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Is there a way to rename the OpenStack default volume name

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OpenStack Cinder Driver

Answer

  • In OpenStack with the NetApp Cinder driver, the default volume name on the backend storage (ONTAP, SolidFire, etc.) is indeed something like volume-<UUID>
  • This name comes from how OpenStack Cinder handles volume naming: it uses the internal Cinder volume UUID to name the backend volume. Unfortunately, this is by design and there’s no way to name the volumes based on the VM name or application name via Cinder or NetApp driver parameters.

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