Thanks for that bug link, Jessica.

I went ahead and added a comment with content drawn from this e-mail thread.

I believe we'll have to wait for Edison to get back to us to see when the
feature will be documented (at the moment, Vladimir and I are both
interested in creating plug-ins, but will not more info to do so).  Also,
we have (as you can see in this thread) a pending question related to what
the framework should do versus what the storage plug-ins should do.

Thanks again!


On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Jessica Tomechak <
jessica.tomec...@gmail.com> wrote:

> There is a bug filed to track documentation for this feature. It's
> currently unassigned. Looks like a lot of good information is going past in
> this email thread. Please consider this a friendly invitation to pull any
> useful conclusions and use cases out of here and put them in the doc bug
> comments, or update the FS, or create a wiki page and link to it from the
> doc bug, so that the info is easy to find for whoever ends up fixing the
> bug.
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-885
>
> Thanks,
> Jessica T.
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Mike Tutkowski <
> mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
>
> > Exactly, John ... All of what you said, plus - for example - it really
> puts
> > the onus on the plug-in developer to update the plug in whenever we add
> > support for a new hypervisor (say, HyperV).
> >
> > I'm happy to help out with this effort to extract hypervisor knowledge
> away
> > from these plug-ins, so - if we go this route - please feel free to bring
> > me in.
> >
> > Let's see what Edison thinks.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:02 PM, John Burwell <jburw...@basho.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > +1 .. If storage plugins have to understand each hypervisor, the
> > > support matrix becomes unmaintainably complex.  We have a variety of
> > > abstractions commonly understood by hypervisors (e.g. LUNs, I/O
> > > streams, sockets, files, etc) that a storage can either be yielded or
> > > manipulated by a storage plugin that it is possible to decouple
> > > hypervisors and storage entities.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mar 25, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Mike Tutkowski
> > > <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey Edison,
> > > >
> > > > So...if you think my understanding is correct (please check out the
> > > e-mail
> > > > below), then I have a question.
> > > >
> > > > Do we really want to have the storage plug-ins taking on the
> > > responsibility
> > > > of talking to the hypervisors to hook up the storage that they just
> > > created=
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > > I'm a bit familiar with how OpenStack does this and it seems that it
> > only
> > > > has its storage plug-ins create a volume (LUN, whatever) and then the
> > > > framework handles the process of dealing with the hypervisor in
> > question
> > > to
> > > > hook up the storage.
> > > >
> > > > It seems like otherwise we'd need to create a utility for all storage
> > > > plug-ins to share otherwise they'd be duplicating efforts in talking
> to
> > > > hypervisors.
> > > >
> > > > What do you think?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mike Tutkowski <
> > > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Edison,
> > > >>
> > > >> I believe I understand the requirements for the plug-in better now.
> > > >>
> > > >> It sounds like the flow will be as such:
> > > >>
> > > >> * The user executes a Compute or Disk Offering that is tied via a
> > > storage
> > > >> tag to a Primary Storage that is associated with a plug-in.
> > > >>
> > > >> * The storage framework will ask the plug-in to create a volume.
>  The
> > > >> plug-in will create a volume and hook the volume up to the
> appropriate
> > > >> hypervisor.  For VMware, this means the plug-in will create a
> > Datastore.
> > > >> For XenServer, this means the plug-in will create a Storage
> > Repository.
> > > >> (So on and so forth for other hypervisors.)
> > > >>
> > > >> * The VM or data disk is then deployed to the hypervisor.
> > > >>
> > > >> Does that sound correct, Edison?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Edison Su <edison...@citrix.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *From:* Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com]
> > > >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 4:18 PM
> > > >>> *To:* Edison Su
> > > >>> *Subject:* Re: Storage Subsystem 2.0 plugin docs****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hi Edison,****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I wanted to dive into these comments a bit more:****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [Edison] plugin=92s driver->createasync will be called when mgt
> > server
> > > w=
> > > > ant
> > > >>> to create a volume on the storage. In the driver=92s
> implementation,
> > > it =
> > > > can
> > > >>> directly call storage box=92s api, or send a command to hypervisor
> > > host,=
> > > > then
> > > >>> call storage box=92s api to create an iscsi.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Then create a datastore(for vmware), SR(for xenserver), or storage
> > > >>> pool(for KVM) on hypervisor host, based on the iscsi iqn.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> If the volume is created from a template(for root disk), need to
> > find a
> > > >>> way to import that template(which is nfs based currently, it will
> be
> > > jus=
> > > > t a
> > > >>> plain http url the future) into the root disk.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The part about creating a datastore or a storage repository...is
> that
> > > >>> something the plug-in will be responsible for doing or will the
> > storage
> > > >>> framework cover that piece?  I'm thinking the storage framework
> will
> > > sin=
> > > > ce
> > > >>> all sorts of plug-ins would seem to need that ability (to have
> their
> > > >>> storage hooked up to a datastore or a storage repository).****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [Edison] It=92s a specific requirement for per volume per LUN case,
> > and
> > > >>> specific for certain hypervisors(seems KVM doesn=92t need to
> create a
> > > st=
> > > > orage
> > > >>> pool when using iscsi LUN), so the storage framework will not deal
> > > with =
> > > > it
> > > >>> right now.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks for your time, Edison! :)****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Edison Su <edison...@citrix.com>
> > > wrote:=
> > > > *
> > > >>> ***
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Feedback/comments are appreciated, need to know your input from
