Chapter 6. PersistentVolumeClaim [v1]


Description
PersistentVolumeClaim is a user’s request for and claim to a persistent volume
Type
object

6.1. Specification

PropertyTypeDescription

apiVersion

string

APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources

kind

string

Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds

metadata

ObjectMeta

Standard object’s metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata

spec

object

PersistentVolumeClaimSpec describes the common attributes of storage devices and allows a Source for provider-specific attributes

status

object

PersistentVolumeClaimStatus is the current status of a persistent volume claim.

6.1.1. .spec

Description
PersistentVolumeClaimSpec describes the common attributes of storage devices and allows a Source for provider-specific attributes
Type
object
PropertyTypeDescription

accessModes

array (string)

accessModes contains the desired access modes the volume should have. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes#access-modes-1

dataSource

object

TypedLocalObjectReference contains enough information to let you locate the typed referenced object inside the same namespace.

dataSourceRef

object

dataSourceRef specifies the object from which to populate the volume with data, if a non-empty volume is desired. This may be any object from a non-empty API group (non core object) or a PersistentVolumeClaim object. When this field is specified, volume binding will only succeed if the type of the specified object matches some installed volume populator or dynamic provisioner. This field will replace the functionality of the dataSource field and as such if both fields are non-empty, they must have the same value. For backwards compatibility, when namespace isn’t specified in dataSourceRef, both fields (dataSource and dataSourceRef) will be set to the same value automatically if one of them is empty and the other is non-empty. When namespace is specified in dataSourceRef, dataSource isn’t set to the same value and must be empty. There are three important differences between dataSource and dataSourceRef: * While dataSource only allows two specific types of objects, dataSourceRef allows any non-core object, as well as PersistentVolumeClaim objects. * While dataSource ignores disallowed values (dropping them), dataSourceRef preserves all values, and generates an error if a disallowed value is specified. * While dataSource only allows local objects, dataSourceRef allows objects in any namespaces. (Beta) Using this field requires the AnyVolumeDataSource feature gate to be enabled. (Alpha) Using the namespace field of dataSourceRef requires the CrossNamespaceVolumeDataSource feature gate to be enabled.

resources

object

ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.

selector

LabelSelector

selector is a label query over volumes to consider for binding.

storageClassName

string

storageClassName is the name of the StorageClass required by the claim. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes#class-1

volumeMode

string

volumeMode defines what type of volume is required by the claim. Value of Filesystem is implied when not included in claim spec.

Possible enum values: - "Block" means the volume will not be formatted with a filesystem and will remain a raw block device. - "Filesystem" means the volume will be or is formatted with a filesystem.

volumeName

string

volumeName is the binding reference to the PersistentVolume backing this claim.

6.1.2. .spec.dataSource

Description
TypedLocalObjectReference contains enough information to let you locate the typed referenced object inside the same namespace.
Type
object
Required
  • kind
  • name
PropertyTypeDescription

apiGroup

string

APIGroup is the group for the resource being referenced. If APIGroup is not specified, the specified Kind must be in the core API group. For any other third-party types, APIGroup is required.

kind

string

Kind is the type of resource being referenced

name

string

Name is the name of resource being referenced

6.1.3. .spec.dataSourceRef

Description
dataSourceRef specifies the object from which to populate the volume with data, if a non-empty volume is desired. This may be any object from a non-empty API group (non core object) or a PersistentVolumeClaim object. When this field is specified, volume binding will only succeed if the type of the specified object matches some installed volume populator or dynamic provisioner. This field will replace the functionality of the dataSource field and as such if both fields are non-empty, they must have the same value. For backwards compatibility, when namespace isn’t specified in dataSourceRef, both fields (dataSource and dataSourceRef) will be set to the same value automatically if one of them is empty and the other is non-empty. When namespace is specified in dataSourceRef, dataSource isn’t set to the same value and must be empty. There are three important differences between dataSource and dataSourceRef: * While dataSource only allows two specific types of objects, dataSourceRef allows any non-core object, as well as PersistentVolumeClaim objects. * While dataSource ignores disallowed values (dropping them), dataSourceRef preserves all values, and generates an error if a disallowed value is specified. * While dataSource only allows local objects, dataSourceRef allows objects in any namespaces. (Beta) Using this field requires the AnyVolumeDataSource feature gate to be enabled. (Alpha) Using the namespace field of dataSourceRef requires the CrossNamespaceVolumeDataSource feature gate to be enabled.
Type
object
Required
  • kind
  • name
PropertyTypeDescription

apiGroup

string

APIGroup is the group for the resource being referenced. If APIGroup is not specified, the specified Kind must be in the core API group. For any other third-party types, APIGroup is required.

kind

string

Kind is the type of resource being referenced

name

string

Name is the name of resource being referenced

namespace

string

Namespace is the namespace of resource being referenced Note that when a namespace is specified, a gateway.networking.k8s.io/ReferenceGrant object is required in the referent namespace to allow that namespace’s owner to accept the reference. See the ReferenceGrant documentation for details. (Alpha) This field requires the CrossNamespaceVolumeDataSource feature gate to be enabled.

