OpenStack Storage

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As a result of discussion at the SNIA board, the OpenStack task force is chartered to explore the possibility of a forum or initiative to focus on cooperation with the OpenStack community. Many existing SNIA standards are applicable to cloud infrastructure such as CDMI and SMI-S.

The OpenStack task force is investigating how to promote these standards to the OpenStack developer and end user communities.

The task force has created an open mailing list for discussions and announcements. Please send an email to openstack-subscribe@snia.org to join. Your request is moderated and will be approved by the list maintainers. You must be subscribed in order to post a new message.

The task force has also scheduled a series of open calls to recruit members to the proposed Initiative and discuss the scope and governance of the new group.

All Calls have the following Call-in Details:

Call-in toll-free number: 1-8884075039  (US)
Call-in number: 1-6465607802  (US)
Participant Pin Code: 56652234#

WebEx: snia.webex.com Password openstack

Tuesday February 16th at 7am PT:

https://snia.webex.com/snia/j.php?MTID=m0f8284d29469f649f1f0c7dddfc2b660

Download for more details:  The presentation made at these calls about the SNIA OpenStack Storage Initiative is here. 

Additional OpenStack information from SNIA:

September 2015:  OpenStack File Services for High Performance Computing http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/CSI/OpenStack_HPC_Final.pdf - See more at: http://www.snia.org/opensource#sthash.rUTehdVV.dpuf
September 2015:  OpenStack File Services for High Performance Computing http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/CSI/OpenStack_HPC_Final.pdf - See more at: http://www.snia.org/opensource#sthash.rUTehdVV.dpuf
September 2015:  OpenStack File Services for High Performance Computing http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/CSI/OpenStack_HPC_Final.pdf - See more at: http://www.snia.org/opensource#sthash.rUTehdVV.dpuf

OpenStack File Services for High Performance Computing (September 2015)  How can OpenStack consume and control file services appropriate for High Performance Computing (HPC) in a cloud and multi-tenanted environment? Find out in this Webcast that examines two approaches to integration.  One approach is to have OpenStack manage the storage infrastructure services using Cinder, Nova and Neutron to provide HPC File system as a Service. The second option uses Manila file services for OpenStack to control the HPC File system deployment and manage the exports etc. During this part of the discussion, we also look at the creation (in progress) of the Lustre Manila driver and the current progress on it.  

Download a PDF of the Webcast slides.

Swift, S3 or CDMI - Why Choose? (May 2015)  When customers ask for support of a given API, can a vendor survive if they ignore these requests? A strategy many vendors are taking is to support multiple APIs with a single implementation. Besides the Swift API, many support the S3 defacto and CDMI standard APIs in their implementation. In this Webcast you'll learn:  What is needed for these APIs to co-exist in an implementation?  Basic operations are nearly identical between APIs, but what about semantics that have multiple different expressions such as metadata?  Best practices and tips to implementing multiple protocols in your cloud storage solution  

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OpenStack Manila (January 2015)  Manila is the OpenStack file share service that is now an officially incubated OpenStack program. Manila provides the management of file shares (for example, NFS and CIFS) as a core service to OpenStack. Watch this Webcast to hear:

  • Manila Overview
  • Key Manila Concepts
  • Architecture of Manila and its API structure
  • Vendor implementations: EMC, IBM, NetApp, Oracle, Red Hat and more
  • Manila roadmap & futures

Download a PDF of the Webcast slides.

OpenStack Cloud Storage (January 2015)  OpenStack is maturing quickly and is the basis of multiple public and private cloud offerings. This Webcast discusses:  

  • Storage aspects of OpenStack including the core projects for block storage (Cinder) and object storage (Swift)
  • Emerging shared file service
  • Common configurations and use cases for these technologies
  • OpenStack Juno – new capabilities
  • Swift futures – Policies, Erasure Codes
  • New developments that enable advanced array features, QoS, new storage fabrics, and new types of drives

Download a PDF of the Webcast slides