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Storage Guide
This is a overview of how Cinder is implemented in Kolla so that it is easier to understand how to use it. Keep in mind, this is the first iteration for Cinder as support for Ceph and physical devices will follow.
Overview
Kolla's setup for Cinder uses tgtd as the default iSCSI helper to implement persistent targets. By default, we use a loop back file that is defined by CINDER_LVM_LO_VOLUME_SIZE to create the cinder-volumes volume group.
Configure Cinder
Listed below are the default configurations for Cinder. For more info on what each variable does look at the integration guide.:
# Cinder Volume
CINDER_ENABLED_BACKEND=lvm57
CINDER_LVM_LO_VOLUME_SIZE=4G
CINDER_VOLUME_API_LISTEN=$HOST_IP
CINDER_VOLUME_BACKEND_NAME=LVM_iSCSI57
CINDER_VOLUME_DRIVER=cinder.volume.drivers.lvm.LVMISCSIDriver
CINDER_VOLUME_GROUP=cinder-volumes
ISCSI_HELPER=tgtadm
ISCSI_IP_ADDRESS=$HOST_IP
Using Cinder
After you've started all your containers, you should be able to interact with Cinder.
cinder list
Next, you will want to create a volume and attach it to a running instance.
cinder create 1
nova volume-attach <instance_id> <volume_id>
Debugging and deleting volumes
The cinder-volumes volume group can't be seen from the host. In order to interact with an existing volume, you need to jump into the Cinder Volume container.
sudo docker exec -it <cinder_volume_container> /bin/bash
vgs
Running 'vgs' will list the volumes groups. From there, you can look specific volumes to make sure volume creation succeeded.
To delete the cinder-volumes volume group from within the container run:
vgs remove cinder-volumes