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Version: 1.3

Create a tenant sharing

Create a share server and share its volumes using NFS/CIFS with others VM on the same network​

Pre-task:​

  • upload manila-service-image-master.qcow2 to /var/support or usb drive
  • import with cli fs_import
    controller> image
    controller:image> fs_import
    1: usb
    2: local
    Enter index: 2
    1: manila-service-image-master.qcow2

Create a Share network​

Navigate to Project > Share > Share Networks > + CREATE SHARE NETWORK​

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Create a Share - tenant share type​

Navigate to Project > Share > Shares > + CREATE SHARE​

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  • Create a share protocol NFS or cifs
  • Share Size = 10GB
  • Share Type = tenant_share_type
  • Share network = share_network

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Create a Rules​

Click on the dropdown button from Actions and select manage rules​

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add rule​

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Enter the IP address of VM​

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Rule created​

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Navigate to Project > Share > Shares and click the "Share Name"​

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Mount the share on VM​

ssh to your instances​

ssh [email protected]
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.162' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-66-generic x86_64)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
 * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
 * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage

  System information as of Mon Apr  6 05:59:38 UTC 2020

  System load:  0.0               Processes:           87
  Usage of /:   5.1% of 19.21GB   Users logged in:     0
  Memory usage: 6%                IP address for ens3: 192.168.10.12
  Swap usage:   0%


0 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.


Last login: Mon Apr  6 05:59:02 2020 from 192.168.1.54
ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$

[optional-ubuntu] install nfs-common​

ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ sudo apt install nfs-common -y

create a folder​

ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ mkdir nfs-share

mount up​

ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.10.23:/shares/share-0ef7a3a4-8ed0-4b88-8ce9-1d2ca8532dc8 nfs-share/

check connectivity​

ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ ls nfs-share
lost+found
ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ touch nfs-share/testing
ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ ls nfs-share/
lost+found  testing
Last updated on by Roy Tan