Dynamically Provisioning a VolumeSnapshot

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This section describes how to dynamically provision a VolumeSnapshot using Huawei CSI.

Prerequisites

The source PVC exists, and the backend where the PVC resides supports VolumeSnapshot creation.

Creating a Snapshot for a Volume

The following is an example of the VolumeSnapshot configuration file:

apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: VolumeSnapshot
metadata:
 name: mysnapshot
spec:
 volumeSnapshotClassName: mysnapclass
 source:
 persistentVolumeClaimName: mypvc

You can modify the parameters according to Table 1 .

Table 1 VolumeSnapshot parameters

Parameter

Pre-provisioning a VolumeSnapshot

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This section describes how to pre-provision a VolumeSnapshot using Huawei CSI.

Prerequisites

A source VolumeSnapshot has been created on the Huawei storage device, and the created snapshot name can be obtained.

Creating a VolumeSnapshot Entity

The following is an example of the VolumeSnapshotContent file:

apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: VolumeSnapshotContent
metadata:
 name: mysnapshotcontent
spec:
 deletionPolicy: Retain
 driver: csi.huawei.com
 volumeSnapshotRef:
 apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
 kind: VolumeSnapshot
 name: mysnapshot
 namespace: default
 source:
 snapshotHandle: mybackend.1.snapshot_001
 volumeSnapshotClassName: "mysnapclass"

You can modify the parameters according to Table 1 .

Configuring a VolumeSnapshot on Huawei

Dynamically Provisioning a VolumeSnapshot

Prerequisites

Creating a Snapshot for a Volume

Pre-provisioning a VolumeSnapshot

Prerequisites

Creating a VolumeSnapshot Entity