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Chapter 5. Scaling storage using multiple device class in the same cluster for local storage deployments

OpenShift Data Foundation supports creating multiple device classes for OSDs in the same cluster. The additional device classes that you create enable you to:

  • Use different types of disk on same nodes
  • Use different size of disk of same type on the same node or a different node
  • Isolate the disks of same type to different set of nodes
  • Use different resources, such as local disks and logical unit numbers (LUNs) from Storage Area Network (SAN)

To create multiple device classes in the same cluster, you need to perform the following steps:

  1. Add disks

    Attach a new disk that uniquely identifies the local volume set on same nodes or new nodes.

    Note

    Before adding disks, make sure to modify the maxSize or DisksFilter parameter of the existing local volume set, localblock, so that it will not consume the newly created PVs.

  2. Create a new local volume set
  3. Attach new storage

5.1. Creating a new local volume set
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You can use this procedure when you want to use same type of devices with different sizes.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure to modify the maxSize parameter of the the existing local volume set, localblock, so that the existing one does not consume the newly created PVs. For example: 

    $ oc -n openshift-local-storage patch localvolumesets.local.storage.openshift.io localblock -n openshift-local-storage -p '{"spec": {"deviceInclusionSpec": {"maxSize": "120Gi"}}}' --type merge
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    In this example, the existing local volume set, localblock, which is created during the deployment might not have the maxSize set. So, to make sure that the new local volume set consumes the new disk added with a higher value (130Gi) and does not intersect with the limits of the older localvolumeset, maxSize limit is set to 120Gi for the existing localblock.

  • While creating the new local volume set, set a unique filter for identification of disks such as different nodes, different sizes of disk, or different types.
  • Add new disks. For example, add 3 new SSD/NVME disks with the size of 130Gi.

Procedure

  1. Click Operators Installed Operators from the OpenShift Web Console.
  2. From the Project drop-down list, make sure to select the project where the Local Storage Operator is installed.
  3. Click Local Storage.
  4. Click the Local Volume Sets tab.
  5. In the Local Volume Sets page click Create Local Volume Set button.

  6. Enter a name for the Local Volume Set and the Storage Class.

    By default, the local volume set name appears for the storage class name. You can change the name.

  7. Choose one of the following for Filter Disks By:

    • Disks on all nodes

      Uses the available disks that match the selected filters on all the nodes.

    • Disks on selected nodes

      Uses the available disks that match the selected filters only on the selected nodes.

  8. From the available list of Disk Type, select SSD/NVMe.

  9. Expand the Advanced section and set the following options:

    Volume Mode
    Ensure that Block is selected for Volume Mode.
    Device Type
    Select one or more device types from the dropdown list.
    Disk Size
    Set a minimum size for the device and maximum available size of the device that needs to be included.
    Maximum Disks Limit
    This indicates the maximum number of PVs that can be created on a node. If this field is left empty, then PVs are created for all the available disks on the matching nodes.
  10. Click Create.
  11. Wait for the newly created PVs in the new local volume set to be available.

Verification steps

  • Verify that the local volume set is created: 

    $ oc get localvolumeset -n openshift-local-storage
NAME           AGE
localblock     16h
localvolume2   43m
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  • Verify the local storage class 

    oc get sc
NAME                          PROVISIONER                             RECLAIMPOLICY   VOLUMEBINDINGMODE      ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION   AGE
localblock                    kubernetes.io/no-provisioner            Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   false                  15h
localvolume2                  kubernetes.io/no-provisioner            Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   false                  27m
ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd   openshift-storage.rbd.csi.ceph.com      Delete          Immediate              true                   15h
[...]
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  • Verify the PV by waiting for it to be available and it must be using the new storage class localvolume2:

    For example: 

    $ oc get pv | grep localvolume2
local-pv-14c0b1d                           130Gi      RWO            Delete           Available                                                                    localvolume2                  <unset>                          8m55s
local-pv-41d0d077                          130Gi      RWO            Delete           Available                                                                    localvolume2                  <unset>                          7m24s
local-pv-6c57a345                          130Gi      RWO            Delete           Available                                                                    localvolume2                  <unset>                          5m4s
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5.2. Attaching storage for new device set
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Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift Web Console, navigate to Storage Data Foundation Storage Systems tab.
  2. Click the Action menu next to the required Storage System and select Attach Storage.
  3. Select the newly created local storage class from the LSO StorageClass.

  4. Select Enable encryption on device set to enable encryption.

    Note

    Enabling or disabling OSD encryption using this option overrides the cluster-wide encryption setting for these new OSD storage devices.

  5. Select the Volume type.
  6. Enter a name for the pool.

  7. Select the Data protection policy.

    It is recommended to choose 3-way Replication.

