@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ CINDER_SERVICE_PORT=${CINDER_SERVICE_PORT:-8776}

 CINDER_SERVICE_PORT_INT=${CINDER_SERVICE_PORT_INT:-18776}

 CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL=${CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL:-$SERVICE_PROTOCOL}

+# What type of LVM device should Cinder use for LVM backend

+# Defaults to default, which is thick, the other valid choice

+# is thin, which as the name implies utilizes lvm thin provisioning.

+CINDER_LVM_TYPE=${CINDER_LVM_TYPE:-default}

 # Default backends

 # The backend format is type:name where type is one of the supported backend

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function configure_cinder_backend_lvm {

     iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_driver "cinder.volume.drivers.lvm.LVMVolumeDriver"

     iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_group $VOLUME_GROUP_NAME-$be_name

     iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name iscsi_helper "$CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER"

+    iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name lvm_type "$CINDER_LVM_TYPE"

     if [[ "$CINDER_SECURE_DELETE" == "False" ]]; then

         iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_clear none