VSM (Virtual Storage Manager) is an open source tool developed by Intel to simplify Ceph storage cluster management. It includes a controller that runs on a dedicated server and manages Ceph through agents on each Ceph node. The VSM makes it easier to deploy, maintain, and monitor Ceph clusters, and also integrates with OpenStack for storage orchestration.

1. SimplifyingCephManagementwith
VirtualStorageManager(VSM)Dan Ferber
Intel Storage Group
October 28, 2015

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VSM (Virtual Storage Manager) is an open source Python based Ceph management tool
developed by Intel and announced in 2014 at the OpenStack Paris summit. It is a
management tool for administrators to lower the barrier for adoption of Ceph.
VSM Controller
- Runs on dedicated server (or
server instance)
- Manages Ceph clusters through
VSM agents
- Connects to OpenStack Nova*
controller via SSH
VSM Agent
- Runs on every Ceph server
- Relays server configuration &
status information to VSM
controller
VSM - Virtual Storage Manager for Ceph*
Creates, Manages, and Monitors Ceph* Clusters

3. How VSM Can Help?
• Health status
• Performance
• OpenStack
• REST API
• Servers
• Devices
• Groups
• Pools
• ……
•Self-deploy
•Cluster deploy
Deploy
Manage &
Maintain
Monitor
Orches-
trate
Supporting Matrix
- OS:
- CentOS* 6.5/7
- Ubuntu* 14
- Ceph
- Firefly*
- Giant*
- Hammer*
- OpenStack
- Havana*
- Icehouse*
- Juno*
- Kilo*
- Now Liberty*
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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VSM
Dashboard

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References:
- Several companies are participating in the VSM project, see mailing list.
- For questions, please contact yaguang.wang@intel.com or dan.ferber@intel.com
Project Home Page https://01.org/virtual-storage-manager
Github Code Repo: https://github.com/01org/virtual-storage-manager
Issue Tracker: https://01.org/jira/browse/VSM
Mailing List: http://vsm-discuss.33411.n7.nabble.com/
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

6. How VSM Can Help:
- Easy Deployment
Prepare H/W Define Manifest Deploy VSM Deploy Ceph
CONTROLLER_ADDRESS="controller“
AGENT_ADDRESS_LIST="node1 node2
node3“
controller
node1 node2 node3
cluster
ser
ver
ser
ver
:~$ ./install.sh
…
…
ser
ver

7. How VSM Can Help:
- Easy Management & Monitoring
Identify Issue Locate root cause Fix issue Resume health

8. How VSM Can Help:
- Scaling Cluster
node4
Prepare H/W Define Manifest Deploy VSM Agent Add Into Cluster
controller
node1 node2 node3
:~$ ./prov_node.sh ./server.manifest 10.239.158.130
node4
cluster
server server
serve
r
server

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Grant Permission Define Openstack Access Present Pool Create Volume
:~$ ssh-copy-id –I <vsm controller ssh pub key> <openstack nova, cinder…>
VSM
How VSM Can Help:
- Orchestrating with OpenStack
VSM VSM

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