Support LIO as an iSCSI backend
Currently Cinder most often uses tgtd to create iSCSI targets for volumes. This blueprint aims to enable use of LIO, a more modern alternative, by interfacing with python-rtslib. A new iSCSI TargetAdmin class will be created for this.
LIO: http://
This came out of the mailing list discussion about the lio-support-
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Eric Harney
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- Accepted for grizzly
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- 2013.1
- Started by
- Eric Harney
- Completed by
- Thierry Carrez
Related branches
Related bugs
Sprints
Whiteboard
Gerrit topic: https:/
Addressed by: https:/
Add LIO iSCSI backend support using python-rtslib
Addressed by: https:/
Add LIO configuration for iSCSI initiators
Addressed by: https:/
LIO: require rtslib >= 2.1.fb27 for tests
Note: rtstool must be installed for this driver to work. Available at https:/