We have just released the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack v1.2.0 and would like to share some of the more important features in this release.
The IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack is a software component that integrates with the OpenStack cloud environment and enables utilization of storage resources provided by the IBM XIV Storage System.
So what's new in our latest release?
Support for the OpenStack Grizzly release, which adds support for multiple storage backends on a single Cinder node. During the installation of the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack v.1.2.0 on the Cinder node, the installation wizard will enable the configuration of multiple XIV storage backends, may it be two or more separate XIV systems or storage pools on the same XIV system.
Our Storage Driver now supports Fibre Channel (FC) storage connectivity to the compute node, in addition to the already supported iSCSI protocol.
To ease the installation and setup process of the new IBM Storage driver, we have enhanced the unattended installation of the IBM Storage Driver for Open Stack with the option to use a pre-configured ini file which includes the parameters of all the storage backends to be configured during the installation process.
In addition we introduced several fixes and code stability improvements.
The software and the related documentation can be downloaded from IBM Fix Central
Yours,
The IBM HSG Team