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Mastering Kubernetes

You're reading from   Mastering Kubernetes Level up your container orchestration skills with Kubernetes to build, run, secure, and observe large-scale distributed apps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839211256
Length 642 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Gigi Sayfan Gigi Sayfan
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Understanding Kubernetes Architecture 2. Creating Kubernetes Clusters FREE CHAPTER 3. High Availability and Reliability 4. Securing Kubernetes 5. Using Kubernetes Resources in Practice 6. Managing Storage 7. Running Stateful Applications with Kubernetes 8. Deploying and Updating Applications 9. Packaging Applications 10. Exploring Advanced Networking 11. Running Kubernetes on Multiple Clouds and Cluster Federation 12. Serverless Computing on Kubernetes 13. Monitoring Kubernetes Clusters 14. Utilizing Service Meshes 15. Extending Kubernetes 16. The Future of Kubernetes 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Integrating enterprise storage into Kubernetes

If you have an existing Storage Area Network (SAN) exposed over the iSCSI interface, Kubernetes has a volume plugin for you. It follows the same model as other shared persistent storage plugins we've seen earlier. It supports the following features:

  • Connect to one portal
  • Mount a device directly or via multipathd
  • Format and partition any new device
  • Authenticate via CHAP

You must configure the iSCSI initiator, but you don't have to provide any initiator information. All you need to provide is the following:

  • The IP address of the iSCSI target and port (if not the default 3260)
  • The target's iqn (an iSCSI-qualified name) – typically the reversed domain name
  • LUN – the logical unit number
  • The filesystem type
  • A read-only Boolean flag

The iSCSI plugin supports ReadWriteOnce and ReadonlyMany. Note that you can't partition your device...

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