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@@ -7,4 +7,25 @@ This plugin enables the VMAX backend for cinder. For each backend, it creates th
      [[local|localrc]]</br>
      enable_plugin devstack-plugin-vmax https://github.com/okpoyu/devstack-plugin-vmax
 
-* run "stack.sh"
+* For each vmax cinder backend to be used in the devstack setup add the
+backend name to the enabled backends in localrc as shown below. Backend name
+ has to start with VMAX
+    [[local|localrc]]</br>
+    CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS=vmax:VMAX_Backend_1,vmax:VMAX_Backend_2
+
+* For each vmax backend in CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS above, append the
+configuration details to localrc as shown below for VMAX_Backend_1. Contact
+your Storage Admin for your parameters.
+    VMAX_Backend_1_RestServerIp=<insert_ip_address></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_RestServerPort=<Rest_port_number></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_RestUserName=<Rest_password></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_Array=<Array_to_use></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_SRP=<insert_ip_address></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_WORKLOAD=<Workload></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_SLO=<Service_level></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_SSLVerify=<pem_file_for_ssl_verification></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_PortGroup1=<port_group></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_PortGroup2=<port_group></br>
+    VMAX_Backend_1_StorageProtocol=<Storage_protocol>
+
+* run "stack.sh"
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