6.1.4. .spec.resources

Description
ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
Type
object
PropertyTypeDescription

claims

array

Claims lists the names of resources, defined in spec.resourceClaims, that are used by this container.

This is an alpha field and requires enabling the DynamicResourceAllocation feature gate.

This field is immutable. It can only be set for containers.

claims[]

object

ResourceClaim references one entry in PodSpec.ResourceClaims.

limits

object (Quantity)

Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/

requests

object (Quantity)

Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container, it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value. Requests cannot exceed Limits. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/

6.1.5. .spec.resources.claims

Description

Claims lists the names of resources, defined in spec.resourceClaims, that are used by this container.

This is an alpha field and requires enabling the DynamicResourceAllocation feature gate.

This field is immutable. It can only be set for containers.

Type
array

6.1.6. .spec.resources.claims[]

Description
ResourceClaim references one entry in PodSpec.ResourceClaims.
Type
object
Required
  • name
PropertyTypeDescription

name

string

Name must match the name of one entry in pod.spec.resourceClaims of the Pod where this field is used. It makes that resource available inside a container.

6.1.7. .status

Description
PersistentVolumeClaimStatus is the current status of a persistent volume claim.
Type
object
PropertyTypeDescription

accessModes

array (string)

accessModes contains the actual access modes the volume backing the PVC has. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes#access-modes-1

allocatedResourceStatuses

object (string)

allocatedResourceStatuses stores status of resource being resized for the given PVC. Key names follow standard Kubernetes label syntax. Valid values are either: * Un-prefixed keys: - storage - the capacity of the volume. * Custom resources must use implementation-defined prefixed names such as "example.com/my-custom-resource" Apart from above values - keys that are unprefixed or have kubernetes.io prefix are considered reserved and hence may not be used.

ClaimResourceStatus can be in any of following states: - ControllerResizeInProgress: State set when resize controller starts resizing the volume in control-plane. - ControllerResizeFailed: State set when resize has failed in resize controller with a terminal error. - NodeResizePending: State set when resize controller has finished resizing the volume but further resizing of volume is needed on the node. - NodeResizeInProgress: State set when kubelet starts resizing the volume. - NodeResizeFailed: State set when resizing has failed in kubelet with a terminal error. Transient errors don’t set NodeResizeFailed. For example: if expanding a PVC for more capacity - this field can be one of the following states: - pvc.status.allocatedResourceStatus['storage'] = "ControllerResizeInProgress" - pvc.status.allocatedResourceStatus['storage'] = "ControllerResizeFailed" - pvc.status.allocatedResourceStatus['storage'] = "NodeResizePending" - pvc.status.allocatedResourceStatus['storage'] = "NodeResizeInProgress" - pvc.status.allocatedResourceStatus['storage'] = "NodeResizeFailed" When this field is not set, it means that no resize operation is in progress for the given PVC.

A controller that receives PVC update with previously unknown resourceName or ClaimResourceStatus should ignore the update for the purpose it was designed. For example - a controller that only is responsible for resizing capacity of the volume, should ignore PVC updates that change other valid resources associated with PVC.

This is an alpha field and requires enabling RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure feature.

allocatedResources

object (Quantity)

allocatedResources tracks the resources allocated to a PVC including its capacity. Key names follow standard Kubernetes label syntax. Valid values are either: * Un-prefixed keys: - storage - the capacity of the volume. * Custom resources must use implementation-defined prefixed names such as "example.com/my-custom-resource" Apart from above values - keys that are unprefixed or have kubernetes.io prefix are considered reserved and hence may not be used.

Capacity reported here may be larger than the actual capacity when a volume expansion operation is requested. For storage quota, the larger value from allocatedResources and PVC.spec.resources is used. If allocatedResources is not set, PVC.spec.resources alone is used for quota calculation. If a volume expansion capacity request is lowered, allocatedResources is only lowered if there are no expansion operations in progress and if the actual volume capacity is equal or lower than the requested capacity.

