The csi-huawei module: FAQ

How to check module health?

To do this, you need to check the status of the pods in the d8-csi-huawei namespace. All pods should be in the Running or Completed state and should be running on all nodes.

d8 k -n d8-csi-huawei get pod -owide -w

Which SAN is supported?

• OceanStor V5 (V500R007, V500R007 Kunpeng)
• OceanStor (6.1.x / V700R001C00 / V700R001C10)
• OceanStor Dorado
• OceanStor A series / A Series
• OceanStor Pacific series
• FusionStorage block
• OceanDisk 1500T (NAS)
• OceanDisk 1500/1600 series

How can I use the same physical storage system Huawei for different clusters independently?

In Huawei storage systems, there’s a concept called vStore. This is a virtual storage system — essentially storage within storage.

As an example, let’s configure the storage system for two clusters, each running the csi-huawei module.

Storage System Configuration

Creating a vStore

1. Log in to the storage system as the superadmin created during system initialization.

2. Navigate to the top menu item Services > vStores

   

3. Click Create button and fill out the form:

   

   Where:

   • Name — vStore name (e.g., vStore_2),
   • Associate with Storage Pool — option to bind vStore to specific storage pools (limits vStore to use these pools only),
   • Associate with FC Port — option to bind vStore to specific physical FibreChannel ports.

   Then click OK — the vStore is created.

4. Create a vStore management user

   In the vStore list, select created vStore with a single click. In the opened window, go to the User management tab and click Create:

   

   Fill out the form:

   

   Where:

   • Username — user name (e.g., admin_2),
   • Password and Confirm Password — user password,
   • Role — use vStore Administrator (user requires permissions to manage all the vStore resources).

   Then click OK — the user is created.

5. Create a management port for the vStore

   To connect to the vStore, it requires its own dedicated management port. System management ports cannot be used for vStore administrator logins.

   Navigate to Services > Logical ports, click Create, and fill out the form:

   

   Where:

   • Name — port name (e.g., data-management-port-2),
   • Role — management or service+management (management-only requires separate data plane port; service+management combines both control-plane and data-plane),
   • Owning vStore — name of the vStore created earlier,
   • IP address, subnet mask, gateway — network settings,
   • Port type — Ethernet port/Bond/VLAN, we use Ethernet,
   • Home port — physical storage port used for vStore management (and data if applicable).

   Click OK — the port is created. You can now connect to the vStore management console.

6. Connect to the vStore management console

   Open in your browser: https://[logical-port-IP]:8088 (e.g., https://10.220.0.101:8088).

   Enter credentials of the created user. The system will prompt for password change — set a new permanent password for future logins.

   Configuration complete.

Repeat the same steps to create a second vStore with a different name, user, and management port.

Connecting to the Storage System from the Cluster

Deploy the csi-huawei module in your cluster. See the csi-huawei setup guide.

Create a HuaweiStorageConnection, for example:

apiVersion: storage.deckhouse.io/v1alpha1
kind: HuaweiStorageConnection
metadata:
  name: hsconn-220
spec:
  storageType: OceanStorSAN
  pools:
    - prod # StoragePool name
  urls:
    - https://10.220.0.101:8088 # Logical port IP
  login: "admin_2" # vStore admin username
  password: '<your-password>' # Password
  protocol: ISCSI
  portals:
    - 10.220.0.101 # Data-plane address
  maxClientThreads: 30

Next, create a HuaweiStorageClass. After this, you can create pods and PVCs using the name of the StorageClass.