This scenario configures OpenStack Block Storage services on the Controller node and assumes that a second node provides storage through the cinder-volume service. For instructions on how to configure the second node, see . You can configure OpenStack to use various storage systems. This example uses LVM. Install the appropriate packages for the Block Storage service: # apt-get install cinder-api cinder-scheduler # yum install openstack-cinder # zypper install openstack-cinder-api openstack-cinder-scheduler Respond to the prompts for database management, [keystone_authtoken] settings, RabbitMQ credentials, and API endpoint registration. Configure Block Storage to use your database. Run the following command to set connection option in the [database] section, which is in the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf file, replace CINDER_DBPASS with the password for the Block Storage database that you will create in a later step: In the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf file, set the connection option in the [database] section and replace CINDER_DBPASS with the password for the Block Storage database that you will create in a later step: # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \ database connection mysql://cinder:CINDER_DBPASS@controller/cinder [database] ... connection = mysql://cinder:CINDER_DBPASS@controller/cinder In some distributions, the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf file does not include the [database] section header. You must add this section header to the end of the file before you proceed. Use the password that you set to log in as root to create a cinder database: $ mysql -u root -p mysql> CREATE DATABASE cinder; mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cinder.* TO 'cinder'@'localhost' \ IDENTIFIED BY 'CINDER_DBPASS'; mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cinder.* TO 'cinder'@'%' \ IDENTIFIED BY 'CINDER_DBPASS'; Create the database tables for the Block Storage service: # su -s /bin/sh -c "cinder-manage db sync" cinder Create a cinder user. The Block Storage service uses this user to authenticate with the Identity service. Use the service tenant and give the user the admin role: $ keystone user-create --name=cinder --pass=CINDER_PASS --email=cinder@example.com $ keystone user-role-add --user=cinder --tenant=service --role=admin Edit the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf configuration file: # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf DEFAULT \ auth_strategy keystone # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ auth_uri http://controller:5000 # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ auth_host controller # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ auth_protocol http # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ auth_port 35357 # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ admin_user cinder # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ admin_tenant_name service # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf keystone_authtoken \ admin_password CINDER_PASS Edit the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf configuration file and add this section for keystone credentials: ... [keystone_authtoken] auth_uri = http://controller:5000 auth_host = controller auth_port = 35357 auth_protocol = http admin_tenant_name = service admin_user = cinder admin_password = CINDER_PASS Configure Block Storage to use the RabbitMQ message broker. In the [DEFAULT] section in the /etc/cinder/cinder.conf file, set these configuration keys and replace RABBIT_PASS with the password you chose for RabbitMQ: [DEFAULT] ... rpc_backend = cinder.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu rabbit_host = controller rabbit_port = 5672 rabbit_userid = guest rabbit_password = RABBIT_PASS Configure Block Storage to use the RabbitMQ message broker. Replace RABBIT_PASS with the password you chose for RabbitMQ: # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \ DEFAULT rpc_backend cinder.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \ DEFAULT rabbit_host controller # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \ DEFAULT rabbit_port 5672 # openstack-config --set /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \ DEFAULT rabbit_password RABBIT_PASS Register the Block Storage service with the Identity service so that other OpenStack services can locate it: $ keystone service-create --name=cinder --type=volume --description="OpenStack Block Storage" $ keystone endpoint-create \ --service-id=$(keystone service-list | awk '/ volume / {print $2}') \ --publicurl=http://controller:8776/v1/%\(tenant_id\)s \ --internalurl=http://controller:8776/v1/%\(tenant_id\)s \ --adminurl=http://controller:8776/v1/%\(tenant_id\)s Register a service and endpoint for version 2 of the Block Storage service API: $ keystone service-create --name=cinderv2 --type=volumev2 --description="OpenStack Block Storage v2" $ keystone endpoint-create \ --service-id=$(keystone service-list | awk '/ volumev2 / {print $2}') \ --publicurl=http://controller:8776/v2/%\(tenant_id\)s \ --internalurl=http://controller:8776/v2/%\(tenant_id\)s \ --adminurl=http://controller:8776/v2/%\(tenant_id\)s Restart the Block Storage services with the new settings: # service cinder-scheduler restart # service cinder-api restart Start and configure the Block Storage services to start when the system boots: # service openstack-cinder-api start # service openstack-cinder-scheduler start # chkconfig openstack-cinder-api on # chkconfig openstack-cinder-scheduler on