Verify the Block Storage installation To verify that the Block Storage is installed and configured properly, create a new volume. For more information about how to manage volumes, see the OpenStack User Guide. Source the demo-openrc.sh file: $ source demo-openrc.sh Use the cinder create command to create a new volume: $ cinder create --display-name myVolume 1 +---------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Property | Value | +---------------------+--------------------------------------+ | attachments | [] | | availability_zone | nova | | bootable | false | | created_at | 2014-04-17T10:28:19.615050 | | display_description | None | | display_name | myVolume | | encrypted | False | | id | 5e691b7b-12e3-40b6-b714-7f17550db5d1 | | metadata | {} | | size | 1 | | snapshot_id | None | | source_volid | None | | status | creating | | volume_type | None | +---------------------+--------------------------------------+ Make sure that the volume has been correctly created with the cinder list command: $ cinder list --------------------------------------+-----------+--------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+ | ID | Status | Display Name | Size | Volume Type | Bootable | Attached to | +--------------------------------------+-----------+--------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+ | 5e691b7b-12e3-40b6-b714-7f17550db5d1 | available | myVolume | 1 | None | false | | +--------------------------------------+-----------+--------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+ If the status value is not available, the volume creation failed. Check the log files in the /var/log/cinder/ directory on the controller and volume nodes to get information about the failure.