  8. Select the Compression option to optimize storage efficiency by enabling data compression within replicas.
  9. Select the Reclaim Policy.
  10. Select the Volume binding Mode.
  11. Enter a name for the New User Storage Class name.
  12. Select Enable Encryption option to generate an encryption key for each persistent volume created using the storage class.
  13. Click Attach Storage.

Verification steps

  • Verify that the PV and PVCs are in Bound state.

    For example: 

    $ oc get pv | grep localvolume2
local-pv-14c0b1d                           130Gi      RWO            Delete           Bound    openshift-storage/localvolume2-0-data-0kp29f                     localvolume2                  <unset>                          31m
local-pv-41d0d077                          130Gi      RWO            Delete           Bound    openshift-storage/localvolume2-0-data-2vwk54                     localvolume2                  <unset>                          30m
local-pv-6c57a345                          130Gi      RWO            Delete           Bound    openshift-storage/localvolume2-0-data-1255ts                     localvolume2                  <unset>                          28m
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    $ oc get pvc | grep localvolume2
localvolume2-0-data-0kp29f               Bound    local-pv-14c0b1d                           130Gi      RWO            localvolume2                  <unset>                 19m
localvolume2-0-data-1255ts               Bound    local-pv-6c57a345                          130Gi      RWO            localvolume2                  <unset>                 19m
localvolume2-0-data-2vwk54               Bound    local-pv-41d0d077                          130Gi      RWO            localvolume2                  <unset>                 19m
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  • Verify that the new OSDs are created successfully and all the OSDs are running.

    For example: 

    $ oc -n openshift-storage get pods -l app=rook-ceph-osd
NAME                               READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
rook-ceph-osd-0-7899b89478-bmg2l   2/2     Running   2          16h
rook-ceph-osd-1-6d7df8dbfc-z29jx   2/2     Running   2          16h
rook-ceph-osd-2-66b9dc8cd7-vd77d   2/2     Running   2          16h
rook-ceph-osd-3-79b59f44d7-cb9m7   2/2     Running   0          15m
rook-ceph-osd-4-766bcd8646-z4zvz   2/2     Running   0          15m
rook-ceph-osd-5-845554d78-qqcm4    2/2     Running   0          15m
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  • Verify that the storagecluster is in Ready state and the Ceph cluster health is OK.

    For example: 

    $ oc -n openshift-storage get storagecluster
NAME                 AGE    PHASE         EXTERNAL   CREATED AT             VERSION
ocs-storagecluster   2d2h   Ready                    2025-02-11T12:03:37Z   4.19.0

$ oc -n openshift-storage get cephcluster
NAME                             DATADIRHOSTPATH   MONCOUNT   AGE    PHASE   MESSAGE                        HEALTH      EXTERNAL   FSID
ocs-storagecluster-cephcluster   /var/lib/rook     3          2d2h   Ready   Cluster created successfully   HEALTH_OK              8ec4e898-5386-42c7-b01b-169fe8f08ba4
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  • In the Ceph cluster, check the Ceph OSD tree to see if the new device classes are spread correctly and OSDs are up.

    For example: 

    $ oc rsh -n openshift-storage $(oc get pods -o wide -n openshift-storage|grep tool|awk '{print$1}') ceph osd tree
ID  CLASS         WEIGHT   TYPE NAME           STATUS  REWEIGHT  PRI-AFF
-1                0.67406  root default
-7                0.22469      host compute-0
 3  localvolume2  0.12700          osd.3           up   1.00000  1.00000
 0           ssd  0.09769          osd.0           up   1.00000  1.00000
-3                0.22469      host compute-1
 4  localvolume2  0.12700          osd.4           up   1.00000  1.00000
 2           ssd  0.09769          osd.2           up   1.00000  1.00000
-5                0.22469      host compute-2
 5  localvolume2  0.12700          osd.5           up   1.00000  1.00000
 1           ssd  0.09769          osd.1           up   1.00000  1.00000
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  • Verify that the user storageclass is created.

    For example: 

    $ oc get sc
NAME                          PROVISIONER                             RECLAIMPOLICY   VOLUMEBINDINGMODE      ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION   AGE
localblock                    kubernetes.io/no-provisioner            Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   false                  16h
localvolume2                  kubernetes.io/no-provisioner            Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   false                  63m
ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd   openshift-storage.rbd.csi.ceph.com      Delete          Immediate              true                   16h
ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rgw   openshift-storage.ceph.rook.io/bucket   Delete          Immediate              false                  16h
ocs-storagecluster-cephfs     openshift-storage.cephfs.csi.ceph.com   Delete          Immediate              true                   16h
openshift-storage.noobaa.io   openshift-storage.noobaa.io/obc         Delete          Immediate              false                  16h
ssd2                          openshift-storage.rbd.csi.ceph.com      Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   true                   16m
thin-csi                      csi.vsphere.vmware.com                  Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   true                   17h
thin-csi-odf                  csi.vsphere.vmware.com                  Delete          WaitForFirstConsumer   true                   16h
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