Overview

Kubernetes persistent volumes (PVs) use IBM Storage Ceph CSI driver (Ceph-CSI driver) to dynamically provision for IBM Storage Ceph with Ceph Block Devices (RBD) and Ceph File Systems (CephFS), used with stateful containers.

Important: IBM Storage Ceph CSI driver is only available by request. To use IBM Storage Ceph CSI driver, contact your IBM Sales representative and have them submit a Request for Price Quotations (RPQ) through IBM SCORE.

IBM Storage Ceph CSI driver is based on an open source Ceph project (ceph-csi-driver) that is included as part of IBM storage orchestration for containers. IBM storage orchestration for containers enables enterprises to implement a modern container-driven hybrid multicloud environment that can reduce IT costs and enhance business agility, while continuing to derive value from existing systems.

By using container storage interface (CSI) drivers for IBM Storage Ceph, Kubernetes PVs can be dynamically provisioned for block storage to be used with stateful containers, such as database applications that run in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platforms, Kubernetes clusters, or both. These databases applications include, IBM Db2, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and other database applications.

For more information about volume provisioning with Kubernetes, see Persistent volumes on Kubernetes, on Kubernetes Documentation.