From 81aa895fbd6cd3156a79476d26f25eeb64fd7cff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Major Hayden Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 21:49:13 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Cinder backups in Ceph This patch adds documentation for storing Cinder backups in Ceph, including how to customize the Ceph user and storage pool. Closes-bug: 1491763 Change-Id: I18ea7e2463601979088c873ec76dce1ce0de3575 --- .../install-guide/configure-cinder-backup.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/source/install-guide/configure-cinder-backup.rst b/doc/source/install-guide/configure-cinder-backup.rst index 1cde701863..1233a3aa90 100644 --- a/doc/source/install-guide/configure-cinder-backup.rst +++ b/doc/source/install-guide/configure-cinder-backup.rst @@ -51,11 +51,29 @@ back up to an external Object Storage installation. cinder_service_backup_compression_algorithm: zlib cinder_service_backup_metadata_version: 2 - During installation of Block Storage, the backup service is configured. For more information about swift, refer to the Standalone Object Storage Deployment guide. +Using Ceph for Cinder backups +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Deployers can use Ceph to hold Cinder volume backups if they have Ceph +deployed. To get started, set the ``cinder_service_backup_driver`` Ansible +variable: + +.. code-block:: yaml + + cinder_service_backup_driver: cinder.backup.drivers.ceph + +Next, configure the Ceph user and the pool to use for backups. The defaults +are shown here: + +.. code-block:: yaml + + cinder_service_backup_ceph_user: cinder-backup + cinder_service_backup_ceph_pool: backups + -------------- .. include:: navigation.txt