Manila share features support mapping
Here we provide information on support of different share features by different
share drivers.
Column values contain the OpenStack release letter when a feature was added
to the driver.
Column value ”?” means that this field requires an update with current
information.
Column value “-” means that this feature is not currently supported.
Mapping of share drivers and share features support
| Driver name | 
create delete share | 
manage unmanage share | 
extend share | 
shrink share | 
create delete snapshot | 
create share from snapshot | 
manage unmanage snapshot | 
| ZFSonLinux | 
M | 
N | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
N | 
| Container | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Generic (Cinder as back-end) | 
J | 
K | 
L | 
L | 
J | 
J | 
M | 
| NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP | 
J | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
J | 
J | 
N | 
| EMC VNX | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
J | 
J | 
- | 
| EMC Unity | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
| EMC Isilon | 
K | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
K | 
K | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
volume layout (L) | 
volume layout (L) | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS-Native | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
K | 
L | 
- | 
| HDFS | 
K | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
K | 
K | 
- | 
| Hitachi HNAS | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
M | 
L | 
L | 
- | 
| Hitachi HSP | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| HPE 3PAR | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
K | 
K | 
- | 
| Huawei | 
K | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
K | 
M | 
- | 
| IBM GPFS | 
K | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
K | 
K | 
- | 
| LVM | 
M | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
| Quobyte | 
K | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Windows SMB | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
- | 
| Oracle ZFSSA | 
K | 
N | 
M | 
M | 
K | 
K | 
- | 
| CephFS Native | 
M | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
| Tegile | 
M | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
| NexentaStor4 | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
| NexentaStor5 | 
N | 
- | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
 
Mapping of share drivers and share access rules support
| Driver name | 
Read & Write | 
Read Only | 
| IP | 
USER | 
Cert | 
CephX | 
IP | 
USER | 
Cert | 
CephX | 
| ZFSonLinux | 
NFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Container | 
- | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
| Generic (Cinder as back-end) | 
NFS,CIFS (J) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP | 
NFS (J) | 
CIFS (J) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (K) | 
CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC VNX | 
NFS (J) | 
CIFS (J) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (L) | 
CIFS (L) | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC Unity | 
NFS (N) | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (N) | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC Isilon | 
NFS,CIFS (K) | 
CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (M) | 
CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS | 
NFS (J) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS-Native | 
- | 
- | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| HDFS | 
- | 
HDFS(K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
HDFS(K) | 
- | 
- | 
| Hitachi HNAS | 
NFS (L) | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (L) | 
CIFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
| Hitachi HSP | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| HPE 3PAR | 
NFS,CIFS (K) | 
CIFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Huawei | 
NFS (K) | 
NFS (M),CIFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (K) | 
NFS (M),CIFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
| LVM | 
NFS (M) | 
CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (M) | 
CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
| Quobyte | 
NFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Windows SMB | 
- | 
CIFS (L) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
CIFS (L) | 
- | 
- | 
| IBM GPFS | 
NFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Oracle ZFSSA | 
NFS,CIFS(K) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| CephFS Native | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
CEPHFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
CEPHFS (N) | 
| Tegile | 
NFS (M) | 
NFS (M),CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (M) | 
NFS (M),CIFS (M) | 
- | 
- | 
| NexentaStor4 | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| NexentaStor5 | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
NFS (N) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
 
Mapping of share drivers and security services support
| Driver name | 
Active Directory | 
LDAP | 
Kerberos | 
| ZFSonLinux | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Container | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Generic (Cinder as back-end) | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP | 
J | 
J | 
J | 
| EMC VNX | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC Unity | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC Isilon | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS-Native | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| HDFS | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Hitachi HNAS | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Hitachi HSP | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| HPE 3PAR | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Huawei | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
| LVM | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Quobyte | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Windows SMB | 
L | 
- | 
- | 
| IBM GPFS | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Oracle ZFSSA | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| CephFS Native | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| Tegile | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| NexentaStor4 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
| NexentaStor5 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
 
Mapping of share drivers and common capabilities
| Driver name | 
DHSS=True | 
DHSS=False | 
dedupe | 
compression | 
thin_provisioning | 
thick_provisioning | 
qos | 
| ZFSonLinux | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
| Container | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
| Generic (Cinder as back-end) | 
J | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP | 
J | 
K | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
L | 
- | 
| EMC VNX | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| EMC Unity | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
| EMC Isilon | 
- | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS | 
- | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| Red Hat GlusterFS-Native | 
- | 
J | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| HDFS | 
- | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| Hitachi HNAS | 
- | 
L | 
N | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
- | 
| Hitachi HSP | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
N | 
- | 
- | 
| HPE 3PAR | 
L | 
K | 
L | 
- | 
L | 
L | 
- | 
| Huawei | 
M | 
K | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
L | 
M | 
| LVM | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
| Quobyte | 
- | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| Windows SMB | 
L | 
L | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| IBM GPFS | 
- | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| Oracle ZFSSA | 
- | 
K | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
L | 
- | 
| CephFS Native | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
M | 
- | 
| Tegile | 
- | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
M | 
- | 
- | 
| NexentaStor4 | 
- | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
| NexentaStor5 | 
- | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
N | 
- | 
Note
See details for DHSS