diff --git a/doc/config-reference/block-storage/drivers/solidfire-volume-driver.xml b/doc/config-reference/block-storage/drivers/solidfire-volume-driver.xml
index e366e053f8..92fd726116 100644
--- a/doc/config-reference/block-storage/drivers/solidfire-volume-driver.xml
+++ b/doc/config-reference/block-storage/drivers/solidfire-volume-driver.xml
@@ -18,32 +18,20 @@
san_ip = 172.17.1.182 # the address of your MVIP
san_login = sfadmin # your cluster admin login
san_password = sfpassword # your cluster admin password
-sf_account_prefix = '' # prefix for tenant account creation on solidfire cluster (see warning below)
+sf_account_prefix = '' # prefix for tenant account creation on solidfire cluster
- The SolidFire driver creates a unique account prefixed
- with
+ Older versions of the SolidFire driver (prior to Icehouse)
+ created a unique account prefixed with
$cinder-volume-service-hostname-$tenant-id
- on the SolidFire cluster for each tenant that accesses the
- cluster through the Volume API. Unfortunately, this
- account formation results in issues for High Availability
+ on the SolidFire cluster for each tenant. Unfortunately, this
+ account formation resulted in issues for High Availability
(HA) installations and installations where the cinder-volume service can
- move to a new node. HA installations can return an
- Account Not Found error because
- the call to the SolidFire cluster is not always going to
- be sent from the same node. In installations where the
- cinder-volume
- service moves to a new node, the same issue can occur when
- you perform operations on existing volumes, such as clone,
- extend, delete, and so on.
+ move to a new node. The current default implementation does
+ not experience this issue as no prefix is used. For installations
+ created on a prior release, the OLD default behavior can be
+ configured by using the keyword "hostname" in sf_account_prefix.
+
-
- Set the option to an empty string ('') in the
- cinder.conf file. This setting results in unique accounts being
- created on the SolidFire cluster, but the accounts are prefixed with the
- tenant-id or any unique identifier that you choose and are
- independent of the host where the cinder-volume
- service resides.
-