diff --git a/manifests/backend/glusterfs.pp b/manifests/backend/glusterfs.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5121bb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/backend/glusterfs.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#
+# == Class: cinder::backend::glusterfs
+#
+# Configures Cinder to use GlusterFS as a volume driver
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*glusterfs_shares*]
+#   (required) An array of GlusterFS volume locations.
+#   Must be an array even if there is only one volume.
+#
+# [*volume_backend_name*]
+#   (optional) Allows for the volume_backend_name to be separate of $name.
+#   Defaults to: $name
+#
+# [*glusterfs_disk_util*]
+#   Removed in Icehouse.
+#
+# [*glusterfs_sparsed_volumes*]
+#   (optional) Whether or not to use sparse (thin) volumes.
+#   Defaults to undef which uses the driver's default of "true".
+#
+# [*glusterfs_mount_point_base*]
+#   (optional) Where to mount the Gluster volumes.
+#   Defaults to undef which uses the driver's default of "$state_path/mnt".
+#
+# [*glusterfs_shares_config*]
+#   (optional) The config file to store the given $glusterfs_shares.
+#   Defaults to '/etc/cinder/shares.conf'
+#
+# === Examples
+#
+# cinder::backend::glusterfs { 'myGluster':
+#   glusterfs_shares = ['192.168.1.1:/volumes'],
+# }
+#
+define cinder::backend::glusterfs (
+  $glusterfs_shares,
+  $volume_backend_name        = $name,
+  $glusterfs_disk_util        = false,
+  $glusterfs_sparsed_volumes  = undef,
+  $glusterfs_mount_point_base = undef,
+  $glusterfs_shares_config    = '/etc/cinder/shares.conf'
+) {
+
+  if $glusterfs_disk_util {
+    fail('glusterfs_disk_util is removed in Icehouse.')
+  }
+
+  $content = join($glusterfs_shares, "\n")
+
+  file { $glusterfs_shares_config:
+    content => "${content}\n",
+    require => Package['cinder'],
+    notify  => Service['cinder-volume']
+  }
+
+  cinder_config {
+    "${name}/volume_backend_name":  value => $volume_backend_name;
+    "${name}/volume_driver":        value =>
+      'cinder.volume.drivers.glusterfs.GlusterfsDriver';
+    "${name}/glusterfs_shares_config":    value => $glusterfs_shares_config;
+    "${name}/glusterfs_sparsed_volumes":  value => $glusterfs_sparsed_volumes;
+    "${name}/glusterfs_mount_point_base": value => $glusterfs_mount_point_base;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/backend/nexenta.pp b/manifests/backend/nexenta.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48a219bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/backend/nexenta.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# == Class: cinder::backend::nexenta
+#
+# Setups Cinder with Nexenta volume driver.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*nexenta_user*]
+#   (required) User name to connect to Nexenta SA.
+#
+# [*nexenta_password*]
+#   (required) Password to connect to Nexenta SA.
+#
+# [*nexenta_host*]
+#   (required) IP address of Nexenta SA.
+#
+# [*volume_backend_name*]
+#   (optional) Allows for the volume_backend_name to be separate of $name.
+#   Defaults to: $name
+#
+# [*nexenta_volume*]
+#   (optional) Pool on SA that will hold all volumes. Defaults to 'cinder'.
+#
+# [*nexenta_target_prefix*]
+#   (optional) IQN prefix for iSCSI targets. Defaults to 'iqn:'.
+#
+# [*nexenta_target_group_prefix*]
+#   (optional) Prefix for iSCSI target groups on SA. Defaults to 'cinder/'.
+#
+# [*nexenta_blocksize*]
+#   (optional) Block size for volumes. Defaults to '8k'.
+#
+# [*nexenta_sparse*]
+#   (optional) Flag to create sparse volumes. Defaults to true.
