diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
index e149fffe1..d1fb35ab9 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ HUAWEISDSHYPERVISOR = "HUAWEISDSHYPERVISOR"
 HGST = "HGST"
 RBD = "RBD"
 SCALEIO = "SCALEIO"
+SCALITY = "SCALITY"
 
 
 def _check_multipathd_running(root_helper, enforce_multipath):
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ class InitiatorConnector(executor.Executor):
                                 execute=execute,
                                 device_scan_attempts=device_scan_attempts,
                                 *args, **kwargs)
-        elif protocol == NFS or protocol == GLUSTERFS:
+        elif protocol in (NFS, GLUSTERFS, SCALITY):
             return RemoteFsConnector(mount_type=protocol.lower(),
                                      root_helper=root_helper,
                                      driver=driver,
@@ -1215,14 +1216,11 @@ class RemoteFsConnector(InitiatorConnector):
         conn = kwargs.get('conn')
         if conn:
             mount_point_base = conn.get('mount_point_base')
-            if mount_type.lower() == 'nfs':
-                kwargs['nfs_mount_point_base'] =\
-                    kwargs.get('nfs_mount_point_base') or\
-                    mount_point_base
-            elif mount_type.lower() == 'glusterfs':
-                kwargs['glusterfs_mount_point_base'] =\
-                    kwargs.get('glusterfs_mount_point_base') or\
-                    mount_point_base
+            mount_type_lower = mount_type.lower()
+            if mount_type_lower in ('nfs', 'glusterfs', 'scality'):
+                kwargs[mount_type_lower + '_mount_point_base'] = (
+                    kwargs.get(mount_type_lower + '_mount_point_base') or
+                    mount_point_base)
         else:
             LOG.warning(_LW("Connection details not present."
                             " RemoteFsClient may not initialize properly."))
diff --git a/os_brick/remotefs/remotefs.py b/os_brick/remotefs/remotefs.py
index 5b8757984..e17244304 100644
--- a/os_brick/remotefs/remotefs.py
+++ b/os_brick/remotefs/remotefs.py
@@ -35,34 +35,30 @@ class RemoteFsClient(object):
     def __init__(self, mount_type, root_helper,
                  execute=putils.execute, *args, **kwargs):
 
-        self._mount_type = mount_type
-        if mount_type == "nfs":
-            self._mount_base = kwargs.get('nfs_mount_point_base', None)
-            if not self._mount_base:
-                raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
-                    err=_('nfs_mount_point_base required'))
-            self._mount_options = kwargs.get('nfs_mount_options', None)
-            self._check_nfs_options()
-        elif mount_type == "cifs":
-            self._mount_base = kwargs.get('smbfs_mount_point_base', None)
-            if not self._mount_base:
-                raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
-                    err=_('smbfs_mount_point_base required'))
-            self._mount_options = kwargs.get('smbfs_mount_options', None)
-        elif mount_type == "glusterfs":
-            self._mount_base = kwargs.get('glusterfs_mount_point_base', None)
-            if not self._mount_base:
-                raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
-                    err=_('glusterfs_mount_point_base required'))
-            self._mount_options = None
-        elif mount_type == "vzstorage":
-            self._mount_base = kwargs.get('vzstorage_mount_point_base', None)
-            if not self._mount_base:
-                raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
-                    err=_('vzstorage_mount_point_base required'))
-            self._mount_options = None
-        else:
+        mount_type_to_option_prefix = {
+            'nfs': 'nfs',
+            'cifs': 'smbfs',
+            'glusterfs': 'glusterfs',
+            'vzstorage': 'vzstorage',
+            'scality': 'scality_sofs'
+        }
+
+        if mount_type not in mount_type_to_option_prefix:
             raise exception.ProtocolNotSupported(protocol=mount_type)
+
+        self._mount_type = mount_type
+        option_prefix = mount_type_to_option_prefix[mount_type]
+
+        self._mount_base = kwargs.get(option_prefix + '_mount_point_base')
+        if not self._mount_base:
+            raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
+                err=_('%s_mount_point_base required') % option_prefix)
+
+        self._mount_options = kwargs.get(option_prefix + '_mount_options')
+
+        if mount_type == "nfs":
+            self._check_nfs_options()
+
         self.root_helper = root_helper
         self.set_execute(execute)
 
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
index 797670f3d..f08f95a87 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ class ConnectorTestCase(base.TestCase):
             'glusterfs', None, glusterfs_mount_point_base='/mnt/test')
         self.assertEqual(obj.__class__.__name__, "RemoteFsConnector")
 
+        obj = connector.InitiatorConnector.factory(
+            'scality', None, scality_sofs_mount_point_base='/mnt/test')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.__class__.__name__, "RemoteFsConnector")
+
         obj = connector.InitiatorConnector.factory('local', None)
         self.assertEqual(obj.__class__.__name__, "LocalConnector")
 
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/remotefs/test_remotefs.py b/os_brick/tests/remotefs/test_remotefs.py
index f3e856a5f..8e7ea415e 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/remotefs/test_remotefs.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/remotefs/test_remotefs.py
@@ -174,7 +174,26 @@ class RemoteFsClientTestCase(base.TestCase):
     def test_no_mount_point_vzstorage(self):
         self._test_no_mount_point('vzstorage')
 
+    def test_no_mount_point_scality(self):
+        self._test_no_mount_point('scality')
+
     def test_invalid_fs(self):
         self.assertRaises(exception.ProtocolNotSupported,
                           remotefs.RemoteFsClient,
                           'my_fs', root_helper='true', execute=putils.execute)
+
+    def test_init_sets_mount_base(self):
+        client = remotefs.RemoteFsClient("cifs", root_helper='true',
+                                         smbfs_mount_point_base='/fake',
+                                         cifs_mount_point_base='/fake2')
+        # Tests that although the FS type is "cifs", the config option
+        # starts with "smbfs_"
+        self.assertEqual('/fake', client._mount_base)
+
+    def test_init_nfs_calls_check_nfs_options(self):
+        to_patch = remotefs.RemoteFsClient._check_nfs_options
+        with mock.patch.object(to_patch) as mock_check_nfs_options:
+            remotefs.RemoteFsClient("nfs", root_helper='true',
+                                    nfs_mount_point_base='/fake')
+
+        mock_check_nfs_options.assert_called_once_with()