publisher/dell-openstack "View all packages from dell openstack")

* [dell openstack](https://charmhub.io/publisher/dell-openstack "View all packages from dell openstack")

Platform:

22.04

stable 11

```
juju deploy cinder-powermax
```

[Learn to deploy on juju >](https://juju.is/docs/juju/manage-applications)

[Read documentation](https://github.com/dell-esg/powermax-cinder-charm/blob/main/README.md)

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#### 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](https://juju.is/docs/juju/juju-config) 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](https://docs.openstack.org/charm-guide): for project information, including development
  and support notes
* [OpenStack Charms Deployment Guide](https://docs.openstack.org/project-deploy-guide/charm-deployment-guide): for charm usage information

# Bugs

Please report bugs on [Launchpad](https://bugs.launchpad.net/charm-cinder-powermax/+filebug).