+#
+define cinder::backend::nexenta (
+  $nexenta_user,
+  $nexenta_password,
+  $nexenta_host,
+  $volume_backend_name          = $name,
+  $nexenta_volume               = 'cinder',
+  $nexenta_target_prefix        = 'iqn:',
+  $nexenta_target_group_prefix  = 'cinder/',
+  $nexenta_blocksize            = '8k',
+  $nexenta_sparse               = true
+) {
+
+  cinder_config {
+    "${name}/volume_backend_name":         value => $volume_backend_name;
+    "${name}/nexenta_user":                value => $nexenta_user;
+    "${name}/nexenta_password":            value => $nexenta_password;
+    "${name}/nexenta_host":                value => $nexenta_host;
+    "${name}/nexenta_volume":              value => $nexenta_volume;
+    "${name}/nexenta_target_prefix":       value => $nexenta_target_prefix;
+    "${name}/nexenta_target_group_prefix": value => $nexenta_target_group_prefix;
+    "${name}/nexenta_blocksize":           value => $nexenta_blocksize;
+    "${name}/nexenta_sparse":              value => $nexenta_sparse;
+    "${name}/volume_driver":               value => 'cinder.volume.drivers.nexenta.volume.NexentaDriver';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/backend/san.pp b/manifests/backend/san.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50a081a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/backend/san.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# == Class: cinder::backend::san
+#
+# Configures Cinder volume SAN driver.
+# Parameters are particular to each volume driver.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*volume_driver*]
+#   (required) Setup cinder-volume to use volume driver.
+#
+# [*volume_backend_name*]
+#   (optional) Allows for the volume_backend_name to be separate of $name.
+#   Defaults to: $name
+#
+# [*san_thin_provision*]
+#   (optional) Use thin provisioning for SAN volumes? Defaults to true.
+#
+# [*san_ip*]
+#   (optional) IP address of SAN controller.
+#
+# [*san_login*]
+#   (optional) Username for SAN controller. Defaults to 'admin'.
+#
+# [*san_password*]
+#   (optional) Password for SAN controller.
+#
+# [*san_private_key*]
+#   (optional) Filename of private key to use for SSH authentication.
+#
+# [*san_clustername*]
+#   (optional) Cluster name to use for creating volumes.
+#
+# [*san_ssh_port*]
+#   (optional) SSH port to use with SAN. Defaults to 22.
+#
+# [*san_is_local*]
+#   (optional) Execute commands locally instead of over SSH
+#   use if the volume service is running on the SAN device.
+#
+# [*ssh_conn_timeout*]
+#   (optional) SSH connection timeout in seconds. Defaults to 30.
+#
+# [*ssh_min_pool_conn*]
+#   (optional) Minimum ssh connections in the pool.
+#
+# [*ssh_min_pool_conn*]
+#   (optional) Maximum ssh connections in the pool.
+#
+define cinder::backend::san (
+  $volume_driver,
+  $volume_backend_name = $name,
+  $san_thin_provision  = true,
+  $san_ip              = undef,
+  $san_login           = 'admin',
+  $san_password        = undef,
+  $san_private_key     = undef,
+  $san_clustername     = undef,
+  $san_ssh_port        = 22,
+  $san_is_local        = false,
+  $ssh_conn_timeout    = 30,
+  $ssh_min_pool_conn   = 1,
+  $ssh_max_pool_conn   = 5
+) {
+
+  cinder_config {
+    "${name}/volume_backend_name": value => $volume_backend_name;
+    "${name}/volume_driver":       value => $volume_driver;
+    "${name}/san_thin_provision":  value => $san_thin_provision;
+    "${name}/san_ip":              value => $san_ip;
+    "${name}/san_login":           value => $san_login;
+    "${name}/san_password":        value => $san_password;
+    "${name}/san_private_key":     value => $san_private_key;
+    "${name}/san_clustername":     value => $san_clustername;
+    "${name}/san_ssh_port":        value => $san_ssh_port;
+    "${name}/san_is_local":        value => $san_is_local;
+    "${name}/ssh_conn_timeout":    value => $ssh_conn_timeout;
+    "${name}/ssh_min_pool_conn":   value => $ssh_min_pool_conn;
+    "${name}/ssh_max_pool_conn":   value => $ssh_max_pool_conn;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/backend/solidfire.pp b/manifests/backend/solidfire.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fcc8516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/backend/solidfire.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# == Class: cinder::backend::solidfire
+#
+# Configures Cinder volume SolidFire driver.
+# Parameters are particular to each volume driver.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*volume_backend_name*]
+#   (optional) Allows for the volume_backend_name to be separate of $name.
+#   Defaults to: $name
+#
+# [*volume_driver*]
+#   (optional) Setup cinder-volume to use SolidFire volume driver.
