Chapter 5. Test the Configured Back End

Procedure

1. Log in to the undercloud node as the stack user.

2. Source the overcloudrc credentials file:

   $ source /home/stack/overcloudrc

3. 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 dellsc, run:

   $ cinder type-create dellsc

4. Map the new volume type to the new back end, tripleo_dellsc , as defined through the CinderDellScBackendName parameter in Chapter 3, Define a Single Back End:

   $ cinder type-key dellsc set volume_backend_name=tripleo_dellsc

5. Create a new 2GB volume on the new back end:

   $ cinder create --volume-type dellsc 2