As an end user of Manila, you’ll use Manila to create a remote file system with
either tools or the API directly:
python-manilaclient,
or by directly using the
REST API.
All features of Manila are exposed via a REST API that can be used to build
more complicated logic or automation with Manila. This can be consumed directly
or via various SDKs. The following resources can help you get started consuming
the API directly:
Manila can be configured standalone using the configuration setting
auth_strategy=noauth, but in most cases you will want to at least have
the Keystone Identity
service and other
OpenStack services installed.