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Version: 2.1

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> imagecontroller:image> fs_import1: usb2: localEnter index: 21: 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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Get the shared link#

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

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Copy the Links#

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Mount the share on VM#

ssh to your instances#

❯ ssh [email protected]Warning: Permanently added '10.32.3.245' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-66-generic x86_64)
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  System information as of Mon Nov 30 03:44:31 UTC 2020
  System load:  0.06              Processes:           91  Usage of /:   9.3% of 19.21GB   Users logged in:     0  Memory usage: 16%               IP address for ens3: 192.168.10.105  Swap usage:   0%
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*** System restart required ***Last login: Mon Nov 30 03:41:30 2020 from 10.32.4.1ubuntu@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 192.168.10.243:/shares/share-30363868-006d-41bf-8d4a-e21268d64ea2 nfs-share/

check connectivity#

ubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ ls nfs-share/lost+foundubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ touch nfs-share/bigstack.co.txtubuntu@ubuntu18:~$ ls nfs-share/bigstack.co.txt  lost+foundubuntu@ubuntu18:~$
Last updated on by Roy Tan