XtremIO storage Cinder volume driver

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/xtremio-cinder-volume-driver

This is to enable OpenStack to work on top of XtremIO storage.

Problem description

This is a new Cinder driver that would enable Open Stack to work on top of XtremIO storage. The following diagram shows the command and data paths.

+----------------+                 +--------+---------+
|                |  Command        |                  |
|                |  Path           |  Cinder +        |
|  Nova          +---------------> |  Cinder Volume   |
|                |                 |                  |
|                |                 |                  |
+-----+----------+                 +--------+---------+
      |                                     |
      |                                     |
      |                                     |
      |                                     |
      |                                     |  +------------------+
      |                                     |  |                  |
 Command                                    +--+                  |
 Path +                                        |  XtremIO Driver  |
      |                                        |                  |
      |                                        |                  |
      |                                        +------+-----------+
      |                                               |
      |                                               |
      |                                               +
      |                                        XtremIO Rest API
      |                                               |
      v                                               |
                                                      |
+----------------+                                    |    +-----------------+
|                |                                    |    |                 |
|  Compute       |                                    |    |                 |
|                |                                    +---->    XtremIO      |
|                |           Data Link                     |    storeage     |
|                +-----------------------------------------+                 |
+----------------+                                         +-----------------+

Use Cases

Proposed change

2 new volume drivers for iSCSI and FC should be developed, bridging Open stack commands to XtremIO management system (XMS) using XMS Rest API. The drivers should support the following Open stack actions:

  • Volume Create/Delete

  • Volume Attach/Detach

  • Snapshot Create/Delete

  • Create Volume from Snapshot

  • Get Volume Stats

  • Copy Image to Volume

  • Copy Volume to Image

  • Clone Volume

  • Extend Volume

Alternatives

None

Data model impact

None

REST API impact

None

Security impact

None

Notifications impact

None

Other end user impact

None

Performance Impact

This feature will use native snapshot so the user can expect great speed up to all snapshot/clone related actions.

Other deployer impact

None

Developer impact

None

Implementation

Assignee(s)

Primary assignee:

shay-halsband

Other contributors:

None

Work Items

Implement REST API client to XMS Implement Logic for each functionality to support both iSCSI and FC

Dependencies

Testing

Continuous integration as required for all drivers in the Juno timeframe

Documentation Impact

Add documntation on how to install and use the drivers.

References