fuel-plugin-scaleio-cinder/doc/content/installation.rst

Install ScaleIO Cinder Plugin

To install the ScaleIO-Cinder Fuel plugin:

1. Download it from the Fuel Plugins Catalog.

2. Copy the rpm file to the Fuel Master node: :

   [root@home ~]# scp scaleio-cinder-1.0-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm root@fuel:/tmp

3. Log into Fuel Master node and install the plugin using the Fuel CLI:

   [root@fuel ~]# fuel plugins --install scaleio-cinder-1.0-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm

4. Verify that the plugin is installed correctly: :

   [root@fuel-master ~]# fuel plugins
   id | name    | version | package_version
   ---|---------|---------|----------------
   1  | scaleio-cinder| 1.0.0   | 1.0.0

Configure ScaleIO plugin

Once the plugin has been copied and installed at the Fuel Master node, you can configure the nodes and set the parameters for the plugin:

1. Start by creating a new OpenStack environment following the Mirantis OpenStack User Guide.

2. Configure your environment.

   

3. Open the Settings tab of the Fuel web UI and scroll down the page. Select the Fuel plugin checkbox to enable ScaleIO Cinder plugin for Fuel:

   

   Parameter name	Parameter description
   userName	The ScaleIO User name
   Password	The ScaleIO password for the selected user name
   ScaleIO GW IP	The IP address of the the ScaleIO Gateway service
   ScaleIO Primary IP	The ScaleIO cluster's primary IP address
   ScaleIO Secondary IP	The ScaleIO cluster's secondary IP address
   ScaleIO protection domain	Name of the ScaleIO's protection domain
   ScaleIO storage pool 1	Name of the first storage pool

   Note

   Please refer to the ScaleIO documentation for more information on these parameters.

   This is an example of the ScaleIO configuration parameters populated:

   

4. After the configuration is done, you can add the nodes to the Openstack Deployment.

   

5. You can run the network verification check and deploy changes then.

6. After deployment is completed, you should see a success message:

   

Note

It may take an hour or more for the OpenStack deployment to complete, depending on your hardware configuration.