From 5da480d0cb5fab183c27c55ac6420db66c79e11f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xing Yang Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 00:53:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add get started guide for Manila This patch adds a get started guide for Manila. Change-Id: Ib43c1d0c04e9eab4bb8766df671f6929ec0764c4 --- doc/common-rst/get_started_file_storage.rst | 30 +++++++++++++++++++ .../get_started_openstack_services.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/common-rst/get_started_file_storage.rst diff --git a/doc/common-rst/get_started_file_storage.rst b/doc/common-rst/get_started_file_storage.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c497653195 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/common-rst/get_started_file_storage.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +===================================== +OpenStack Shared File Systems service +===================================== + +The OpenStack Shared File Systems service (manila) provides file +storage to a virtual machine. The Shared File Systems service +provides an infrastructure for managing shares and provides access +to shares to instances. The service also enables management of share +types as well as share snapshots if a driver supports snapshots. + +The Shared File Systems service consists of the following components: + +manila-api + Accepts API requests and routes them to the manila-share for + action. + +manila-share + Interacts directly with the Shared File Systems service and processes + such as the manila-scheduler. It also interacts with these processes + through a message queue. The manila-share service responds to read + and write requests sent to the Shared File Systems service to maintain + state. It can interact with a variety of storage providers through a + driver architecture. + +manila-scheduler daemon + Selects the optimal storage provider node on which to create the + share. A similar component to the cinder-scheduler. + +Messaging queue + Routes information between the Shared File Systems processes. diff --git a/doc/common-rst/get_started_openstack_services.rst b/doc/common-rst/get_started_openstack_services.rst index 05f6425f8f..8c2ab09dd2 100644 --- a/doc/common-rst/get_started_openstack_services.rst +++ b/doc/common-rst/get_started_openstack_services.rst @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ OpenStack services get_started_storage_concepts.rst get_started_object_storage.rst get_started_block_storage.rst + get_started_file_storage.rst get_started_openstack_networking.rst get_started_dashboard.rst get_started_identity.rst