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Manage volumes
==============
The default OpenStack Block Storage service implementation is an
iSCSI solution that uses :term:`Logical Volume Manager (LVM)` for Linux.
.. note::
The OpenStack Block Storage service is not a shared storage
solution like a Network Attached Storage (NAS) of NFS volumes
where you can attach a volume to multiple servers. With the
OpenStack Block Storage service, you can attach a volume to only
one instance at a time.
The OpenStack Block Storage service also provides drivers that
enable you to use several vendors' back-end storage devices in
addition to the base LVM implementation. These storage devices can
also be used instead of the base LVM installation.
This high-level procedure shows you how to create and attach a volume
to a server instance.
**To create and attach a volume to an instance**
#. Configure the OpenStack Compute and the OpenStack Block Storage
services through the ``/etc/cinder/cinder.conf`` file.
#. Use the :command:`openstack volume create` command to create a volume.
This command creates an LV into the volume group (VG) ``cinder-volumes``.
#. Use the :command:`openstack server add volume` command to attach the
volume to an instance. This command creates a unique :term:`IQN <iSCSI
Qualified Name (IQN)>` that is exposed to the compute node.
* The compute node, which runs the instance, now has an active
iSCSI session and new local storage (usually a ``/dev/sdX``
disk).
* Libvirt uses that local storage as storage for the instance. The
instance gets a new disk (usually a ``/dev/vdX`` disk).
For this particular walkthrough, one cloud controller runs
``nova-api``, ``nova-scheduler``, ``nova-objectstore``,
``nova-network`` and ``cinder-*`` services. Two additional compute
nodes run ``nova-compute``. The walkthrough uses a custom
partitioning scheme that carves out 60 GB of space and labels it as
LVM. The network uses the ``FlatManager`` and ``NetworkManager``
settings for OpenStack Compute.
The network mode does not interfere with OpenStack Block Storage
operations, but you must set up networking for Block Storage to work.
For details, see :ref:`networking`.
To set up Compute to use volumes, ensure that Block Storage is
installed along with ``lvm2``. This guide describes how to
troubleshoot your installation and back up your Compute volumes.
.. toctree::
blockstorage-boot-from-volume.rst
blockstorage-nfs-backend.rst
blockstorage-glusterfs-backend.rst
blockstorage-multi-backend.rst
blockstorage-backup-disks.rst
blockstorage-volume-migration.rst
blockstorage-glusterfs-removal.rst
blockstorage-volume-backups.rst
blockstorage-volume-backups-export-import.rst
blockstorage-lio-iscsi-support.rst
blockstorage-volume-number-weigher.rst
blockstorage-consistency-groups.rst
blockstorage-driver-filter-weighing.rst
blockstorage-ratelimit-volume-copy-bandwidth.rst
blockstorage-over-subscription.rst
blockstorage-image-volume-cache.rst
blockstorage-volume-backed-image.rst
blockstorage-get-capabilities.rst