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Binding a PVC to a particular PV

Usually, users don't have to worry about underlying storage infrastructure. A user just needs to order required storage using PVC with the size and access mode specified. In some cases, there is a need to bind a PVC to a specific PV. Imagine the following scenario, where your storage infrastructure is complex and you need the storage for your database server to be as fast as possible. It would be good to place it on an SSD storage. In this case, storage administrators can provide you with either an FC or iSCSI-based volume that is backed by SSD drives. The OpenShift administrator may create a specific PV for future usage. On the user side, we will need to bind the newly created PVC to that specific PV. Static ...