Chapter 4. Configuring persistent storage

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Storage Classes.
2. In the storage class overview, click Create Storage Class.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Enter a name to reference the storage class.
   2. Enter an optional description.
   3. Select the reclaim policy.

   4. Select kubernetes.io/aws-ebs from the drop-down list.

      Note

      To create the storage class with the equivalent CSI driver, select ebs.csi.aws.com from the drop-down list. For more details, see AWS Elastic Block Store CSI Driver Operator.

   5. Enter additional parameters for the storage class as desired.
4. Click Create to create the storage class.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Persistent Volume Claims.
2. In the persistent volume claims overview, click Create Persistent Volume Claim.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Select the storage class created previously from the drop-down menu.
   2. Enter a unique name for the storage claim.
   3. Select the access mode. This determines the read and write access for the created storage claim.
   4. Define the size of the storage claim.
4. Click Create to create the persistent volume claim and generate a persistent volume.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Storage Classes.
2. In the storage class overview, click Create Storage Class.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Enter a name to reference the storage class.
   2. Enter an optional description.
   3. Select the reclaim policy.

   4. Select kubernetes.io/azure-disk from the drop down list.

      1. Enter the storage account type. This corresponds to your Azure storage account SKU tier. Valid options are Premium_LRS, Standard_LRS, StandardSSD_LRS, and UltraSSD_LRS.

      2. Enter the kind of account. Valid options are shared, dedicated, and managed.

         Important

         Red Hat only supports the use of kind: Managed in the storage class.

         With Shared and Dedicated, Azure creates unmanaged disks, while OpenShift Container Platform creates a managed disk for machine OS (root) disks. But because Azure Disk does not allow the use of both managed and unmanaged disks on a node, unmanaged disks created with Shared or Dedicated cannot be attached to OpenShift Container Platform nodes.

   5. Enter additional parameters for the storage class as desired.
4. Click Create to create the storage class.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Persistent Volume Claims.
2. In the persistent volume claims overview, click Create Persistent Volume Claim.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Select the storage class created previously from the drop-down menu.
   2. Enter a unique name for the storage claim.
   3. Select the access mode. This determines the read and write access for the created storage claim.
   4. Define the size of the storage claim.
4. Click Create to create the persistent volume claim and generate a persistent volume.

Procedure

1. Create a Secret object that contains the Azure File credentials:

   $ oc create secret generic <secret-name> --from-literal=azurestorageaccountname=<storage-account> \ 1
     --from-literal=azurestorageaccountkey=<storage-account-key> 2

   1

   The Azure File storage account name.

   2

   The Azure File storage account key.

2. Create a PersistentVolume object that references the Secret object you created:

   apiVersion: "v1"
   kind: "PersistentVolume"
   metadata:
     name: "pv0001" 1
   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: "5Gi" 2
     accessModes:
       - "ReadWriteOnce"
     storageClassName: azure-file-sc
     azureFile:
       secretName: <secret-name> 3
       shareName: share-1 4
       readOnly: false

   1

   The name of the persistent volume.

   2

   The size of this persistent volume.

   3

   The name of the secret that contains the Azure File share credentials.

   4

   The name of the Azure File share.

3. Create a PersistentVolumeClaim object that maps to the persistent volume you created:

   apiVersion: "v1"
   kind: "PersistentVolumeClaim"
   metadata:
     name: "claim1" 1
   spec:
     accessModes:
       - "ReadWriteOnce"
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: "5Gi" 2
     storageClassName: azure-file-sc 3
     volumeName: "pv0001" 4

   1

   The name of the persistent volume claim.

   2

   The size of this persistent volume claim.

   3

   The name of the storage class that is used to provision the persistent volume. Specify the storage class used in the PersistentVolume definition.

   4

   The name of the existing PersistentVolume object that references the Azure File share.

1. Ensure that the executable file exists on all nodes in the cluster.
2. Place the executable file at the volume plug-in path: /etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/<vendor>~<driver>/<driver>.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Storage Classes.
2. In the storage class overview, click Create Storage Class.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Enter a name to reference the storage class.
   2. Enter an optional description.
   3. Select the reclaim policy.
   4. Select kubernetes.io/gce-pd from the drop-down list.
   5. Enter additional parameters for the storage class as desired.
4. Click Create to create the storage class.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Storage Persistent Volume Claims.
2. In the persistent volume claims overview, click Create Persistent Volume Claim.