+#   Defaults to 'cinder.volume.drivers.solidfire.SolidFire'
+#
+# [*san_ip*]
+#   (required) IP address of SolidFire clusters MVIP.
+#
+# [*san_login*]
+#   (required) Username for SolidFire admin account.
+#
+# [*san_password*]
+#   (required) Password for SolidFire admin account.
+#
+# [*sf_emulate_512*]
+#   (optional) Use 512 byte emulation for volumes.
+#   Defaults to True
+#
+# [*sf_allow_tenant_qos*]
+#   (optional) Allow tenants to specify QoS via volume metadata.
+#   Defaults to False
+#
+# [*sf_account_prefix*]
+#   (optional) Prefix to use when creating tenant accounts on SolidFire Cluster.
+#   Defaults to None, so account name is simply the tenant-uuid
+#
+# [*sf_api_port*]
+#   (optional) Port ID to use to connect to SolidFire API.
+#   Defaults to 443
+#
+define cinder::backend::solidfire(
+  $san_ip,
+  $san_login,
+  $san_password,
+  $volume_backend_name = $name,
+  $volume_driver       = 'cinder.volume.drivers.solidfire.SolidFire',
+  $sf_emulate_512      = true,
+  $sf_allow_tenant_qos = false,
+  $sf_account_prefix   = '',
+  $sf_api_port         = '443'
+) {
+
+  cinder_config {
+    "${name}/volume_backend_name": value => $volume_backend_name;
+    "${name}/volume_driver":       value => $volume_driver;
+    "${name}/san_ip":              value => $san_ip;
+    "${name}/san_login":           value => $san_login;
+    "${name}/san_password":        value => $san_password;
+    "${name}/sf_emulate_512":      value => $sf_emulate_512;
+    "${name}/sf_allow_tenant_qos": value => $sf_allow_tenant_qos;
+    "${name}/sf_account_prefix":   value => $sf_account_prefix;
+    "${name}/sf_api_port":         value => $sf_api_port;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/volume/glusterfs.pp b/manifests/volume/glusterfs.pp
index c9ccfaf4..f5de750a 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/glusterfs.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/glusterfs.pp
@@ -38,23 +38,11 @@ class cinder::volume::glusterfs (
   $glusterfs_shares_config    = '/etc/cinder/shares.conf'
 ) {
 
-  if $glusterfs_disk_util {
-    fail('glusterfs_disk_util is removed in Icehouse.')
-  }
-
-  $content = join($glusterfs_shares, "\n")
-
-  file {$glusterfs_shares_config:
-    content => "${content}\n",
-    require => Package['cinder'],
-    notify  => Service['cinder-volume']
-  }
-
-  cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/volume_driver':        value =>
-      'cinder.volume.drivers.glusterfs.GlusterfsDriver';
-    'DEFAULT/glusterfs_shares_config':    value => $glusterfs_shares_config;
-    'DEFAULT/glusterfs_sparsed_volumes':  value => $glusterfs_sparsed_volumes;
-    'DEFAULT/glusterfs_mount_point_base': value => $glusterfs_mount_point_base;
+  cinder::backend::glusterfs { 'DEFAULT':
+    glusterfs_shares           => $glusterfs_shares,
+    glusterfs_disk_util        => $glusterfs_disk_util,
+    glusterfs_sparsed_volumes  => $glusterfs_sparsed_volumes,
+    glusterfs_mount_point_base => $glusterfs_mount_point_base,
+    glusterfs_shares_config    => $glusterfs_shares_config,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/volume/nexenta.pp b/manifests/volume/nexenta.pp
index 3ada6ad1..6b653d8b 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/nexenta.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/nexenta.pp
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ class cinder::volume::nexenta (
   $nexenta_sparse               = true
 ) {
 
-  cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_user':                 value => $nexenta_user;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_password':             value => $nexenta_password;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_host':                 value => $nexenta_host;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_volume':               value => $nexenta_volume;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_target_prefix':        value => $nexenta_target_prefix;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_target_group_prefix':  value => $nexenta_target_group_prefix;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_blocksize':            value => $nexenta_blocksize;
-    'DEFAULT/nexenta_sparse':               value => $nexenta_sparse;
-    'DEFAULT/volume_driver':                value => 'cinder.volume.drivers.nexenta.volume.NexentaDriver';
+  cinder::backend::nexenta { 'DEFAULT':
+    nexenta_user                => $nexenta_user,
+    nexenta_password            => $nexenta_password,
