11: Kubernetes storage

Storing and retrieving data is critical to most real-world business applications. Fortunately, the Kubernetes persistent volume subsystem lets you connect enterprise-grade storage systems that provide advanced data management services such as backup and recovery, replication, snapshots, and more.

The chapter is divided as follows:

  • The big picture
  • Storage providers
  • The Container Storage Interface (CSI)
  • The Kubernetes persistent volume subsystem
  • Dynamic provisioning with Storage Classes
  • Hands-on

Kubernetes supports a variety of external storage systems. These include enterprise-class storage systems from providers such as EMC, NetApp, and all the major cloud providers. The hands-on examples later in the chapter are designed ...

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