3. Define the desired options on the page that appears.

   1. Select the storage class created previously from the drop-down menu.
   2. Enter a unique name for the storage claim.
   3. Select the access mode. This determines the read and write access for the created storage claim.
   4. Define the size of the storage claim.
4. Click Create to create the persistent volume claim and generate a persistent volume.

Procedure

1. Define the persistent volume (PV). Create a file, pv.yaml, with the PersistentVolume object definition:

     apiVersion: v1
     kind: PersistentVolume
     metadata:
       name: task-pv-volume 1
       labels:
         type: local
     spec:
       storageClassName: manual 2
       capacity:
         storage: 5Gi
       accessModes:
         - ReadWriteOnce 3
       persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
       hostPath:
         path: "/mnt/data" 4

   1

   The name of the volume. This name is how it is identified by persistent volume claims or pods.

   2

   Used to bind persistent volume claim requests to this persistent volume.

   3

   The volume can be mounted as read-write by a single node.

   4

   The configuration file specifies that the volume is at /mnt/data on the cluster’s node. Do not mount to the container root, /, or any path that is the same in the host and the container. This can corrupt your host system. It is safe to mount the host by using /host.

2. Create the PV from the file:

   $ oc create -f pv.yaml

3. Define the persistent volume claim (PVC). Create a file, pvc.yaml, with the PersistentVolumeClaim object definition:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   metadata:
     name: task-pvc-volume
   spec:
     accessModes:
       - ReadWriteOnce
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: 1Gi
     storageClassName: manual

4. Create the PVC from the file:

   $ oc create -f pvc.yaml

Procedure

1. Create the openshift-local-storage project:

   $ oc adm new-project openshift-local-storage

2. Optional: Allow local storage creation on infrastructure nodes.

   You might want to use the Local Storage Operator to create volumes on infrastructure nodes in support of components such as logging and monitoring.

   You must adjust the default node selector so that the Local Storage Operator includes the infrastructure nodes, and not just worker nodes.

   To block the Local Storage Operator from inheriting the cluster-wide default selector, enter the following command:

   $ oc annotate project openshift-local-storage openshift.io/node-selector=''

1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
2. Navigate to Operators OperatorHub.
3. Type Local Storage into the filter box to locate the Local Storage Operator.
4. Click Install.
5. On the Install Operator page, select A specific namespace on the cluster. Select openshift-local-storage from the drop-down menu.
6. Adjust the values for Update Channel and Approval Strategy to the values that you want.
7. Click Install.

From the CLI

1. Install the Local Storage Operator from the CLI.

   1. Run the following command to get the OpenShift Container Platform major and minor version. It is required for the channel value in the next step.

      $ OC_VERSION=$(oc version -o yaml | grep openshiftVersion | \
          grep -o '[0-9]*[.][0-9]*' | head -1)

   2. Create an object YAML file to define an Operator group and subscription for the Local Storage Operator, such as openshift-local-storage.yaml:

      Example openshift-local-storage.yaml

      apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha2
      kind: OperatorGroup
      metadata:
        name: local-operator-group
        namespace: openshift-local-storage
      spec:
        targetNamespaces:
          - openshift-local-storage
      ---
      apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
      kind: Subscription
      metadata:
        name: local-storage-operator
        namespace: openshift-local-storage
      spec:
        channel: "${OC_VERSION}"
        installPlanApproval: Automatic 1
        name: local-storage-operator
        source: redhat-operators
        sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace

      1

      The user approval policy for an install plan.

2. Create the Local Storage Operator object by entering the following command:

   $ oc apply -f openshift-local-storage.yaml

   At this point, the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) is now aware of the Local Storage Operator. A ClusterServiceVersion (CSV) for the Operator should appear in the target namespace, and APIs provided by the Operator should be available for creation.

