HPE Storage for
Kubernetes
Michael Mattsson, Principal Tech Marketing Engineer @datamattsson
Eric Forgette, Distinguished Technologist @eric4jet
KubeCon 2018: RevB

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HPE Storage for Kubernetes
Overview Future Workshop
http://bit.ly/HPEStorageKubeConUS18

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Primary Storage
Current platforms that supports Kubernetes
HPE Nimble Storage
– General purpose Enterprise
– iSCSI/FC
– Effortless to scale and manage
HPE Cloud Volumes
– Cloud-native Enterprise
– iSCSI service for AWS/Azure
– Seamless integration with Nimble
HPE 3PAR StoreServ
– Mission-critical Enterprise
– iSCSI/FC*
– Flexible to scale and manage
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HPE
Cloud Volumes
* = NFS/CIFS through FilePersona

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Container
orchestrator
Storage
integration
Common controls for persistent storage
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---
DriverName: MyHPEDriver
OptionMap:
Size: "64"
Option1: "Parameter"
Option2: "Parameter"
HPE storage
system
Volumes
User

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Persistent Storage platform for Kubernetes
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HPE Docker Volume plugins
Plugin Unix Socket
Docker Volume API
FlexVolume Driver Provisioner Open APIs + HPE Storage open-source software*
*https://github.com/hpe-storage/dory
Platform specific integration
FlexVolume plugin
HPE
Cloud Volumes

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Dynamic Provisioning for Kubernetes
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolume
metadata:
name: gold-UUID
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
capacity:
storage: 500Gi
flexVolume:
driver: hpe.com/driver
options:
option: "value"
storageClassName: gold
Dynamic Provisioner
---
kind: StorageClass
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
name: gold
provisioner: hpe.com/driver
parameters:
option: "value"
Cluster Administrator Namespace User
---
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: my-pvc
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 500Gi
storageClassName: gold
Bound

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AccessModes for PVCs
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Kubernetes
Kernel
Containers
VFS
External Storage
ReadWriteOnce
RWO All traditional block storage over
FC/iSCSI/SAS/IB etc.
Kubernetes
Kernel
Containers
VFS
External Storage
Kernel
Containers
VFS
ReadOnlyMany
ROX Read-only access, similar to RWX
Kubernetes
Kernel
Containers
VFS
External Storage
Kernel
Containers
VFS
ReadWriteMany
RWX
Dominantly NFS and distributed
storage, such as Gluster & CEPH

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HPE Nimble Storage
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Lifecycle
Highly-available, volume scoping, user-defined
descriptions, control remove and detach behavior.
Performance Controls
Performance Polices
QoS Limits – IOPS and Throughput
Volume Placement
Pools and Folders
Protection Templates
Snapshot schedules and retention
Array-to-array and HPE Cloud Volumes
Security
Encrypt data at rest
Set mount point UNIX permissions
Provisioning
Specify thin or thick provisioning
Up to 127TB Volumes – default size 10GB
Dedupe & Compression
Variable block size
Zero-Copy Clones
Reuse data from production containers
Volume Import
Seamless data migration
Clone Nimble volume in a Docker Volume
description: "My Description"
destroyOnRm: "true"
destroyOnDetach: "true"
Parameters
perfPolicy: "SQL Server"
limitIOPS: "32000"
limitMBPS: "512"
pool: "allflash"
folder: "My Tenant"
protectionTemplate: "my-prot-1"
restore: "true"
reverseRepl: "true"
encryption: "true"
fsOwner: "8192:500"
fsMode: "0755"
thick: "true"
sizeInGiB: "4000"
dedupe: "true"
cloneOf: "MyDockerVol1"
snapshot: "MySnapshot"
createSnapshot: "true"
importVol: "MyNimbleVol1"
importVolAsClone: "MyNimbleVol1"
snapshot: "MySnapshot"Legacy Docker

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HPE 3PAR StoreServ
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Lifecycle
Highly-available, volume scoping, user-defined
descriptions, control remove and detach behavior.
Performance Controls
Performance Polices
QoS Limits – IOPS and Throughput
Volume Placement
Pools and Folders
Protection Templates
Snapshot schedules and retention
Array-to-array and HPE Cloud Volumes
Security
Encrypt data at rest
Set mount point UNIX permissions
Provisioning
Specify thin or thick provisioning
Up to 127TB Volumes – default size 10GB
Dedupe & Compression
Variable block size
Zero-Copy Clones
Reuse data from production containers
Volume Import
Seamless data migration
Clone Nimble volume in a Docker Volume
expirationHours: "12"
retentionHours: "24"
Parameters
qos_name: "my_vvset_name"
flash-cache: "enabled"
backend: "My Backend"
scheduleFrequency: "5 * * * *"
scheduleName: "My Name"
snapshotPrefix: "My Prefix"
fsOwner: "8192:500"
fsMode: "0755"
size: "4000"
provisioning: "thin"
compression: "true"
provisioning: "dedup"
cloneOf: "MyDockerVol1"
virtualCopyOf: "MyDockerVol1"
importVol: "My3PARVol1"
Legacy Docker

