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'''Note''': For RH6.4 or below, “scsi-target-utils” package version needs to be 1.0.38 and above. If you use RDO installation, you should check the version. | '''Note''': For RH6.4 or below, “scsi-target-utils” package version needs to be 1.0.38 and above. If you use RDO installation, you should check the version. | ||
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In addition, RH6.5 includes “scsi-target-utils” package with version 1.0.24-10. This version number is sufficient and no further action is needed for RHEL6.5. | In addition, RH6.5 includes “scsi-target-utils” package with version 1.0.24-10. This version number is sufficient and no further action is needed for RHEL6.5. | ||
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In case the network is Ethernet, make sure that flow control is enabled on the switches on the relevant ports across the network. | In case the network is Ethernet, make sure that flow control is enabled on the switches on the relevant ports across the network. | ||
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Open-source implementation of SCSI target in Openstack can be managed by either TGT or LIO.<br /> | Open-source implementation of SCSI target in Openstack can be managed by either TGT or LIO.<br /> | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 31 October 2016
Overview
Mellanox added iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER) that does not need the TCP layer. Therefore, it provides lower latency and higher performance.
It permits data to be transferred directly into and out of SCSI computer memory buffers, which connects computers to storage devices, without intermediate data copies.
iSER is a server network protocol that extends the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol to use Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).
Please contact Mellanox for further information and benchmark results.
Installation
Provisioned through standard Cinder installation.
Configuration
In order to enable iSER, adjust these values at /etc/cinder/cinder.conf:
iscsi_ip_address = <ipoib/roce_address> iscsi_protocol = iser volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.lvm.LVMVolumeDriver
iscsi_ip_address is required to do a "discovery" over the IB/RoCE interface from the initiator side.
volume_driver points cinder to use the LVMVolumeDriver.
Restart Cinder service
#/etc/init.d/openstack-cinder-volume restart
For troubleshooting issues, refer to section Known Issues
Known Issues
(1) “scsi-target-utils” package:
Note: For RH6.4 or below, “scsi-target-utils” package version needs to be 1.0.38 and above. If you use RDO installation, you should check the version. The RPM can be found at http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/solutions/rpms/
#wget http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/solutions/rpms/scsi-target-utils-1.0.39-v1.0.39.c1135a.x86_64.rpm #rpm -Uvh scsi-target-utils-1.0.39-v1.0.39.c1135a.x86_64.rpm
In addition, RH6.5 includes “scsi-target-utils” package with version 1.0.24-10. This version number is sufficient and no further action is needed for RHEL6.5.
(2) Boot Instance from volume fails when iSER is enabled:
Steps to reproduce the bug:
- Create new volume with image source.
- Launch a new instance boot from the above volume using iSER transport.
The bug is defined here: [1]
A patch can be found here: [2]
To apply the patch, run the following commands on all nova-compute nodes:
# wget http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/solutions/openstack/havana/patches/volume.patch # patch -p1 < volume.patch # service nova-compute restart
(3) Flow control:
In case the network is Ethernet, make sure that flow control is enabled on the switches on the relevant ports across the network.
(4) Linux-IO (LIO) support limitation:
Open-source implementation of SCSI target in Openstack can be managed by either TGT or LIO.
Currently in Openstack, iSER is supported over TGT only, and iSER support over LIO is scheduled for Kilo version.
In case LIO is the default SCSI target, TGT must be installed and Openstack Cinder configuration file must be altered to use TGT instead of LIO.
References
1. OpenStack solution page at Mellanox site
5. Cinder-node
Return to Mellanox-OpenStack wiki page.
For more details, please direct any inquiries to openstack@mellanox.com.
