4.3. Persistent storage using Azure File

Procedure

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

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

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     --from-literal=azurestorageaccountkey=<storage-account-key> 

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   The Azure File storage account name.

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   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" 

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   spec:
     capacity:
       storage: "5Gi" 

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     accessModes:
       - "ReadWriteOnce"
     storageClassName: azure-file-sc
     azureFile:
       secretName: <secret-name> 

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       shareName: share-1 

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       readOnly: false

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   The name of the persistent volume.

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   The size of this persistent volume.

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

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   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" 

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   spec:
     accessModes:
       - "ReadWriteOnce"
     resources:
       requests:
         storage: "5Gi" 

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     storageClassName: azure-file-sc 

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     volumeName: "pv0001" 

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   The name of the persistent volume claim.

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   The size of this persistent volume claim.

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

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