[openstack-dev] [cinder][nova] snapshot and cloning for NFS backend

Jordan Pittier jordan.pittier at scality.com
Tue Jul 28 08:53:31 UTC 2015


Hi

The patch [4] has been abandoned but it's not clear why. I too think that
having a full fledged NFS driver would be great !

[4] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/149037/

Jordan

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Kekane, Abhishek <
Abhishek.Kekane at nttdata.com> wrote:

>  Hi Devs,
>
>
>
> There is an NFS backend driver for cinder, which supports only limited
> volume handling features. Specifically, "snapshot" and "cloning" features
> are missing.
>
>
>
> Eric Harney has proposed a feature of "NFS driver snapshot" [1][2][3],
> which was approved on Dec 2014 but not implemented yet.
>
>
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> [1] blueprint https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/nfs-snapshots
>
> [2] cinder-specs https://review.openstack.org/#/c/133074/  - merged for
> Kilo but moved to Liberty
>
> [3] implementation https://review.openstack.org/#/c/147186/  - WIP
>
>
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> As of now [4] nova patch is a blocker for this feature.
>
> I have tested this feature by applying [4] nova patch and it is working as
> per expectation.
>
>
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> [4] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/149037/
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> IMO this is a very useful feature and I want to know communities
> opinion/direction about getting it merged during liberty time-frame.
>
>
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
>
>
> Abhishek Kekane
>
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