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HPE Cloud Volumes
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Feature
Lifecycle
Highly-available, volume scoping, user-defined
descriptions, control remove and detach behavior.
Performance Controls
Performance Polices
QoS Limits – IOPS and Throughput
Volume Placement
Pools and Folders
Protection Templates
Snapshot schedules and retention
Array-to-array and HPE Cloud Volumes
Security
Encrypt data at rest
Set mount point UNIX permissions
Provisioning
Specify thin or thick provisioning
Up to 127TB Volumes – default size 10GB
Zero-Copy Clones
Reuse data from production containers
Volume Import
Seamless data migration
Clone Nimble volume in a Docker Volume
description: "My Description"
destroyOnRm: "true"
destroyOnDetach: "true"
Parameters
perfPolicy: "SQL Server"
limitIOPS: "32000"
volumeType: "PF"
protectionTemplate: "hourly:24"
encryption: "true"
fsOwner: "8192:500"
fsMode: "0755"
sizeInGiB: "4000"
cloneOf: "MyDockerVol1"
snapshot: "MySnapshot"
createSnapshot: "true"
importVol: "MyCloudVol1"
importVolAsClone: "MyCloudVol1"
snapshot: "MySnapshot"Legacy Docker
HPE
Cloud Volumes

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HPE Nimble Kube Storage Controller
Advanced policy-based provisioning
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---
kind: StorageClass
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
name: gold
provisioner: hpe.com/nimble
parameters:
allowOverrides: "perfPolicy,encryption"
perfPolicy: "Default"
encryption: "false"
limitIOPS: "5000"
protectionTemplate: "Hourly48-Cloud96"
description: "HPE Nimble AF60"
Cluster Administrator Namespace User
---
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: my-pvc
annotations:
hpe.com/perfPolicy: "SQL Server"
hpe.com/encryption: "true"
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 500Gi
storageClassName: gold

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HPE Nimble Kube Storage Controller
Self-service Zero-Copy clones of PVCs
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Namespace User
---
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: my-clone
annotations:
hpe.com/cloneOfPVC: "my-pvc"
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 500Gi
storageClassName: gold
Namespace User
---
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: my-pvc
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 500Gi
storageClassName: gold

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Use cases for persistent storage
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Lift and shift
– LAMP apps, ERP systems
– From VMs or bare-metal
CaaS
– Self-service for developers
– Secure and predictable
– Jenkins, Microsoft® VSTS, CircleCI
– Release more, faster, and better
DevOps CI/CD pipelines
– Atlassian Tools, ELK stack, LAMP apps
– Simplified security—easy to manage
IT operations
Build Ship Run
Apps
ABC XYZ

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Certifications and Community Contributions
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Docker Volume Plugins
HPE 3PAR
HPE Nimble Storage
HPE Cloud Volumes
Dynamic Provisioner
FlexVolume Driver
Open Source Projects
Dory
https://github.com/hpe-storage/dory
Nemo
https://github.com/NimbleStorage/Nemo

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Future

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Forward-looking statements
This is a rolling (up to three year) roadmap and is subject to change without notice.
This document contains forward looking statements regarding future operations, product
development, product capabilities and availability dates. This information is subject to
substantial uncertainties and is subject to change at any time without prior notification
Statements contained in this document concerning these matters only reflect Hewlett
Packard Enterprises predictions and/or expectations as of the date of this document and
actual results and future plans of Hewlett Packard Enterprise may differ significantly as a
result of, among other things, changes in product strategy resulting from technological,
internal corporate, market and other changes This is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code or functionality and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Please reach out to us for a
separate briefing on forward
looking statements
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Workshop
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Workshop Overview
– Setup
– Ubuntu 18.04 VM, root and Internet access
– Install OpenZFS
– Install Kubernetes
– Deploy Nemo
– Tutorial Overview
– Create a StorageClass or two
– Create a Persistent Volume Claim
– Deploy a Workload with a PVC
– Inspecting a Workload
– Clone a PVC and start another Workload
– Cleanup
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Bye!
See you at KubeCon!