NetApp and Mirantis: MOS 9.0 Reference Architecture and Fuel Plugin

DeepakRaj · ‎2025-05-08

"This article was orignally published on August 24, 2016"

NetApp and Mirantis are pleased to announce the MOS 9.0 NetApp Mirantis Unlocked Reference Architecture and Fuel plugin for the Mitaka-based Mirantis OpenStack 9.0 with NetApp’s leading enterprise storage platforms, ONTAP and E-Series. This combination of resources makes it easier for you to architect and deploy OpenStack with NetApp storage.

NetApp on Mirantis OpenStack 9.0

In Mirantis OpenStack 9.0, you will have the following additional features:

Consistency Groups for consistent snapshots of multiple Cinder volumes that are taken at the same time.
CHAP Authentication for communication between iSCSI initiators and targets.
Quality of Service (QoS) based on maximum I/O per GB, in addition to QoS based on maximum bytes per second, bytes per second allowed per GiB, and IOPS.

We strongly recommend that you use the latest version of Mirantis OpenStack (MOS 9.0, Mitaka) and its NetApp Fuel plugin to avail yourself of the latest features. The latest version of the plugin and reference architecture, along with older releases, are available on the Mirantis Unlocked Partner Page for NetApp

Manila (File-Share Service)

Mirantis OpenStack 9.0 does not include out-of-the-box support for Manila. Mirantis Services, facilitated by the OpenStack@NetApp team and documentation, can enable NetApp clustered Data ONTAP storage for Manila at customer request.