Chapter 5. Testing the Dell EMC PS Series back end
After you deploy the back end, test that you can successfully create volumes on it.
Procedure
-
Log in to the undercloud node as the
stack
user. Source the
overcloudrc
credentials file:$ source /home/stack/overcloudrc
Create a new volume type that you can use to specify the new back end. Run the following command to create a volume type called
dellps
, run:$ cinder type-create dellps
Map the new volume type to the new back end,
tripleo_dellps
, as defined through theCinderDellPsBackendName
parameter in Chapter 3, Defining a single back end:$ cinder type-key dellps set volume_backend_name=tripleo_dellps
Create a new 2GB volume on the new back end:
$ cinder create --volume-type dellps 2
Note
For more information, see Accessing the Overcloud in the Director Installation and Usage guide.