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diff --git a/doc/source/install/enabling-drivers.rst b/doc/source/install/enabling-drivers.rst
index f698324fe..8853069a3 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/enabling-drivers.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/enabling-drivers.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ raid
[DEFAULT]
enabled_hardware_types = ipmi,redfish,ilo,irmc
enabled_raid_interfaces = agent,no-raid
+storage
+ manages the interaction with a remote storage subsystem, such as the
+ Block Storage service, and helps facilitate booting from a remote
+ volume. This interface ensures that volume target and connector
+ information is updated during the lifetime of a deployed instance.
+ See :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume` for more details.
+
+ This interface defaults to a ``noop`` driver as it is considered
+ an "opt-in" interface which requires additional configuration
+ by the operator to be usable.
+
+ For example:
+
+ .. code-block:: ini
+
+ [DEFAULT]
+ enabled_hardware_types = ipmi,irmc
+ enabled_storage_interfaces = cinder,noop
+
vendor
is a place for vendor extensions to be exposed in API. See
:doc:`/contributor/vendor-passthru` for details.
@@ -161,6 +180,7 @@ IPMI and Redfish, with a few additional features:
enabled_network_interfaces = flat,neutron
enabled_power_interfaces = ipmitool,redfish
enabled_raid_interfaces = agent
+ enabled_storage_interfaces = cinder,noop
enabled_vendor_interfaces = ipmitool,no-vendor
Note that some interfaces have implementations named ``no-<TYPE>`` where