If you mean different types like block or file-oriented volume, there was a thread about that (http://markmail.org/message/ptwohhhaltcbqii2) Briefly, you had to code a volume driver matches your needs ( http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/api/nova.volume.driver.htmlI)
Regards, JuanFra. 2012/12/10 John Griffith <[email protected]> > > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Daniel Oliveira <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello. >> >> I've been "playing" around with OpenStack, when I noticed a section in >> the Dashboard where you can create/delete volume types. The problem is, I >> didn't understand their purpose, as when you create a new type, you only >> specify its name. Can anyone tell me what are volume types used for? >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> -- >> My best regards, >> >> Daniel Oliveira. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> Hi Daniel, > > The primary idea behind volume-types is a method to deal with multiple > back-ends. The volume-type corresponds to a specific back-end, or perhaps > enables different characteristics of a back-end. Hopefully that helps a > bit. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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