Configuring the registry for RHOSP

Configuring an image registry with custom storage on clusters that run on RHOSP

After you install a cluster on Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP), you can use a Cinder volume that is in a specific availability zone for registry storage.

Procedure

1. Create a YAML file that specifies the storage class and availability zone to use. For example:

   apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
   kind: StorageClass
   metadata:
     name: custom-csi-storageclass
   provisioner: cinder.csi.openstack.org
   volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
   allowVolumeExpansion: true
   parameters:
     availability: <availability_zone_name>

   OKD does not verify the existence of the availability zone you choose. Verify the name of the availability zone before you apply the configuration.

2. From a command line, apply the configuration:

   $ oc apply -f <storage_class_file_name>

   Example output

   storageclass.storage.k8s.io/custom-csi-storageclass created

3. Create a YAML file that specifies a persistent volume claim (PVC) that uses your storage class and the openshift-image-registry namespace. For example:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   metadata:
     name: csi-pvc-imageregistry
     namespace: openshift-image-registry (1)
     annotations:
       imageregistry.openshift.io: "true"
   spec:
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
     volumeMode: Filesystem
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: 100Gi (2)
     storageClassName: <your_custom_storage_class> (3)

   1	Enter the namespace openshift-image-registry. This namespace allows the Cluster Image Registry Operator to consume the PVC.
   2	Optional: Adjust the volume size.
   3	Enter the name of the storage class that you created.

4. From a command line, apply the configuration:

   $ oc apply -f <pvc_file_name>

   Example output

   persistentvolumeclaim/csi-pvc-imageregistry created

5. Replace the original persistent volume claim in the image registry configuration with the new claim:

   $ oc patch configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster --type 'json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/storage/pvc/claim", "value": "csi-pvc-imageregistry"}]'

   Example output

   config.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster patched

   Over the next several minutes, the configuration is updated.

Verification

To confirm that the registry is using the resources that you defined:

1. Verify that the PVC claim value is identical to the name that you provided in your PVC definition:

   $ oc get configs.imageregistry.operator.openshift.io/cluster -o yaml

   Example output

   ...
   status:
       ...
       managementState: Managed
       pvc:
         claim: csi-pvc-imageregistry
   ...

2. Verify that the status of the PVC is Bound:

   $ oc get pvc -n openshift-image-registry csi-pvc-imageregistry

   Example output

   NAME                   STATUS   VOLUME                                     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS             AGE
   csi-pvc-imageregistry  Bound    pvc-72a8f9c9-f462-11e8-b6b6-fa163e18b7b5   100Gi      RWO            custom-csi-storageclass  11m