The cinder.volume.drivers.vmware.fcd Module¶

VMware VStorageObject driver

Volume driver based on VMware VStorageObject aka First Class Disk (FCD). This driver requires a minimum vCenter version of 6.5.

class VMwareVStorageObjectDriver(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: cinder.volume.drivers.vmware.vmdk.VMwareVcVmdkDriver

Volume driver based on VMware VStorageObject

CI_WIKI_NAME = ‘VMware_CI’¶

MIN_SUPPORTED_VC_VERSION = ‘6.5’¶

STORAGE_TYPE = ‘vstorageobject’¶

VERSION = ‘1.0.0’¶

copy_image_to_volume(context, volume, image_service, image_id)¶

Fetch the image from image_service and write it to the volume.

Parameters:	context – Security/policy info for the request. volume – The volume to create. image_service – The image service to use. image_id – The image identifier.
Returns:	Model updates.

copy_volume_to_image(context, volume, image_service, image_meta)¶

Copy the volume to the specified image.

Parameters:	context – Security/policy info for the request. volume – The volume to copy. image_service – The image service to use. image_meta – Information about the image.
Returns:	Model updates.

create_cloned_volume(volume, src_vref)¶

Creates a clone of the specified volume.

Parameters:	volume – New Volume object src_vref – Source Volume object

create_snapshot(snapshot)¶

Creates a snapshot.

Parameters:	snapshot – Information for the snapshot to be created.

create_volume(volume)¶

Create a new volume on the backend.

Parameters:	volume – Volume object containing specifics to create.
Returns:	(Optional) dict of database updates for the new volume.

create_volume_from_snapshot(volume, snapshot)¶

Creates a volume from a snapshot.

Parameters:	volume – The volume to be created. snapshot – The snapshot from which to create the volume.
Returns:	A dict of database updates for the new volume.

delete_snapshot(snapshot)¶

Deletes a snapshot.

Parameters:	snapshot – The snapshot to delete.

delete_volume(volume)¶

Delete a volume from the backend.

Parameters:	volume – The volume to delete.

do_setup(context)¶

Any initialization the volume driver needs to do while starting.

Parameters:	context – The admin context.

extend_volume(volume, new_size)¶

Extend the size of a volume.

Parameters:	volume – The volume to extend. new_size – The new desired size of the volume.

get_volume_stats(refresh=False)¶

Collects volume backend stats.

Parameters:	refresh – Whether to discard any cached values and force a full refresh of stats.
Returns:	dict of appropriate values.

initialize_connection(volume, connector, initiator_data=None)¶

Allow connection to connector and return connection info.

Parameters:	volume – The volume to be attached. connector – Dictionary containing information about what is being connected to. initiator_data – (Optional) A dictionary of driver_initiator_data objects with key-value pairs that have been saved for this initiator by a driver in previous initialize_connection calls.
Returns:	A dictionary of connection information.