Added global user documentation

Signed-off-by: Blake Devcich <[email protected]>

docs/guides/global-lustre/readme.md

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+---
+authors: Blake Devcich <[email protected]>
+categories: provisioning
+---
+
+# Global Lustre
+
+## Background
+
+Adding global lustre to rabbit systems allows access to external file systems. This is primarily
+used for Data Movement, where a user can perform `copy_in` and `copy_out` directives with global
+lustre being the source and destination, respectively.
+
+Global lustre fileystems are represented by the `lustrefilesystems` resource in Kubernetes:
+
+```shell
+$ kubectl get lustrefilesystems -A
+NAMESPACE   NAME       FSNAME   MGSNIDS          AGE
+default     mylustre   mylustre 10.1.1.113@tcp   20d
+```
+
+An example resource is as follows:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: lus.cray.hpe.com/v1alpha1
+kind: LustreFileSystem
+metadata:
+  name: mylustre
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  mgsNids: 10.1.1.100@tcp
+  mountRoot: /p/mylustre
+  name: mylustre
+  namespaces:
+    default:
+      modes:
+        - ReadWriteMany
+```
+
+## Namespaces
+
+Note the `spec.namespaces` field. For each namespace listed, the `lustre-fs-operator` creates a
+PV/PVC pair in that namespace. This allows pods in that namespace to access global lustre.
+
+It is recommended to create `lustrefilesystem` resources in the `default` namespace (i.e.
+`metadata.namespace`). Adding `lustrefilesystems` to the `nnf-dm-system` namespace can cause issues
+with namespace deletion if you are undeploying `nnf-dm`. This also makes the `lustrefilesystem`
+resource available to the `default` namespace, which makes it available to containers (e.g.
+container workflows) running in the `default` namespace.
+
+## NNF Data Movement Manager
+
+The NNF Data Movement Manager is responsible for monitoring these resources and uses it to mount the
+global lustre filesystem into each of the NNF DM Worker pods. These pods run on each of the NNF
+nodes. This means with each addition or removal of `lustrefilesystems` resources, the DM worker pods
+restart to adjust their mount points.
+
+The NNF Data Movement Manager also places a finalizer on the `lustrefilesystem` resource to indicate
+that the resource is in use by Data Movement. This is to prevent the PV/PVC being deleted while they
+are being used by pods.
+
+## Adding Global Lustre
+
+As mentioned previously, the NNF Data Movement Manager monitors these resources and automatically
+adds the `nnf-dm-system` namespace to all `lustrefilesystem` resources. Once this happens, a PV/PVC
+is created for the `nnf-dm-system` namespace to access global lustre. The Manager updates the NNF DM
+Worker pods, which are then restarted to mount the global lustre file system.
+
+## Removing Global Lustre
+
+When a `lustrefilesystem` is deleted, the NNF DM Manager takes notice and starts to unmount the file
+system from the DM Worker pods - causing another restart of the DM Worker pods. Once this is
+finished, the DM finalizer is removed from the `lustrefilesystem` resource to signal that it is no
+longer in use by Data Movement.
+
+If a `lustrefilesystem` does not delete, check the finalizers to see what might still be using it.
+It is possible to get into a situation where `nnf-dm` has been undeployed, so there is nothing to
+remove the DM finalizer from the `lustrefilesystem` resource. If that is the case, then manually
+remove the DM finalizer so the deletion of the `lustrefilesystem` resource can continue.

docs/guides/index.md

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 * [Data Movement Configuration](data-movement/readme.md)
 * [Copy Offload API](data-movement/copy-offload-api.html)
 * [Lustre External MGT](external-mgs/readme.md)
+* [Global Lustre](global-lustre/readme.md)
 
 ## NNF User Containers
 

mkdocs.yml

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       - 'Storage Profiles': 'guides/storage-profiles/readme.md'
       - 'User Containers': 'guides/user-containers/readme.md'
       - 'Lustre External MGT': 'guides/external-mgs/readme.md'
+      - 'Global Lustre': 'guides/global-lustre/readme.md'
   - 'RFCs':
       - rfcs/index.md
       - 'Rabbit Request For Comment Process': 'rfcs/0001/readme.md'