OpenStack ?
Ash
1 Post
February 21, 2018, 1:10 amQuote from Ash on February 21, 2018, 1:10 amHello,
while PetaSan is using Ceph for block and object storage, is it possible to use PetaSAN with OpenStack as well?
if yes
Can I install OpenStack to the same cluster nodes?
Hello,
while PetaSan is using Ceph for block and object storage, is it possible to use PetaSAN with OpenStack as well?
if yes
Can I install OpenStack to the same cluster nodes?
vijayabhasker.gandla@spectraforce.com
6 Posts
February 21, 2018, 12:02 pmQuote from vijayabhasker.gandla@spectraforce.com on February 21, 2018, 12:02 pmThis is the same question I also have. Does PetaSan Support block, object and file system storages just like Ceph supports them? My future plan to setup Openstack private cloud and now this is the time to freeze SDS for me. I need some advice on whether I can proceed with PetaSan expecting the same features that Ceph support for OpenStack. Thanks in advance.
This is the same question I also have. Does PetaSan Support block, object and file system storages just like Ceph supports them? My future plan to setup Openstack private cloud and now this is the time to freeze SDS for me. I need some advice on whether I can proceed with PetaSan expecting the same features that Ceph support for OpenStack. Thanks in advance.
admin
2,930 Posts
February 21, 2018, 1:26 pmQuote from admin on February 21, 2018, 1:26 pmOur focus is iSCSI, this is what to try make easy to use and powerful at same time. Part of PetaSAN is building/managing Ceph, if you feel this itself will help you, you can if you wish install an external Openstack system and let it use its block storage/Cinder driver and store image on PetaSAN. Openstack cinder is better to use its native rbd driver support rather that iSCSI, you will see the images created by Openstack as "detached" image in the iSCSI disk list tab , you can always attach them to create iSCSI disks for other clients to talk to but for Openstack again is better they talk via the rbd driver. Openstack will create/delete disks from its ui. Since PetaSAN is an Ubuntu 16.04 system you can install on it whatever you want so you can install Openstack on it, but i do not recommend it as there is a chance to mess things and also PetaSAN upgrades may erase things, so it is better to install Opemstack on other nodes and let PetaSAN be for storage through cinder.
If you need other features like cephfs and radosgw, their binary packages do not ship with PetaSAN to limit download size, we can provide them to you as extra download, or better as for per above use a separate external install for cephfs/mds and radosgw ( any Linux distro with Ceph Lumnious packages will do ) we just need to copy the PetaSAN authentication files to them and they will store their data in PetaSAN.
Our focus is iSCSI, this is what to try make easy to use and powerful at same time. Part of PetaSAN is building/managing Ceph, if you feel this itself will help you, you can if you wish install an external Openstack system and let it use its block storage/Cinder driver and store image on PetaSAN. Openstack cinder is better to use its native rbd driver support rather that iSCSI, you will see the images created by Openstack as "detached" image in the iSCSI disk list tab , you can always attach them to create iSCSI disks for other clients to talk to but for Openstack again is better they talk via the rbd driver. Openstack will create/delete disks from its ui. Since PetaSAN is an Ubuntu 16.04 system you can install on it whatever you want so you can install Openstack on it, but i do not recommend it as there is a chance to mess things and also PetaSAN upgrades may erase things, so it is better to install Opemstack on other nodes and let PetaSAN be for storage through cinder.
If you need other features like cephfs and radosgw, their binary packages do not ship with PetaSAN to limit download size, we can provide them to you as extra download, or better as for per above use a separate external install for cephfs/mds and radosgw ( any Linux distro with Ceph Lumnious packages will do ) we just need to copy the PetaSAN authentication files to them and they will store their data in PetaSAN.
Last edited on February 21, 2018, 2:00 pm by admin · #3
OpenStack ?
Ash
1 Post
Quote from Ash on February 21, 2018, 1:10 amHello,
while PetaSan is using Ceph for block and object storage, is it possible to use PetaSAN with OpenStack as well?
if yes
Can I install OpenStack to the same cluster nodes?
Hello,
while PetaSan is using Ceph for block and object storage, is it possible to use PetaSAN with OpenStack as well?
if yes
Can I install OpenStack to the same cluster nodes?
vijayabhasker.gandla@spectraforce.com
6 Posts
Quote from vijayabhasker.gandla@spectraforce.com on February 21, 2018, 12:02 pmThis is the same question I also have. Does PetaSan Support block, object and file system storages just like Ceph supports them? My future plan to setup Openstack private cloud and now this is the time to freeze SDS for me. I need some advice on whether I can proceed with PetaSan expecting the same features that Ceph support for OpenStack. Thanks in advance.
This is the same question I also have. Does PetaSan Support block, object and file system storages just like Ceph supports them? My future plan to setup Openstack private cloud and now this is the time to freeze SDS for me. I need some advice on whether I can proceed with PetaSan expecting the same features that Ceph support for OpenStack. Thanks in advance.
admin
2,930 Posts
Quote from admin on February 21, 2018, 1:26 pmOur focus is iSCSI, this is what to try make easy to use and powerful at same time. Part of PetaSAN is building/managing Ceph, if you feel this itself will help you, you can if you wish install an external Openstack system and let it use its block storage/Cinder driver and store image on PetaSAN. Openstack cinder is better to use its native rbd driver support rather that iSCSI, you will see the images created by Openstack as "detached" image in the iSCSI disk list tab , you can always attach them to create iSCSI disks for other clients to talk to but for Openstack again is better they talk via the rbd driver. Openstack will create/delete disks from its ui. Since PetaSAN is an Ubuntu 16.04 system you can install on it whatever you want so you can install Openstack on it, but i do not recommend it as there is a chance to mess things and also PetaSAN upgrades may erase things, so it is better to install Opemstack on other nodes and let PetaSAN be for storage through cinder.
If you need other features like cephfs and radosgw, their binary packages do not ship with PetaSAN to limit download size, we can provide them to you as extra download, or better as for per above use a separate external install for cephfs/mds and radosgw ( any Linux distro with Ceph Lumnious packages will do ) we just need to copy the PetaSAN authentication files to them and they will store their data in PetaSAN.
Our focus is iSCSI, this is what to try make easy to use and powerful at same time. Part of PetaSAN is building/managing Ceph, if you feel this itself will help you, you can if you wish install an external Openstack system and let it use its block storage/Cinder driver and store image on PetaSAN. Openstack cinder is better to use its native rbd driver support rather that iSCSI, you will see the images created by Openstack as "detached" image in the iSCSI disk list tab , you can always attach them to create iSCSI disks for other clients to talk to but for Openstack again is better they talk via the rbd driver. Openstack will create/delete disks from its ui. Since PetaSAN is an Ubuntu 16.04 system you can install on it whatever you want so you can install Openstack on it, but i do not recommend it as there is a chance to mess things and also PetaSAN upgrades may erase things, so it is better to install Opemstack on other nodes and let PetaSAN be for storage through cinder.
If you need other features like cephfs and radosgw, their binary packages do not ship with PetaSAN to limit download size, we can provide them to you as extra download, or better as for per above use a separate external install for cephfs/mds and radosgw ( any Linux distro with Ceph Lumnious packages will do ) we just need to copy the PetaSAN authentication files to them and they will store their data in PetaSAN.