diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e3a875aa..cc200532 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -207,17 +207,16 @@ glance_policy_dirs: policy.d
 
 
 # Define nfs information to enable nfs shares as mounted directories for
-# glance. The ``glance_nfs_client`` value is a list of dictionaries that must
-# be filled out completely to enable the persistent NFS mounts.
-glance_nfs_local_directory: "images"
-glance_nfs_client: []
+# glance. The ``glance_remote_client`` value is a list of dictionaries that must
+# be filled out completely to enable the persistent remote FS mounts (like NFS).
+glance_images_local_directory: "{{ glance_nfs_local_directory | default('images') }}"
+glance_remote_client: "{{ glance_nfs_client | default([]) }}"
 
 # Example of the expected dict structure:
 #
-# glance_nfs_client:
-#   - server: "127.0.0.1"                   ## Hostname or IP address of NFS Server
-#     remote_path: "/images"                ## Remote path from the NFS server's export
-#     local_path: "/var/lib/glance/images"  ## Local path on machine
+# glance_remote_client:
+#   - what: "127.0.0.1:/images"             ## Hostname or IP address of Server and path on it
+#     where: "/var/lib/glance/images"       ## Local path on machine
 #     type: "nfs"                           ## This can be nfs or nfs4
 #     options: "_netdev,auto"               ## Mount options
 #     config_overrides: "{}"                ## Override dictionary for unit file
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/glance_remote_client-78e5d426cb55717f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/glance_remote_client-78e5d426cb55717f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e67441e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/glance_remote_client-78e5d426cb55717f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+features:
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Variable ``glance_nfs_local_directory`` has been renamed to
+    ``glance_images_local_directory`` to better reflect purpose of
+    the variable. ``glance_nfs_local_directory`` remains for backwards
+    compatability but will be removed in Zed release.
+  - |
+    Variable ``glance_nfs_client`` has been replaced with
+    ``glance_remote_client``. New variable has new keys for defining mounts
+    to cover wider range of supported filesystems.
+    Compatability for ``glance_nfs_client`` has been kept until Zed release.
diff --git a/tasks/glance_install.yml b/tasks/glance_install.yml
index 3da06c77..441f7dcd 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_install.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}/cache/api"
       mode: "0700"
     - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}/scrubber"
-    - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}/{{ glance_nfs_local_directory }}"
+    - path: "{{ glance_system_user_home }}/{{ glance_images_local_directory }}"
       mode: "0755"
 
 - name: Install distro packages
diff --git a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
index 0f64a578..82d2d352 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
   vars:
     systemd_mounts:
       - config_overrides: "{{ mount_var.config_overrides | default({}) }}"
-        what: "{{ mount_var.server }}:{{ mount_var.remote_path }}"
-        where: "{{ mount_var.local_path }}"
+        what: "{{ mount_var.what | default(mount_var.server ~ ':' ~ mount_var.remote_path) }}"
+        where: "{{ mount_var.where | default(mount_var.local_path) }}"
         type: "{{ mount_var.type }}"
         options: "{{ mount_var.options }}"
         unit:
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@
             - rpcbind.service rpc-statd.service
           Before:
             - glance-api.service
-        state: 'started'
-        enabled: true
-  with_items: "{{ glance_nfs_client }}"
+        state: "{{ mount_var.state | default('started') }}"
+        enabled: "{{ mount_var.enabled | default(True) }}"
+  with_items: "{{ glance_remote_client }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: mount_var
   tags:
diff --git a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2 b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
index 4235eec1..573c5a40 100644
--- a/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ default_backend = {{ glance_default_store }}
 
 {% if 'file' in _glance_available_stores %}
 [file]
-filesystem_store_datadir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/{{ glance_nfs_local_directory }}/
+filesystem_store_datadir = {{ glance_system_user_home }}/{{ glance_images_local_directory }}/
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if 'swift' in _glance_available_stores %}
diff --git a/tests/overrides-nfs.yml b/tests/overrides-nfs.yml
index 7a56a1ac..f4921052 100644
--- a/tests/overrides-nfs.yml
+++ b/tests/overrides-nfs.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 
 # Force glance to use file by default which will be an NFS mount point.
 glance_default_store: file
-glance_nfs_client:
-  - server: "10.1.0.1"
-    remote_path: "/srv/nfs/glance"
-    local_path: "/var/lib/glance/images"
+glance_remote_client:
+  - what: "10.1.0.1:/srv/nfs/glance"
+    where: "/var/lib/glance/images"
     type: "nfs"
     options: "_netdev,auto"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 47564313..fac82652 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ uwsgi_glance_services: |-
 # mount point task.
 glance_mount_points: |-
   {% set mps = [] %}
-  {% for mp in glance_nfs_client %}
-  {%   set _ = mps.append(mp.local_path) %}
+  {% for mp in glance_remote_client %}
+  {%   set _ = mps.append(mp.where | default(mount_var.local_path)) %}
   {% endfor %}
   {{ mps }}