From 9f35d28d02d4db457eca592591d082dc4edc3f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neal Hansen Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:13:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] M #-: shorten netapp/purestorage limitations Signed-off-by: Neal Hansen --- content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md | 3 --- .../product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/purestorage.md | 5 ----- 2 files changed, 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md index afa83c10..390f2031 100644 --- a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md +++ b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md @@ -53,12 +53,9 @@ It does not expose advanced replication or NAS-protocol features available in ot |-----------|--------------------|--------------------------| | **Replication & DR** | SnapMirror, SnapVault | Planned for future releases; can be managed externally through ONTAP. | | **NAS protocols** | NFS / CIFS shares | Driver focuses on iSCSI block storage only. | -| **ONTAP-managed automatic snapshots** | Automated snapshot schedules | OpenNebula requires full control of snapshot lifecycle. | | **Storage QoS / Performance tiers** | Policy group integration | Manual setup possible in ONTAP, not exposed in driver. | | **Storage efficiency analytics** | Deduplication & compression metrics | Handled internally by ONTAP, not shown in OpenNebula UI. | | **Encryption management** | Per-volume encryption toggling | Configure at SVM level outside OpenNebula. | -| **Advanced VMware features** | VAAI offloads, Storage DRS, vVols | VMware-specific APIs, not applicable to OpenNebula. | -| **Multi-instance sharing** | Shared datastore IDs | Explicitly unsupported — datastore IDs must be unique per OpenNebula instance. | | **SVM HA features** | MetroCluster, SyncMirror | Can be used under the SVM, but not managed by OpenNebula. | diff --git a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/purestorage.md b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/purestorage.md index 116670ab..a9b61944 100644 --- a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/purestorage.md +++ b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/purestorage.md @@ -52,14 +52,9 @@ It does not expose replication, asynchronous protection groups, or VMware-exclus | Category | Unsupported Feature | Rationale / Alternative | |-----------|--------------------|--------------------------| | **Replication & DR** | Protection Groups / Active Cluster | Planned for future releases; can be managed externally on the FlashArray. | -| **NAS protocols** | NFS / SMB | Driver focuses on iSCSI block storage only. | -| **Array-managed automatic snapshots** | Automated snapshot schedules | OpenNebula requires full control over snapshot lifecycle; array policies must remain disabled for OpenNebula-managed volumes. | | **Storage QoS / Performance tiers** | Bandwidth / IOPS limits | FlashArray supports QoS, but these controls are not integrated into the driver. | | **Storage efficiency analytics** | Deduplication & compression metrics | Calculated internally by FlashArray; not displayed or consumed by OpenNebula. | | **Encryption management** | Per-volume encryption toggling | FlashArray encryption is always-on and appliance-managed; no OpenNebula API exposure. | -| **Advanced VMware features** | VAAI offloads, Storage DRS, vVols | VMware-specific APIs, not applicable to OpenNebula. | -| **Multi-instance sharing** | Shared datastore IDs | Not supported; each OpenNebula instance must own its datastore definitions uniquely. Utilize suffixes for multi-OpenNebula Arrays | -| **Synchronous Replication Topologies** | ActiveCluster stretch, pod failover | May be deployed at the array infrastructure level but is not orchestrated by OpenNebula. | ## PureStorage FlashArray Setup From 05cdd4801ff50d6f806a1faf42a5946ae8b9428c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neal Hansen Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:16:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] M #-: no nas for netapp Signed-off-by: Neal Hansen --- content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md index 390f2031..669c3a6b 100644 --- a/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md +++ b/content/product/cluster_configuration/san_storage/netapp.md @@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ It does not expose advanced replication or NAS-protocol features available in ot | Category | Unsupported Feature | Rationale / Alternative | |-----------|--------------------|--------------------------| | **Replication & DR** | SnapMirror, SnapVault | Planned for future releases; can be managed externally through ONTAP. | -| **NAS protocols** | NFS / CIFS shares | Driver focuses on iSCSI block storage only. | | **Storage QoS / Performance tiers** | Policy group integration | Manual setup possible in ONTAP, not exposed in driver. | | **Storage efficiency analytics** | Deduplication & compression metrics | Handled internally by ONTAP, not shown in OpenNebula UI. | | **Encryption management** | Per-volume encryption toggling | Configure at SVM level outside OpenNebula. |