manila/install-guide/source/install-controller-rdo.rst

.. _manila-controller-rdo:

Install and configure controller node on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This section describes how to install and configure the Shared File Systems
service, code-named manila, on the controller node that runs Red Hat
Enterprise Linux or CentOS. This service requires at least one additional
share node that manages file storage back ends.

.. include:: common/controller-node-prerequisites.rst

Install and configure components
--------------------------------

#. Install the packages:

   .. code-block:: console

      # yum install openstack-manila python-manilaclient

#. Edit the ``/etc/manila/manila.conf`` file and complete the
   following actions:

   * In the ``[database]`` section, configure database access:

     .. code-block:: ini

        [database]
        ...
        connection = mysql+pymysql://manila:MANILA_DBPASS@controller/manila

     Replace ``MANILA_DBPASS`` with the password you chose for the Shared
     File Systems database.

.. include:: common/controller-node-common-configuration.rst

#. Populate the Shared File Systems database:

   .. code-block:: console

      # su -s /bin/sh -c "manila-manage db sync" manila

   .. note::

      Ignore any deprecation messages in this output.

Finalize installation
---------------------

#. Start the Shared File Systems services and configure them to start when
   the system boots:

   .. code-block:: console

      # systemctl enable openstack-manila-api.service openstack-manila-scheduler.service
      # systemctl start openstack-manila-api.service openstack-manila-scheduler.service