3. Verify local storage installation by checking that all pods and the Local Storage Operator have been created:

   1. Check that all the required pods have been created:

      $ oc -n openshift-local-storage get pods

      Example output

      NAME                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
      local-storage-operator-746bf599c9-vlt5t   1/1     Running   0          19m

   2. Check the ClusterServiceVersion (CSV) YAML manifest to see that the Local Storage Operator is available in the openshift-local-storage project:

      $ oc get csvs -n openshift-local-storage

      Example output

      NAME                                         DISPLAY         VERSION               REPLACES   PHASE
      local-storage-operator.4.2.26-202003230335   Local Storage   4.2.26-202003230335              Succeeded

Procedure

1. Create the local volume resource. This must define the nodes and paths to the local volumes.

   Note

   Do not use different storage class names for the same device. Doing so will create multiple persistent volumes (PV)s.

   Example: Filesystem

   apiVersion: "local.storage.openshift.io/v1"
   kind: "LocalVolume"
   metadata:
     name: "local-disks"
     namespace: "openshift-local-storage" 1
   spec:
     nodeSelector: 2
       nodeSelectorTerms:
       - matchExpressions:
           - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
             operator: In
             values:
             - ip-10-0-140-183
             - ip-10-0-158-139
             - ip-10-0-164-33
     storageClassDevices:
       - storageClassName: "local-sc"
         volumeMode: Filesystem 3
         fsType: xfs 4
         devicePaths: 5
           - /path/to/device 6

   1

   The namespace where the Local Storage Operator is installed.

   2

   Optional: A node selector containing a list of nodes where the local storage volumes are attached. This example uses the node hostnames, obtained from oc get node. If a value is not defined, then the Local Storage Operator will attempt to find matching disks on all available nodes.

   3

   The volume mode, either Filesystem or Block, defining the type of the local volumes.

   4

   The file system that is created when the local volume is mounted for the first time.

   5

   The path containing a list of local storage devices to choose from.

   6

   Replace this value with your actual local disks filepath to the LocalVolume resource by-id, such as /dev/disk/by-id/wwn. PVs are created for these local disks when the provisioner is deployed successfully.

   Note

   A raw block volume (volumeMode: block) is not formatted with a file system. You should use this mode only if any application running on the pod can use raw block devices.

   Example: Block

   apiVersion: "local.storage.openshift.io/v1"
   kind: "LocalVolume"
   metadata:
     name: "local-disks"
     namespace: "openshift-local-storage" 1
   spec:
     nodeSelector: 2
       nodeSelectorTerms:
       - matchExpressions:
           - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
             operator: In
             values:
             - ip-10-0-136-143
             - ip-10-0-140-255
             - ip-10-0-144-180
     storageClassDevices:
       - storageClassName: "localblock-sc"
         volumeMode: Block  3
         devicePaths: 4
           - /path/to/device 5

   1

   The namespace where the Local Storage Operator is installed.

   2

   Optional: A node selector containing a list of nodes where the local storage volumes are attached. This example uses the node hostnames, obtained from oc get node. If a value is not defined, then the Local Storage Operator will attempt to find matching disks on all available nodes.

   3

   The volume mode, either Filesystem or Block, defining the type of the local volumes.

   4

   The path containing a list of local storage devices to choose from.

   5

   Replace this value with your actual local disks filepath to the LocalVolume resource by-id, such as dev/disk/by-id/wwn. PVs are created for these local disks when the provisioner is deployed successfully.

2. Create the local volume resource in your OpenShift Container Platform cluster, specifying the file you just created:

   $ oc create -f <local-volume>.yaml

3. Verify that the provisioner was created, and that the corresponding daemon sets were created:

   $ oc get all -n openshift-local-storage

   Example output

   NAME                                          READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
   pod/local-disks-local-provisioner-h97hj       1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-disks-local-provisioner-j4mnn       1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-disks-local-provisioner-kbdnx       1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-disks-local-diskmaker-ldldw         1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-disks-local-diskmaker-lvrv4         1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-disks-local-diskmaker-phxdq         1/1     Running   0          46m
   pod/local-storage-operator-54564d9988-vxvhx   1/1     Running   0          47m
   
   NAME                              TYPE        CLUSTER-IP       EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)     AGE
   service/local-storage-operator    ClusterIP   172.30.49.90     <none>        60000/TCP   47m
   
   NAME                                           DESIRED   CURRENT   READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   NODE SELECTOR   AGE
   daemonset.apps/local-disks-local-provisioner   3         3         3       3            3           <none>          46m
   daemonset.apps/local-disks-local-diskmaker     3         3         3       3            3           <none>          46m
   
   NAME                                     READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
   deployment.apps/local-storage-operator   1/1     1            1           47m
   
   NAME                                                DESIRED   CURRENT   READY   AGE
   replicaset.apps/local-storage-operator-54564d9988   1         1         1       47m

   Note the desired and current number of daemon set processes. If the desired count is 0, it indicates that the label selectors were invalid.

