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[JuanFra Rodriguez Cardoso <juanfra.rodriguez.cardoso@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you mean different types like block or file-oriented volume, there was a
thread about that (http://markmail.org/message/ptwohhhaltcbqii2)
Briefly, you had to code a volume driver matches your needs (
http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/api/nova.volume.driver.htmlI)

Regards,
JuanFra.

2012/12/10 John Griffith <john.griffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Daniel Oliveira <dvalbrand@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I've been "playing" around with OpenStack, when I noticed a section in
>> the Dashboard where you can create/delete volume types. The problem is, I
>> didn't understand their purpose, as when you create a new type, you only
>> specify its name. Can anyone tell me what are volume types used for?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> --
>> My best regards,
>>
>> Daniel Oliveira.
>>
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>> Hi Daniel,
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> The primary idea behind volume-types is a method to deal with multiple
> back-ends.  The volume-type corresponds to a specific back-end, or perhaps
> enables different characteristics of a back-end.  Hopefully that helps a
> bit.
>
> John
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