A controller that receives PVC update with previously unknown resourceName should ignore the update for the purpose it was designed. For example - a controller that only is responsible for resizing capacity of the volume, should ignore PVC updates that change other valid resources associated with PVC.

This is an alpha field and requires enabling RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure feature.

capacity

object (Quantity)

capacity represents the actual resources of the underlying volume.

conditions

array

conditions is the current Condition of persistent volume claim. If underlying persistent volume is being resized then the Condition will be set to 'ResizeStarted'.

conditions[]

object

PersistentVolumeClaimCondition contains details about state of pvc

phase

string

phase represents the current phase of PersistentVolumeClaim.

Possible enum values: - "Bound" used for PersistentVolumeClaims that are bound - "Lost" used for PersistentVolumeClaims that lost their underlying PersistentVolume. The claim was bound to a PersistentVolume and this volume does not exist any longer and all data on it was lost. - "Pending" used for PersistentVolumeClaims that are not yet bound

6.1.8. .status.conditions

Description
conditions is the current Condition of persistent volume claim. If underlying persistent volume is being resized then the Condition will be set to 'ResizeStarted'.
Type
array

6.1.9. .status.conditions[]

Description
PersistentVolumeClaimCondition contains details about state of pvc
Type
object
Required
  • type
  • status
PropertyTypeDescription

lastProbeTime

Time

lastProbeTime is the time we probed the condition.

lastTransitionTime

Time

lastTransitionTime is the time the condition transitioned from one status to another.

message

string

message is the human-readable message indicating details about last transition.

reason

string

reason is a unique, this should be a short, machine understandable string that gives the reason for condition’s last transition. If it reports "ResizeStarted" that means the underlying persistent volume is being resized.

status

string

 

type

string

 

6.2. API endpoints

The following API endpoints are available:

  • /api/v1/persistentvolumeclaims

    • GET: list or watch objects of kind PersistentVolumeClaim
  • /api/v1/watch/persistentvolumeclaims

    • GET: watch individual changes to a list of PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead.
  • /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims

    • DELETE: delete collection of PersistentVolumeClaim
    • GET: list or watch objects of kind PersistentVolumeClaim
    • POST: create a PersistentVolumeClaim
  • /api/v1/watch/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims

    • GET: watch individual changes to a list of PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead.
  • /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}

    • DELETE: delete a PersistentVolumeClaim
    • GET: read the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
    • PATCH: partially update the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
    • PUT: replace the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
  • /api/v1/watch/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}

    • GET: watch changes to an object of kind PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead, filtered to a single item with the 'fieldSelector' parameter.
  • /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}/status

    • GET: read status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
    • PATCH: partially update status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
    • PUT: replace status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim

6.2.1. /api/v1/persistentvolumeclaims

HTTP method
GET
Description
list or watch objects of kind PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.1. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaimList schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.2. /api/v1/watch/persistentvolumeclaims

HTTP method
GET
Description
watch individual changes to a list of PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead.
Table 6.2. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

WatchEvent schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.3. /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims

HTTP method
DELETE
Description
delete collection of PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.3. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

Table 6.4. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

Status schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
GET
Description
list or watch objects of kind PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.5. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaimList schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
POST
Description
create a PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.6. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

fieldValidation

string

fieldValidation instructs the server on how to handle objects in the request (POST/PUT/PATCH) containing unknown or duplicate fields. Valid values are: - Ignore: This will ignore any unknown fields that are silently dropped from the object, and will ignore all but the last duplicate field that the decoder encounters. This is the default behavior prior to v1.23. - Warn: This will send a warning via the standard warning response header for each unknown field that is dropped from the object, and for each duplicate field that is encountered. The request will still succeed if there are no other errors, and will only persist the last of any duplicate fields. This is the default in v1.23+ - Strict: This will fail the request with a BadRequest error if any unknown fields would be dropped from the object, or if any duplicate fields are present. The error returned from the server will contain all unknown and duplicate fields encountered.

