diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 9562236eb1..a23e90b5fb 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ enable_central_logging: "no"
 enable_ceph: "no"
 enable_ceph_rgw: "no"
 enable_cinder: "no"
+enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "no"
 enable_heat: "yes"
 enable_horizon: "yes"
 enable_ironic: "no"
-enable_iscsi: "no"
 enable_magnum: "no"
 enable_manila: "no"
 enable_mistral: "no"
@@ -246,13 +246,8 @@ kibana_user: "kibana"
 #################################
 # Cinder options
 #################################
-cinder_backend_iscsi: "{{ enable_iscsi }}"
 cinder_backend_ceph: "{{ enable_ceph }}"
-cinder_volume_driver: "{{ 'lvm' if cinder_backend_iscsi }}"
-cinder_volume_group: "{{ 'cinder-volumes' if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool else '' }}"
-cinder_volume_backend_name: "{{ 'cinder-volumes' if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool else '' }}"
-cinder_iscsi_helper: "{{ 'tgtadm' if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool else '' }}"
-cinder_iscsi_protocol: "{{ 'iscsi' if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool else '' }}"
+
 
 ###################
 # Ceph options
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
index cdcdd4357e..e06b161bc5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
@@ -59,3 +59,17 @@ cinder_logging_debug: "{{ openstack_logging_debug }}"
 cinder_keystone_user: "cinder"
 
 openstack_cinder_auth: "{'auth_url':'{{ openstack_auth.auth_url }}','username':'{{ openstack_auth.username }}','password':'{{ openstack_auth.password }}','project_name':'{{ openstack_auth.project_name }}'}"
+
+
+####################
+# Cinder
+####################
+cinder_backends:
+  - name: "rbd-1"
+    driver: "ceph"
+    enabled: "{{ enable_ceph | bool and cinder_backend_ceph | bool }}"
+  - name: "lvm-1"
+    driver: "lvm"
+    enabled: "{{ enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool }}"
+
+cinder_enabled_backends: "{{ cinder_backends|selectattr('enabled', 'equalto', true)|list }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 4080018b3b..f2a62dc141 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -39,17 +39,3 @@
 
 - include: bootstrap_service.yml
   when: database_created
-
-- name: Creating cinder targets volume
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "create_volume"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    name: "cinder"
-  when: "{{ cinder_backend_iscsi | bool }}"
-
-- name: Creating iscsi info volume
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "create_volume"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    name: "iscsi_info"
-  when: "{{ cinder_backend_iscsi | bool }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/start.yml
index 0047d0bba2..d80eee31c6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/tasks/start.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "/dev/:/dev/"
       - "/run/:/run/"
-      - "{% if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool %}cinder:/var/lib/cinder{% endif %}"
-      - "{% if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool %}iscsi_info:/etc/iscsi{% endif %}"
+      - "{% if enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool %}cinder:/var/lib/cinder{% endif %}"
+      - "{% if enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool %}iscsi_info:/etc/iscsi{% endif %}"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
 
 - name: Starting cinder-volume container
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
index 642225ebdd..eb39d3ccca 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ glance_api_version = 2
 
 os_region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}
 
-{% if enable_ceph | bool and cinder_backend_ceph | bool %}
-default_volume_type = rbd-1
-enabled_backends = rbd-1
-{% elif cinder_backend_iscsi | bool %}
-enabled_backends = {{ cinder_volume_backend_name }}
+{% if cinder_enabled_backends %}
+enabled_backends = {{ cinder_enabled_backends|map(attribute='name')|join(',') }}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if service_name == "cinder-backup" and enable_ceph | bool and cinder_backend_ceph | bool %}
@@ -76,14 +73,13 @@ rabbit_ha_queues = true
 rabbit_hosts = {% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
 
-{% if cinder_backend_iscsi | bool %}
-[{{ cinder_volume_backend_name }}]
-volume_group = {{ cinder_volume_group }}
+{% if enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool %}
+[lvm-1]
+volume_group = cinder-volumes
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.lvm.LVMVolumeDriver
-volume_backend_name = {{ cinder_volume_backend_name }}
-iscsi_ip_address = {{ hostvars[groups['tgtd'][0]]['ansible_' + hostvars[groups['tgtd'][0]]['storage_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}
-iscsi_helper = {{ cinder_iscsi_helper }}
-iscsi_protocol = {{ cinder_iscsi_protocol }}
+volume_backend_name = lvm-1
+iscsi_helper = tgtadm
+iscsi_protocol = iscsi
 
 {% elif enable_ceph | bool and cinder_backend_ceph | bool %}
 [rbd-1]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start_compute.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start_compute.yml
index da6cb2c788..7e79976b1b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start_compute.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start_compute.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       - "/run:/run"
       - "/dev:/dev"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-      - "{% if enable_iscsi | bool %}iscsi_info:/etc/iscsi{% endif %}"
+      - "{% if enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool %}iscsi_info:/etc/iscsi{% endif %}"
       - "libvirtd:/var/lib/libvirt"
       - "nova_compute:/var/lib/nova/"
 
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index 98305cfdc3..f939c89a5f 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   roles:
     - { role: iscsi,
         tags: iscsi,
-        when: enable_iscsi | bool }
+        when: enable_cinder_backend_lvm | bool }
 
 - hosts:
     - multipathd
diff --git a/doc/cinder-guide.rst b/doc/cinder-guide.rst
index b9b6755c17..5a2ee94d6a 100644
--- a/doc/cinder-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/cinder-guide.rst
@@ -95,17 +95,11 @@ tgtd container serves as a bridge between cinder-volume process and a server
 hosting Logical Volume Groups (LVG). ``iscsid`` container serves as a bridge
 between nova-compute process and the server hosting LVG.
 
-In order to use iSCSI as a Cinder's backend, these two parameters must be
-specified in ``globals.yml``. ::
+In order to use Cinder's LVM backend, a LVG named ``cinder-volumes`` should
+exist on the server and following parameter must be specified in
+``globals.yml``. ::
 
-    enable_iscsi: "yes"
-
-    cinder_volume_group: << lvg_name >>
-
-
-Where:
-
-- ``lvg_name`` - is a name of LVG on that server.
+    enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "yes"
 
 NOTE: For Ubuntu and LVM2/iSCSI
 
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index cd4c0815bd..7285837b9c 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ neutron_external_interface: "eth1"
 #enable_ceph: "no"
 #enable_ceph_rgw: "no"
 #enable_cinder: "no"
+#enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "no"
 #enable_heat: "yes"
 #enable_horizon: "yes"
 #enable_ironic: "no"
-#enable_iscsi: "no"
 #enable_magnum: "no"
 #enable_manila: "no"
 #enable_mistral: "no"
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ neutron_external_interface: "eth1"
 # Cinder options
 #######################
 # Enable / disable Cinder backends
-cinder_backend_iscsi: "{{ enable_iscsi }}"
-cinder_backend_ceph: "{{ enable_ceph }}"
+#cinder_backend_ceph: "{{ enable_ceph }}"
 
 # Cinder's iSCSI backend !!!REQUIRES!!! two parameters:
 # 1 - IP address of the server hosting LVM Volume group