> > storage
> > > >>> vendor point of view.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *From:* Vladimir Popovski [mailto:vladi...@zadarastorage.com]
> > > >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:52 AM
> > > >>> *To:* Edison Su; cloudstack****
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *Cc:* mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > >>> *Subject:* RE: Storage Subsystem 2.0 plugin docs****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hi Edison,****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thank you for the reply. We will check it out.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Regards,****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -Vladimir****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *From:* Edison Su [mailto:edison...@citrix.com]
> > > >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:36 AM
> > > >>> *To:* 'Vladimir Popovski'; cloudstack
> > > >>> *Cc:* mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > >>> *Subject:* RE: Storage Subsystem 2.0 plugin docs****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *From:* Vladimir Popovski [mailto:vladi...@zadarastorage.com
> > > <vladimir@za=
> > > > darastorage.com>]
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:05 AM
> > > >>> *To:* cloudstack
> > > >>> *Cc:* mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com; Edison Su
> > > >>> *Subject:* Storage Subsystem 2.0 plugin docs****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hi All,****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thank you for a great work on CloudStack! We are interested in
> > > >>> integrating CS with our storage system and started to look at your
> > > >>> documentation and storage-related code. I see that Mike from
> > SolidFire
> > > >>> started working on something similar some time ago and Edison even
> > > creat=
> > > > ed
> > > >>> an empty plugin for it (in Nov=9212?).****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> We have couple of questions related to that:****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -          Is there any documentation about plugins (except of
> > > >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/CLOUDSTACK/storage-subsystem-20.html)****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [Edison] There are not much docs about the plugins other than the
> > above
> > > >>> link.  See below.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -          Are there any exemplary plugins for primary & secondary
> > > >>> datastores? Was the SolidFire plugin ever finished?****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [Edison] yesterday, I checked in some code to separate existing
> > > >>> cloudstack storage code into a standalone maven project, called:
> > > >>> cloud-plugin-storage-volume-default, which can give you an example
> > how
> > > a
> > > >>> storage plugin will look like.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -          How to activate a new plugin and use it (at least
> through
> > > >>> CLIs/APIs)****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> [Edison] First, put a bean configuration in client/tomcatconf/
> > > >>> componentContext.xml.in for your plugin provider class, like:****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> <bean id=3D"ClassicalPrimaryDataStoreProvider"
> > > >>>
> > >
> class=3D"org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.provider.CloudStackPrim=
> > > > aryDataStoreProviderImpl">
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  </bean>****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Second, when adding a data store into cloudstack, with an extra
> > > paramete=
> > > > r
> > > >>> in createstoragepoolcmd: provider=3Dyour-provider-name,
> > > >>> liststorageproviderscmd can list all the registered providers in
> mgt
> > > ser=
> > > > ver.
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -          How to integrate it with the UI****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> There is no UI part of example code for storage yet, the idea is to
> > use
> > > >>> pluggable UI(
> > > >>>
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/UI+Plugin+Tutoria=
> > > > l),
> > > >>> for each storage provider may need a separate UI to add a storage.
> > For
> > > >>> example, in adding primary storage ui, there will be a drop down
> > list,
> > > s=
> > > > how
> > > >>> all the registered providers, if user selects one of the drop down
> > > list,
> > > >>> then UI will pop up a diagram, based on providers=92 pluggable ui,
> > > then =
> > > > user
> > > >>> can type whatever information needed for a storage(e.g. nfs server,
> > nfs
> > > >>> path, if its nfs). At the end, UI will call createstoragepoolcmd to
> > > >>> register a storage into cloudstack.****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks,****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -Vladimir****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -------****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Vladimir Popovski****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> VP, Cloud Operations****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Zadara Storage
> > > >>> (949) 677-2095****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> vladi...@zadarastorage.com****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> www.zadarastorage.com****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ** **
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> *Mike Tutkowski*****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> o: 303.746.7302****
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<
> > > http://solidfire.com/solution=
> > > > /overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > >>> *=99*****
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > >> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > > >> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > >> o: 303.746.7302
> > > >> Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<
> > > http://solidfire.com/solution/=
> > > > overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > >> *=99*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --=20
> > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=3Dplay>
> > > > *=99*
> > > >
> > > > --f46d044785339cc8d004d8c69b56--
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > o: 303.746.7302
> > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>
> > *™*
> >
>



-- 
*Mike Tutkowski*
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e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
o: 303.746.7302
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