Shares are file storage that instances can access. Users can allow or deny a running instance to have access to a share at any time. For information about using the Dashboard to create and manage shares as an end user, see the OpenStack End User Guide.
As an administrative user, you can manage shares and share types for users in various projects. You can create and delete share types, and view or delete shares.
Log in to the Dashboard and choose the admin project from the drop-down list.
On the Admin tab, open the System tab and click the Shares category.
Click the Share Types tab, and click Create Share Type button. In the Create Share Type window, enter or select the following values.
Name: Enter a name for the share type.
Driver handles share servers: Choose True or False
Extra specs: To add extra specs, use key=value.
Click Create Share Type button to confirm your changes.
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A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
Log in to the Dashboard and choose the admin project from the drop-down list.
On the Admin tab, open the System tab and click the Shares category.
Click the Share Types tab, select the share type that you want to update.
Select Update Share Type from Actions.
In the Update Share Type window, update extra specs.
Extra specs: To add extra specs, use key=value. To unset extra specs, use key.
Click Update Share Type button to confirm your changes.
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A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
When you delete a share type, shares of that type are not deleted.
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A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
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A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
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A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
Note
A message indicates whether the action succeeded.
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