+    nexenta_host                => $nexenta_host,
+    nexenta_volume              => $nexenta_volume,
+    nexenta_target_prefix       => $nexenta_target_prefix,
+    nexenta_target_group_prefix => $nexenta_target_group_prefix,
+    nexenta_blocksize           => $nexenta_blocksize,
+    nexenta_sparse              => $nexenta_sparse,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/volume/san.pp b/manifests/volume/san.pp
index 0471b156..a787cd94 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/san.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/san.pp
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ class cinder::volume::san (
   $ssh_max_pool_conn  = 5
 ) {
 
-  cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/volume_driver':      value => $volume_driver;
-    'DEFAULT/san_thin_provision': value => $san_thin_provision;
-    'DEFAULT/san_ip':             value => $san_ip;
-    'DEFAULT/san_login':          value => $san_login;
-    'DEFAULT/san_password':       value => $san_password;
-    'DEFAULT/san_private_key':    value => $san_private_key;
-    'DEFAULT/san_clustername':    value => $san_clustername;
-    'DEFAULT/san_ssh_port':       value => $san_ssh_port;
-    'DEFAULT/san_is_local':       value => $san_is_local;
-    'DEFAULT/ssh_conn_timeout':   value => $ssh_conn_timeout;
-    'DEFAULT/ssh_min_pool_conn':  value => $ssh_min_pool_conn;
-    'DEFAULT/ssh_max_pool_conn':  value => $ssh_max_pool_conn;
+  cinder::backend::san { 'DEFAULT':
+    volume_driver      => $volume_driver,
+    san_thin_provision => $san_thin_provision,
+    san_ip             => $san_ip,
+    san_login          => $san_login,
+    san_password       => $san_password,
+    san_private_key    => $san_private_key,
+    san_clustername    => $san_clustername,
+    san_ssh_port       => $san_ssh_port,
+    san_is_local       => $san_is_local,
+    ssh_conn_timeout   => $ssh_conn_timeout,
+    ssh_min_pool_conn  => $ssh_min_pool_conn,
+    ssh_max_pool_conn  => $ssh_max_pool_conn,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/volume/solidfire.pp b/manifests/volume/solidfire.pp
index f81da8a9..e461dfbd 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/solidfire.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/solidfire.pp
@@ -43,17 +43,16 @@ class cinder::volume::solidfire(
   $sf_allow_tenant_qos = false,
   $sf_account_prefix   = '',
   $sf_api_port         = '443'
-
 ) {
 
-  cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/volume_driver':      value => $volume_driver;
-    'DEFAULT/san_ip':             value => $san_ip;
-    'DEFAULT/san_login':          value => $san_login;
-    'DEFAULT/san_password':       value => $san_password;
-    'DEFAULT/sf_emulate_512':     value => $sf_emulate_512;
-    'DEFAULT/sf_allow_tenant_qos':value => $sf_allow_tenant_qos;
-    'DEFAULT/sf_account_prefix':  value => $sf_account_prefix;
-    'DEFAULT/sf_api_port':        value => $sf_api_port;
+  cinder::backend::solidfire { 'DEFAULT':
+    san_ip              => $san_ip,
+    san_login           => $san_login,
+    san_password        => $san_password,
+    volume_driver       => $volume_driver,
+    sf_emulate_512      => $sf_emulate_512,
+    sf_allow_tenant_qos => $sf_allow_tenant_qos,
+    sf_account_prefix   => $sf_account_prefix,
+    sf_api_port         => $sf_api_port,
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_glusterfs_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_glusterfs_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0b4fa2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_glusterfs_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'cinder::backend::glusterfs' do
+
+  shared_examples_for 'glusterfs volume driver' do
+    let(:title) {'mygluster'}
+
+    let :params do
+      {
+        :glusterfs_shares           => ['10.10.10.10:/volumes', '10.10.10.11:/volumes'],
+        :glusterfs_shares_config    => '/etc/cinder/other_shares.conf',
+        :glusterfs_sparsed_volumes  => true,
+        :glusterfs_mount_point_base => '/cinder_mount_point',
+      }
+    end
+
+    it 'configures glusterfs volume driver' do
+      should contain_cinder_config('mygluster/volume_driver').with_value(
+        'cinder.volume.drivers.glusterfs.GlusterfsDriver')
+      should contain_cinder_config('mygluster/glusterfs_shares_config').with_value(
+        '/etc/cinder/other_shares.conf')
+      should contain_cinder_config('mygluster/glusterfs_sparsed_volumes').with_value(
+        true)
