Add Block Storage Drivers

Use this procedure to add a block storage driver for management in the CloudSystem

Prerequisites

Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator
You must have connectivity from the targeted compute node to the 3PAR storage system iSCSI port when adding an iSCSI driver. If you do not configure the connection, block storage volumes will not attach to virtual machine instances.

Adding a block storage driver

From the main menu, select Block Storage Drivers.

The Block Storage Drivers overview screen is displayed.
Click + Add Block Storage Driver.

The Add Block Storage Driver screen is displayed.
Enter the required information in the General section.
Enter the required information in the Storage System Access section.
Enter the required information in the Details section.
Do one of the following:
- To add only this block storage driver, click Add. The block storage driver is displayed on the overview screen.
- To add more than one block storage driver:
1. Click Add+ to complete the first addition and reset the form. The fields are cleared for reuse.
2. Enter a unique name for the block storage driver.
3. Update additional field values, if needed.
4. Repeat steps a, b, and c until you are finished adding additional block storage drivers, then click Cancel to dismiss the Add screen. Clicking Cancel displays the overview screen with the new block storage drivers.
Verify that each new block storage driver is displayed on the Block Storage Driver overview screen. Click the Name column heading to sort the block storage drivers by name.

See also

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