Configure components

1. Edit the /etc/manila/manila.conf file and complete the following actions:

   • In the [DEFAULT] section, enable the generic driver and the NFS protocol:

     [DEFAULT]
     ...
     enabled_share_backends = generic
     enabled_share_protocols = NFS
     

     Note

     Back end names are arbitrary. As an example, this guide uses the name of the driver.

   • In the [neutron], [nova], and [cinder] sections, enable authentication for those services:

     [neutron]
     ...
     url = http://controller:9696
     www_authenticate_uri = http://controller:5000
     auth_url = http://controller:5000
     memcached_servers = controller:11211
     auth_type = password
     project_domain_name = Default
     user_domain_name = Default
     region_name = RegionOne
     project_name = service
     username = neutron
     password = NEUTRON_PASS
     
     [nova]
     ...
     www_authenticate_uri = http://controller:5000
     auth_url = http://controller:5000
     memcached_servers = controller:11211
     auth_type = password
     project_domain_name = Default
     user_domain_name = Default
     region_name = RegionOne
     project_name = service
     username = nova
     password = NOVA_PASS
     
     [cinder]
     ...
     www_authenticate_uri = http://controller:5000
     auth_url = http://controller:5000
     memcached_servers = controller:11211
     auth_type = password
     project_domain_name = Default
     user_domain_name = Default
     region_name = RegionOne
     project_name = service
     username = cinder
     password = CINDER_PASS
     

   • In the [generic] section, configure the generic driver:

     [generic]
     share_backend_name = GENERIC
     share_driver = manila.share.drivers.generic.GenericShareDriver
     driver_handles_share_servers = True
     service_instance_flavor_id = 100
     service_image_name = manila-service-image
     service_instance_user = manila
     service_instance_password = manila
     interface_driver = manila.network.linux.interface.BridgeInterfaceDriver
     

     Note

     You can also use SSH keys instead of password authentication for service instance credentials.

     Important

     The service_image_name, service_instance_flavor_id, service_instance_user and service_instance_password are with reference to the service image that is used by the driver to create share servers. A sample service image for use with the generic driver is available in the manila-image-elements project. Its creation is explained in the post installation steps (See: Creating and using shared file systems).