IBM XIV and DS8000 volume driver¶
The IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack is a Block Storage driver that supports IBM XIV and IBM DS8000 storage systems over Fiber channel and iSCSI.
Set the following in your cinder.conf file, and use the following options to configure it.
volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.xiv_ds8k.XIVDS8KDriver
| Configuration option = Default value | Description |
|---|---|
| [DEFAULT] | |
| san_clustername = | (String) Cluster name to use for creating volumes |
| san_ip = | (String) IP address of SAN controller |
| san_login = admin | (String) Username for SAN controller |
| san_password = | (String) Password for SAN controller |
| xiv_chap = disabled | (String) CHAP authentication mode, effective only for iscsi (disabled|enabled) |
| xiv_ds8k_connection_type = iscsi | (String) Connection type to the IBM Storage Array |
| xiv_ds8k_proxy = xiv_ds8k_openstack.nova_proxy.XIVDS8KNovaProxy | (String) Proxy driver that connects to the IBM Storage Array |
Note
To use the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack you must download and install the package. For more information, see IBM Support Portal - Select Fixes.
For full documentation, see IBM Knowledge Center.
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