Motivation

local storage:

• low-cost
  • e.g.: small-scale, edge cloud, …
• little operational knowledge
  • SDS can be complex
• low latency
  • high IO, but no HA

in OpenStack:

• nova root/ephemeral storage
  • bound to instance lifecycle
• PCI-passthrough of NVMe-Drives
  • bound to host

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