+      should contain_cinder_config('mygluster/glusterfs_mount_point_base').with_value(
+        '/cinder_mount_point')
+      should contain_file('/etc/cinder/other_shares.conf').with(
+        :content => "10.10.10.10:/volumes\n10.10.10.11:/volumes\n",
+        :require => 'Package[cinder]',
+        :notify  => 'Service[cinder-volume]'
+      )
+    end
+
+    context "with an parameter which has been removed" do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :glusterfs_disk_util => 'foo',
+        })
+      end
+      it 'should fails' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /glusterfs_disk_util is removed in Icehouse./)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'on Debian platforms' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
+    end
+
+    it_configures 'glusterfs volume driver'
+  end
+
+  context 'on RedHat platforms' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'RedHat' }
+    end
+
+    it_configures 'glusterfs volume driver'
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nexenta_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nexenta_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c26c586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_nexenta_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# author 'Aimon Bustardo <abustardo at morphlabs dot com>'
+# license 'Apache License 2.0'
+# description 'configures openstack cinder nexenta driver'
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'cinder::backend::nexenta' do
+  let (:title) { 'nexenta' }
+
+  let :params do
+    { :nexenta_user     => 'nexenta',
+      :nexenta_password => 'password',
+      :nexenta_host     => '127.0.0.2' }
+  end
+
+  let :default_params do
+    { :nexenta_volume              => 'cinder',
+      :nexenta_target_prefix       => 'iqn:',
+      :nexenta_target_group_prefix => 'cinder/',
+      :nexenta_blocksize           => '8k',
+      :nexenta_sparse              => true }
+  end
+
+  let :facts do
+    { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
+  end
+
+
+  context 'with required params' do
+    let :params_hash do
+      default_params.merge(params)
+    end
+
+    it 'configures nexenta volume driver' do
+      params_hash.each_pair do |config, value|
+        should contain_cinder_config("nexenta/#{config}").with_value(value)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef647de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'cinder::backend::san' do
+  let (:title) { 'mysan' }
+
+  let :params do
+    { :volume_driver   => 'cinder.volume.san.SolarisISCSIDriver',
+      :san_ip          => '127.0.0.1',
+      :san_login       => 'cluster_operator',
+      :san_password    => '007',
+      :san_clustername => 'storage_cluster' }
+  end
+
+  let :default_params do
+    { :san_thin_provision => true,
+      :san_login          => 'admin',
+      :san_ssh_port       => 22,
+      :san_is_local       => false,
+      :ssh_conn_timeout   => 30,
+      :ssh_min_pool_conn  => 1,
+      :ssh_max_pool_conn  => 5 }
+  end
+
+  shared_examples_for 'a san volume driver' do
+    let :params_hash do
+      default_params.merge(params)
+    end
+
+    it 'configures cinder volume driver' do
+      params_hash.each_pair do |config,value|
+        should contain_cinder_config("mysan/#{config}").with_value( value )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  context 'with parameters' do
+    it_configures 'a san volume driver'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_solidfire_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_solidfire_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b35e1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_solidfire_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'cinder::backend::solidfire' do
+  let (:title) { 'solidfire' }
+
+  let :req_params do
+    {
+      :san_ip       => '127.0.0.2',
+      :san_login    => 'solidfire',
+      :san_password => 'password',
+    }
+  end
+
+  let :params do
+    req_params
+  end
+
+  describe 'solidfire volume driver' do
+    it 'configure solidfire volume driver' do
+      should contain_cinder_config('solidfire/volume_driver').with_value(
+        'cinder.volume.drivers.solidfire.SolidFire')
+      should contain_cinder_config('solidfire/san_ip').with_value(
+        '127.0.0.2')
+      should contain_cinder_config('solidfire/san_login').with_value(
+        'solidfire')
+      should contain_cinder_config('solidfire/san_password').with_value(
+        'password')
+    end
+  end
+end