4. Verify that the persistent volumes were created:

   $ oc get pv

   Example output

   NAME                CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS      CLAIM   STORAGECLASS   REASON   AGE
   local-pv-1cec77cf   100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           local-sc                88m
   local-pv-2ef7cd2a   100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           local-sc                82m
   local-pv-3fa1c73    100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           local-sc                48m

Procedure

1. Define the PV. Create a file, such as example-pv-filesystem.yaml or example-pv-block.yaml, with the PersistentVolume object definition. This resource must define the nodes and paths to the local volumes.

   Note

   Do not use different storage class names for the same device. Doing so will create multiple PVs.

   example-pv-filesystem.yaml

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolume
   metadata:
     name: example-pv-filesystem
   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: 100Gi
     volumeMode: Filesystem 1
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
     persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Delete
     storageClassName: local-storage 2
     local:
       path: /dev/xvdf 3
     nodeAffinity:
       required:
         nodeSelectorTerms:
         - matchExpressions:
           - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
             operator: In
             values:
             - example-node

   1

   The volume mode, either Filesystem or Block, that defines the type of PVs.

   2

   The name of the storage class to use when creating PV resources. Use a storage class that uniquely identifies this set of PVs.

   3

   The path containing a list of local storage devices to choose from.

   Note

   A raw block volume (volumeMode: block) is not formatted with a file system. Use this mode only if any application running on the pod can use raw block devices.

   example-pv-block.yaml

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolume
   metadata:
     name: example-pv-block
   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: 100Gi
     volumeMode: Block 1
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
     persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Delete
     storageClassName: local-storage 2
     local:
       path: /dev/xvdf 3
     nodeAffinity:
       required:
         nodeSelectorTerms:
         - matchExpressions:
           - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
             operator: In
             values:
             - example-node

   1

   The volume mode, either Filesystem or Block, that defines the type of PVs.

   2

   The name of the storage class to use when creating PV resources. Be sure to use a storage class that uniquely identifies this set of PVs.

   3

   The path containing a list of local storage devices to choose from.

2. Create the PV resource in your OpenShift Container Platform cluster. Specify the file you just created:

   $ oc create -f <example-pv>.yaml

3. Verify that the local PV was created:

   $ oc get pv

   Example output

   NAME                    CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS      CLAIM                STORAGECLASS    REASON   AGE
   example-pv-filesystem   100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available                        local-storage            3m47s
   example-pv1             1Gi        RWO            Delete           Bound       local-storage/pvc1   local-storage            12h
   example-pv2             1Gi        RWO            Delete           Bound       local-storage/pvc2   local-storage            12h
   example-pv3             1Gi        RWO            Delete           Bound       local-storage/pvc3   local-storage            12h

Procedure

1. Create the PVC using the corresponding storage class:

   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   apiVersion: v1
   metadata:
     name: local-pvc-name 1
   spec:
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
     volumeMode: Filesystem 2
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: 100Gi 3
     storageClassName: local-sc 4

   1

   Name of the PVC.

   2

   The type of the PVC. Defaults to Filesystem.

   3

   The amount of storage available to the PVC.

   4

   Name of the storage class required by the claim.

2. Create the PVC in the OpenShift Container Platform cluster, specifying the file you just created:

   $ oc create -f <local-pvc>.yaml

Procedure

1. Include the defined claim in the resource spec. The following example declares the persistent volume claim inside a pod:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   spec:
     ...
     containers:
       volumeMounts:
       - name: local-disks 1
         mountPath: /data 2
     volumes:
     - name: localpvc
       persistentVolumeClaim:
         claimName: local-pvc-name 3

   1

   The name of the volume to mount.

   2

   The path inside the pod where the volume is mounted. Do not mount to the container root, /, or any path that is the same in the host and the container. This can corrupt your host system if the container is sufficiently privileged, such as the host /dev/pts files. It is safe to mount the host by using /host.

