[Alpha] GlusterFS CSI ( Container Storage Interface) Driver for Container Orchestrators!

Every Container or Cloud space storage vendor wants a standard interface for an unbiased solution development which then will not require them to have a non-trivial testing matrix . “Container Storage Interface” (CSI) is a proposed new Industry standard for cluster-wide volume plugins. CSI will enable storage vendors (SP) to develop a plugin once and …

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[GlusterFS Dynamic Provisioner] Online Resizing of GlusterFS PVs in kubernetes v>= 1.8 !!!

While the kubernetes storage-sig keeps adding new features in each and every release, we also listen to our user feedback to improve the existing storage interfaces in solving the existing limitations. Previously, the admin had to do proper capacity planning in order to use persistent Volumes as the microservices or the application pods wanted to …

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“Retain” ( PV claim policy) GlusterFS Dynamically Provisioned Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes >=1.8

Since introduction, the dynamic provisioning feature of Kube storage defaulted with reclaim policy as Delete. It was not specific to glusterfs PVs rather common for all PVs which are dynamically provisioned in kube storage. However from kube >= v1.8, we could specify retain policy in storage class! A much-needed functionality in SC for different use …

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