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This driver is intended to replace the current OpenStack Block Storage HP LeftHand (LH) StoreVirtual iSCSI Driver, (cinder.volume.drivers.san.HpSanISCSIDriver), by moving the existing SSH interface into the new driver to maintain backwards compatibility, and add the new LH REST interface for new driver features. We have the driver broken into 3 files: hp_lefthand_iscis.py (common interface) hp_lefthand_cliq_proxy.py (old SSH interface) hp_lefthand_rest_proxy.py (new REST interface) The reason we are doing this is because the SSH interface on LH array has connections and performance limitations. These problems will be resolved by moving to the new LH OS REST interface. Also, new LeftHand array capabilities will only be supported in the REST(hplefthandclient) interface. To support new driver capabilities (create cloned volume), the python REST client (hplefthandclient) is required and can be downloaded from the pypi repository: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/hplefthandclient. This REST client requires LeftHand firmware version 11.5 or greater. The SSH interface will be phased out over time. Driver cert test results; Related-Bug: 1276809 Closes-Bug: 1277339 DocImpact: Document new driver configuration. Implements blueprint lefthand-cinder-driver Change-Id: Id557cab69022c3f7851be14cd82bdab0e4157e55
The Choose Your Own Adventure README for Cinder
You have come across a storage service for an open cloud computing service. It has identified itself as "Cinder." It was abstracted from the Nova project.
To monitor it from a distance: follow @openstack on twitter.
To tame it for use in your own cloud: read http://docs.openstack.org
To study its anatomy: read http://cinder.openstack.org
To dissect it in detail: visit http://github.com/openstack/cinder
To taunt it with its weaknesses: use http://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder
To watch it: http://jenkins.openstack.org
To hack at it: read HACKING.rst