   3

   The name of the existing persistent volume claim to use.

2. Create the resource in the OpenShift Container Platform cluster, specifying the file you just created:

   $ oc create -f <local-pod>.yaml

Procedure

1. To enable automatic discovery of local devices from the web console:

   1. In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Operators Installed Operators and click on the Local Volume Discovery tab.
   2. Click Create Local Volume Discovery.

   3. Select either All nodes or Select nodes, depending on whether you want to discover available disks on all or specific nodes.

      Note

      Only worker nodes are available, regardless of whether you filter using All nodes or Select nodes.

   4. Click Create.

1. To display a continuous list of available devices on a node:

   1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
   2. Navigate to Compute Nodes.
   3. Click the node name that you want to open. The "Node Details" page is displayed.

   4. Select the Disks tab to display the list of the selected devices.

      The device list updates continuously as local disks are added or removed. You can filter the devices by name, status, type, model, capacity, and mode.

2. To automatically provision local volumes for the discovered devices from the web console:

   1. Navigate to Operators Installed Operators and select Local Storage from the list of Operators.
   2. Select Local Volume Set Create Local Volume Set.
   3. Enter a volume set name and a storage class name.

   4. Choose All nodes or Select nodes to apply filters accordingly.

      Note

      Only worker nodes are available, regardless of whether you filter using All nodes or Select nodes.

   5. Select the disk type, mode, size, and limit you want to apply to the local volume set, and click Create.

      A message displays after several minutes, indicating that the "Operator reconciled successfully."

3. Alternatively, to provision local volumes for the discovered devices from the CLI:

   1. Create an object YAML file to define the local volume set, such as local-volume-set.yaml, as shown in the following example:

      apiVersion: local.storage.openshift.io/v1alpha1
      kind: LocalVolumeSet
      metadata:
        name: example-autodetect
      spec:
        nodeSelector:
          nodeSelectorTerms:
            - matchExpressions:
                - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
                  operator: In
                  values:
                    - worker-0
                    - worker-1
        storageClassName: example-storageclass 1
        volumeMode: Filesystem
        fsType: ext4
        maxDeviceCount: 10
        deviceInclusionSpec:
          deviceTypes: 2
            - disk
            - part
          deviceMechanicalProperties:
            - NonRotational
          minSize: 10G
          maxSize: 100G
          models:
            - SAMSUNG
            - Crucial_CT525MX3
          vendors:
            - ATA
            - ST2000LM

      1

      Determines the storage class that is created for persistent volumes that are provisioned from discovered devices.

      2

      When using the local volume set feature, the Local Storage Operator does not support the use of logical volume management (LVM) devices.

   2. Create the local volume set object:

      $ oc apply -f local-volume-set.yaml

   3. Verify that the local persistent volumes were dynamically provisioned based on the storage class:

      $ oc get pv

      Example output

      NAME                CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   RECLAIM POLICY   STATUS      CLAIM   STORAGECLASS           REASON   AGE
      local-pv-1cec77cf   100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           example-storageclass            88m
      local-pv-2ef7cd2a   100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           example-storageclass            82m
      local-pv-3fa1c73    100Gi      RWO            Delete           Available           example-storageclass            48m

1. Modify the YAML file that defines the Pod and add the LocalVolume spec, as shown in the following example:

     apiVersion: "local.storage.openshift.io/v1"
     kind: "LocalVolume"
     metadata:
       name: "local-disks"
       namespace: "openshift-local-storage"
     spec:
       tolerations:
         - key: localstorage 1
           operator: Equal 2
           value: "localstorage" 3
       storageClassDevices:
           - storageClassName: "localblock-sc"
             volumeMode: Block 4
             devicePaths: 5
               - /dev/xvdg

   1

   Specify the key that you added to the node.

   2

   Specify the Equal operator to require the key/value parameters to match. If operator is Exists, the system checks that the key exists and ignores the value. If operator is Equal, then the key and value must match.

   3

   Specify the value local of the tainted node.

   4

   The volume mode, either Filesystem or Block, defining the type of the local volumes.

   5

   The path containing a list of local storage devices to choose from.

