diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0675a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+rs-mysql Cookbook CHANGELOG
+=======================
+
+This file is used to list changes made in each version of the rs-mysql cookbook.
+
+v1.1.1
+------
+
+- Update the dependency versions of `rightscale_volume` and `rightscale_backup`, supporing VMware vSphere.
+- Set `rs-mysql/device/volume_type` node attribute in metadata.
+- Pass `rs-mysql/device/volume_type` and `rs-mysql/device/controller_type` to `rightscale_volume`.
+
+v1.1.0
+------
+
+- Release to coincide with the v14.0.0 Beta ServerTemplates.
+
+v1.0.0
+------
+
+- Initial release
diff --git a/attributes/volume.rb b/attributes/volume.rb
index 0366d5b..07838ad 100644
--- a/attributes/volume.rb
+++ b/attributes/volume.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 # I/O Operations Per Second value
 default['rs-mysql']['device']['iops'] = nil
 
+# Volume type
+default['rs-mysql']['device']['volume_type'] = nil
+
+# Controller type
+default['rs-mysql']['device']['controller_type'] = nil
+
 # The filesystem to be used on the device
 default['rs-mysql']['device']['filesystem'] = 'ext4'
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index ae2cbe7..a90843f 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'Installs and configures a MySQL server'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '1.1.0'
+version          '1.1.1'
 
 depends 'chef_handler', '~> 1.1.6'
 depends 'marker', '~> 1.0.0'
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 depends 'rightscale_tag', '~> 1.0.2'
 depends 'filesystem', '~> 0.9.0'
 depends 'lvm', '~> 1.1.0'
-depends 'rightscale_volume', '~> 1.1.0'
-depends 'rightscale_backup', '~> 1.1.1'
+depends 'rightscale_volume', '~> 1.2.1'
+depends 'rightscale_backup', '~> 1.1.3'
 depends 'dns', '~> 0.1.3'
 depends 'git', '~> 2.7.0'
 
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@
   :recipes => ['rs-mysql::volume', 'rs-mysql::stripe'],
   :required => 'optional'
 
+attribute 'rs-mysql/device/volume_type',
+  :display_name => 'Volume Type',
+  :description => 'Volume Type to use for creating volumes. Currently this value is only used on vSphere.' +
+    ' Example: Platinum-Volume-Type',
+  :recipes => ['rs-mysql::volume', 'rs-mysql::stripe'],
+  :required => 'optional'
+
 attribute 'rs-mysql/device/filesystem',
   :display_name => 'Device Filesystem',
   :description => 'The filesystem to be used on the device. Example: ext4',
diff --git a/recipes/stripe.rb b/recipes/stripe.rb
index dbdd634..a7ba231 100644
--- a/recipes/stripe.rb
+++ b/recipes/stripe.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 # Cloud-specific volume options
 volume_options = {}
 volume_options[:iops] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['iops'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['iops']
+volume_options[:volume_type] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['volume_type'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['volume_type']
+volume_options[:controller_type] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['controller_type'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['controller_type']
 
 # Install packages required for setting up LVM
 include_recipe 'lvm::default'
diff --git a/recipes/volume.rb b/recipes/volume.rb
index a852e68..236cd62 100644
--- a/recipes/volume.rb
+++ b/recipes/volume.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 # Cloud-specific volume options
 volume_options = {}
 volume_options[:iops] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['iops'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['iops']
+volume_options[:volume_type] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['volume_type'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['volume_type']
+volume_options[:controller_type] = node['rs-mysql']['device']['controller_type'] if node['rs-mysql']['device']['controller_type']
 
 new_mysql_dir = "#{node['rs-mysql']['device']['mount_point']}/mysql"
 
diff --git a/spec/backup_spec.rb b/spec/backup_spec.rb
index faca509..478ae41 100644
--- a/spec/backup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/backup_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 describe 'rs-mysql::backup' do
   let(:chef_run) do
     ChefSpec::Runner.new do |node|
+      node.set['chef_handler']['handler_path'] = '/var/chef/handlers'
       node.set['rs-mysql']['server_root_password'] = 'rootpass'
       node.set['rs-mysql']['backup']['lineage'] = 'testing'
     end.converge(described_recipe)
diff --git a/spec/tuning_spec.rb b/spec/tuning_spec.rb
index e8af28e..3eeb391 100644
--- a/spec/tuning_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tuning_spec.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
           let(:tune_attributes) do
             described_class.tune_attributes(
               node.override['mysql']['tunable'],
-              node['memory']['total'],
+              category[:memory],
               usage
             )
           end