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# Create the share.

#* In <i>Project --> Share --> Shares</i>, click on <i>+Create Share</i>.

#* <i>Share Name</i> = enter a name that identifies your project (e.g. <i>project-name-shareName</i>)

#* <i>Share Protocol</i> = CephFS

#* <i>Size</i> = size you need for this share

#* <i>Share Type</i> = cephfs

#* <i>Availability Zone</i> = nova

#* Do not check <i>Make visible for all</i>, otherwise the share will be accessible by all users in all projects.

#* Click on the <i>Create</i> button.

# Create an access rule to generate an access key.

#* In <i>Project --> Share --> Shares --> Actions</i> column, select <i>Manage Rules</i> from the drop-down menu.  

#* Click on the <i>+Add Rule</i> button (right of page).

#* <i>Access Type</i> = cephx

#* <i>Access Level</i> = select <i>read-write</i> or <i>read-only</i> (you can create multiple rules for either access level if required)

#* <i>Access To</i> = select a key name that describes the key, this name is important, it will be used in the cephfs clien config on the VM, we will use <i>MyCephFS-RW</i> on this page.

# Note the share details which you will need later.

#* In <i>Project --> Share --> Shares</i>, click on the name of the share.

#* In the <i>Share Overview</i>, note the three element circled in red in the "Properly configured" image: <i>Path</i>, wich will be used in the  mount command on the VM, the <i>Access Rules</i>, which will be the client name and the <i>Access Key</i> that will let the VM's client connnect.