Bug 2176227

Summary:	[RFE] Request to add system-storage-manager (ssm) to RHEL 9
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Reporter:	Lark Gordon <lagordon>
Component:	system-storage-manager	Assignee:	Eric Sandeen <esandeen>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	Boyang Xue <bxue>
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Version:	9.4	CC:	agk, briasmit, dlehman, dwysocha, lvaz, mikgarci, prajnoha, sujagtap, xzhou, zkabelac
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Description Lark Gordon 2023-03-07 17:29:46 UTC

1. Proposed title of this feature request
Requesting to add system-storage-manager in RHEL 9

3. What is the nature and description of the request?
This package was previously available in RHEL 8 but was deprecated in RHEL 9. There have been requests to make this functionality available again.

4. Why does the customer need this? (List the business requirements here)

This command allows us users to run LVM in simple manner (using one command for multiple operations).
For example, to create and mount a new filesystem without SSM, there are five commands that must be used. With SSM only one is needed.

This is helpful on our daily operations, for provisioning and also automation.

5. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional requirements here)
Port system-storage-manager into RHEL 9

6. For each functional requirement listed, specify how Red Hat and the customer can test to confirm the requirement is successfully implemented.
The tool should be able to create new filesystems in a single command; resize, mount, and check filesystems; and manage storage pools.

7. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat Bugzilla?
No

8. Does the customer have any specific timeline dependencies and which release would they like to target (i.e. RHEL8, RHEL9)?
RHEL 9

9. Is the sales team involved in this request and do they have any additional input?
N/A

10. List any affected packages or components.
system-storage-manager

11. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if implemented?
yes

Comment 3 Eric Sandeen 2023-03-07 19:27:00 UTC

Would EPEL (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/) be an option here?

system storage manager was intentionally removed from RHEL9 due to limited customer interest and limited developer resources.

EPEL might be a decent middle ground to allow the handful of customers who were using it to continue to do so.

Comment 7 Brian Smith 2023-07-14 16:29:01 UTC

I wanted to provide some information on the RHEL web console and RHEL system roles capabilities available in RHEL for managing storage.  

The RHEL web console provides an easy to use web interface for managing RHEL systems, including many common storage tasks.  For more information, see  chapters 16 - 23 of the RHEL 9 documentation on the RHEL web console:  https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html-single/managing_systems_using_the_rhel_9_web_console/index#doc-wrapper

The storage RHEL system provides the ability to configure storage on RHEL systems at scale using automation.  For more information on the storage system role, see the the RHEL 9 documentation:  https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html-single/automating_system_administration_by_using_rhel_system_roles/index#managing-local-storage-using-rhel-system-roles_automating-system-administration-by-using-rhel-system-roles

Here is a link to a blog on the storage RHEL system role that covers an example use case:  https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/automating-storage-management-rhel-system-roles

In addition, here is a link to a blog covering an introduction to system roles:  https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introduction-rhel-system-roles

Comment 8 David Lehman 2023-07-15 00:49:10 UTC

There are no plans to add system-storage-manager to RHEL 9, so this bug will be closed soon.

Please see comment 7 for more information on supported solutions for managing storage in RHEL 9 to see if one or both will meet your needs.