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Fuel Nova-nfs plugin for Fuel
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Nova-nfs plugin
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Overview
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nova-nfs uses nfs backend to store ephemeral volumes (intances.) This plugin allow to mount a nfs volume
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annd use it as storage backend for Nova.
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This repo contains all necessary files to build nova-nfs Fuel plugin.
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Requirements
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| Requirement | Version/Comment |
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| Mirantis Openstack compatibility | 7.0 |
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| NFS Server | an NFS server with volume accessible from compute nodes |
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Recommendations
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None.
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Limitations
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Only on nfs volume can be defined. So in HA deployment compute node will share the same
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storage backend for instances.
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Installation Guide
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Nova-nfs plugin installation
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1. Clone the fuel-plugin repo from: https://github.com/stackforge/fuel-plugin-nova-nfs.git
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``git clone``
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2. Install the Fuel Plugin Builder:
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``pip install fuel-plugin-builder``
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3. Build nova-nfs Fuel plugin:
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``fpb --build fuel-plugin-nova-nfs/``
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4. The nova_nfs-<x.x.x>.rpm file will be created in the plugin folder (fuel-plugin-nova-nfs)
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5. Move this file to the Fuel Master node with secure copy (scp):
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``scp nova_nfs-<x.x.x>.rpm root@:<the_Fuel_Master_node_IP address>:/tmp``
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``cd /tmp``
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6. Install the nova-nfs plugin:
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``fuel plugins --install nova_nfs-<x.x.x>.rpm``
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7. Verify that the plugin is installed correctly:
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``fuel plugins --list``
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8. Plugin is ready to use and can be enabled on the Settings tab of the Fuel web UI.
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User Guide
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Nova-nfs plugin configuration
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1. Create a new environment with the Fuel UI wizard
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2. Add a node with the "Compute" role.
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3. Click on the settings tab of the Fuel web UI
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4. Scroll down the page, select the "Nova-nfs plugin" checkbox
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and fill-in the requiered fields
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- the nfs volume to store instances
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- the mount point for the nfs volume
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Here is a screenshot of the fields
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Deployment details
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Create mountpoint directory
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Edit Fstab to add auto mount of NFS volume on the mountpoint
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Configure Nova to use it as backend for instances
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Restart nova services
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Known issues
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The deployment failed if the NFS volume is not available during the deployment
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Release Notes
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**1.0.0**
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* Initial release of the plugin
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**2.0.0**
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* Update plugin to Fuel 6.1 release
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**3.0.0**
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* Update plugin to Fuel 7.0 release
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