Table 6.7. Body parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

body

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

 
Table 6.8. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

201 - Created

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

202 - Accepted

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.4. /api/v1/watch/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims

HTTP method
GET
Description
watch individual changes to a list of PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead.
Table 6.9. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

WatchEvent schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.5. /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}

Table 6.10. Global path parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

name

string

name of the PersistentVolumeClaim

HTTP method
DELETE
Description
delete a PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.11. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

Table 6.12. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

202 - Accepted

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
GET
Description
read the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.13. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
PATCH
Description
partially update the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.14. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

fieldValidation

string

fieldValidation instructs the server on how to handle objects in the request (POST/PUT/PATCH) containing unknown or duplicate fields. Valid values are: - Ignore: This will ignore any unknown fields that are silently dropped from the object, and will ignore all but the last duplicate field that the decoder encounters. This is the default behavior prior to v1.23. - Warn: This will send a warning via the standard warning response header for each unknown field that is dropped from the object, and for each duplicate field that is encountered. The request will still succeed if there are no other errors, and will only persist the last of any duplicate fields. This is the default in v1.23+ - Strict: This will fail the request with a BadRequest error if any unknown fields would be dropped from the object, or if any duplicate fields are present. The error returned from the server will contain all unknown and duplicate fields encountered.

Table 6.15. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

201 - Created

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
PUT
Description
replace the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.16. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

fieldValidation

string

fieldValidation instructs the server on how to handle objects in the request (POST/PUT/PATCH) containing unknown or duplicate fields. Valid values are: - Ignore: This will ignore any unknown fields that are silently dropped from the object, and will ignore all but the last duplicate field that the decoder encounters. This is the default behavior prior to v1.23. - Warn: This will send a warning via the standard warning response header for each unknown field that is dropped from the object, and for each duplicate field that is encountered. The request will still succeed if there are no other errors, and will only persist the last of any duplicate fields. This is the default in v1.23+ - Strict: This will fail the request with a BadRequest error if any unknown fields would be dropped from the object, or if any duplicate fields are present. The error returned from the server will contain all unknown and duplicate fields encountered.

Table 6.17. Body parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

body

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

 
Table 6.18. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

201 - Created

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.6. /api/v1/watch/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}

Table 6.19. Global path parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

name

string

name of the PersistentVolumeClaim

HTTP method
GET
Description
watch changes to an object of kind PersistentVolumeClaim. deprecated: use the 'watch' parameter with a list operation instead, filtered to a single item with the 'fieldSelector' parameter.
Table 6.20. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

WatchEvent schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

6.2.7. /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/persistentvolumeclaims/{name}/status

Table 6.21. Global path parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

name

string

name of the PersistentVolumeClaim

HTTP method
GET
Description
read status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.22. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
PATCH
Description
partially update status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.23. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

fieldValidation

string

fieldValidation instructs the server on how to handle objects in the request (POST/PUT/PATCH) containing unknown or duplicate fields. Valid values are: - Ignore: This will ignore any unknown fields that are silently dropped from the object, and will ignore all but the last duplicate field that the decoder encounters. This is the default behavior prior to v1.23. - Warn: This will send a warning via the standard warning response header for each unknown field that is dropped from the object, and for each duplicate field that is encountered. The request will still succeed if there are no other errors, and will only persist the last of any duplicate fields. This is the default in v1.23+ - Strict: This will fail the request with a BadRequest error if any unknown fields would be dropped from the object, or if any duplicate fields are present. The error returned from the server will contain all unknown and duplicate fields encountered.

Table 6.24. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

201 - Created

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

HTTP method
PUT
Description
replace status of the specified PersistentVolumeClaim
Table 6.25. Query parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

dryRun

string

When present, indicates that modifications should not be persisted. An invalid or unrecognized dryRun directive will result in an error response and no further processing of the request. Valid values are: - All: all dry run stages will be processed

fieldValidation

string

fieldValidation instructs the server on how to handle objects in the request (POST/PUT/PATCH) containing unknown or duplicate fields. Valid values are: - Ignore: This will ignore any unknown fields that are silently dropped from the object, and will ignore all but the last duplicate field that the decoder encounters. This is the default behavior prior to v1.23. - Warn: This will send a warning via the standard warning response header for each unknown field that is dropped from the object, and for each duplicate field that is encountered. The request will still succeed if there are no other errors, and will only persist the last of any duplicate fields. This is the default in v1.23+ - Strict: This will fail the request with a BadRequest error if any unknown fields would be dropped from the object, or if any duplicate fields are present. The error returned from the server will contain all unknown and duplicate fields encountered.

Table 6.26. Body parameters
ParameterTypeDescription

body

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

 
Table 6.27. HTTP responses
HTTP codeReponse body

200 - OK

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

201 - Created

PersistentVolumeClaim schema

401 - Unauthorized

Empty

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