Add a Distributed Image Storage

A distributed image storage stores image files through distributed block storage.

1. In the navigation pane, choose Inventory > Image and Template.

2. Right-click the target data center and choose Add Image Storage.

3. In the Select Image Storage Type dialog, choose Distributed Image Storage.

4. Click Next.

5. In the Add Image Storage dialog, set the following parameters:

   1. Set basic information.

      • Name: Image storage name.
      • Description: Image storage description.
      • Type: Displays distributed image storage.
      • Data Center: Current data center.

   2. Set image storage configurations.

      • Monitoring Node: Add a monitoring node by specifying the monitoring node IP, SSH port, username, and password.
      • Image Storage Pool: You can create a storage pool in the distributed storage cluster in advance and enter the UUID of the pool. If left blank, a default image storage pool is created automatically.
      • Data Network: The network CIDR used for data communication between compute nodes and the image storage. If left blank, the management network is used by default.

   3. Configure advanced settings.

      • Reserved Capacity for Image Storage: Default: 1 GB. The capacity reserved for use by the image storage.
      • Image Blob Upload Concurrency: Default: 1. Specify the blob upload concurrency when you upload an image. Valid range: 1 to 16.
      • Image Blob Download Concurrency: Default: 1. Specify the blob download concurrency when you download an image. Valid range: 1 to 16.

6. Review the configuration and click OK.