2. Optional: To create local persistent volumes on only tainted nodes, modify the YAML file and add the LocalVolume spec, as shown in the following example:

   spec:
     tolerations:
       - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
         operator: Exists

Procedure

1. Create an object definition for the PV:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolume
   metadata:
     name: pv0001 1
   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: 5Gi 2
     accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce 3
     nfs: 4
       path: /tmp 5
       server: 172.17.0.2 6
     persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain 7

   1

   The name of the volume. This is the PV identity in various oc <command> pod commands.

   2

   The amount of storage allocated to this volume.

   3

   Though this appears to be related to controlling access to the volume, it is actually used similarly to labels and used to match a PVC to a PV. Currently, no access rules are enforced based on the accessModes.

   4

   The volume type being used, in this case the nfs plug-in.

   5

   The path that is exported by the NFS server.

   6

   The hostname or IP address of the NFS server.

   7

   The reclaim policy for the PV. This defines what happens to a volume when released.

   Note

   Each NFS volume must be mountable by all schedulable nodes in the cluster.

2. Verify that the PV was created:

   $ oc get pv

   Example output

   NAME     LABELS    CAPACITY     ACCESSMODES   STATUS      CLAIM  REASON    AGE
   pv0001   <none>    5Gi          RWO           Available                    31s

3. Create a persistent volume claim that binds to the new PV:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   metadata:
     name: nfs-claim1
   spec:
     accessModes:
       - ReadWriteOnce 1
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: 5Gi 2
     volumeName: pv0001
     storageClassName: ""

   1

   The access modes do not enforce security, but rather act as labels to match a PV to a PVC.

   2

   This claim looks for PVs offering 5Gi or greater capacity.

4. Verify that the persistent volume claim was created:

   $ oc get pvc

   Example output

   NAME         STATUS   VOLUME   CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
   nfs-claim1   Bound    pv0001   5Gi        RWO                           2m

Procedure

1. Create the virtual machine disks. Virtual machine disks (VMDKs) must be created manually before statically provisioning VMware vSphere volumes. Use either of the following methods:

   • Create using vmkfstools. Access ESX through Secure Shell (SSH) and then use following command to create a VMDK volume:

     $ vmkfstools -c <size> /vmfs/volumes/<datastore-name>/volumes/<disk-name>.vmdk

   • Create using vmware-diskmanager:

     $ shell vmware-vdiskmanager -c -t 0 -s <size> -a lsilogic <disk-name>.vmdk

2. Create a persistent volume that references the VMDKs. Create a file, pv1.yaml, with the PersistentVolume object definition:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolume
   metadata:
     name: pv1 1
   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: 1Gi 2
     accessModes:
       - ReadWriteOnce
     persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
     vsphereVolume: 3
       volumePath: "[datastore1] volumes/myDisk"  4
       fsType: ext4  5

   1

   The name of the volume. This name is how it is identified by persistent volume claims or pods.

   2

   The amount of storage allocated to this volume.

   3

   The volume type used, with vsphereVolume for vSphere volumes. The label is used to mount a vSphere VMDK volume into pods. The contents of a volume are preserved when it is unmounted. The volume type supports VMFS and VSAN datastore.

   4

   The existing VMDK volume to use. If you used vmkfstools, you must enclose the datastore name in square brackets, [], in the volume definition, as shown previously.

   5

   The file system type to mount. For example, ext4, xfs, or other file systems.

   Important

   Changing the value of the fsType parameter after the volume is formatted and provisioned can result in data loss and pod failure.

3. Create the PersistentVolume object from the file:

   $ oc create -f pv1.yaml

4. Create a persistent volume claim that maps to the persistent volume you created in the previous step. Create a file, pvc1.yaml, with the PersistentVolumeClaim object definition:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
   metadata:
     name: pvc1 1
   spec:
     accessModes:
       - ReadWriteOnce 2
     resources:
      requests:
        storage: "1Gi" 3
     volumeName: pv1 4

   1

   A unique name that represents the persistent volume claim.

   2

   The access mode of the persistent volume claim. With ReadWriteOnce, the volume can be mounted with read and write permissions by a single node.

   3

   The size of the persistent volume claim.

   4

   The name of the existing persistent volume.

5. Create the PersistentVolumeClaim object from the file:

   $ oc create -f pvc1.yaml