Ceph CSI
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This repo contains the Ceph Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver for RBD, CephFS and Kubernetes sidecar deployment YAMLs to support CSI functionality: provisioner, attacher, resizer, driver-registrar and snapshotter.
Overview
Ceph CSI plugins implement an interface between a CSI-enabled Container Orchestrator (CO) and Ceph clusters. They enable dynamically provisioning Ceph volumes and attaching them to workloads.
Independent CSI plugins are provided to support RBD and CephFS backed volumes,
- For details about configuration and deployment of RBD plugin, please refer rbd doc and for CephFS plugin configuration and deployment please refer cephFS doc.
- For example usage of the RBD and CephFS CSI plugins, see examples in
examples/. - Stale resource cleanup, please refer cleanup doc.
NOTE:
- Ceph CSI
Arm64support is experimental.
Project status
Status: GA
Known to work CO platforms
Ceph CSI drivers are currently developed and tested exclusively in Kubernetes environments.
| Ceph CSI Version | Container Orchestrator Name | Version Tested |
|---|---|---|
| devel (v3.18.0) | Kubernetes | v1.34, v1.35, v1.36 |
| v3.17.0 | Kubernetes | v1.33, v1.34, v1.35 |
| v3.16.2 | Kubernetes | v1.32, v1.33, v1.34 |
| v3.16.1 | Kubernetes | v1.32, v1.33, v1.34 |
| v3.16.0 | Kubernetes | v1.32, v1.33, v1.34 |
There is work in progress to make this CO-independent and thus support other orchestration environments (Nomad, Mesos..etc).
NOTE:
The supported window of Ceph CSI versions is "N.(x-1)": (N (Latest major release) . (x (Latest minor release) - 1)).
For example, if the Ceph CSI latest major version is 3.9.0 today, support is
provided for the versions above 3.8.0. If users are running an unsupported
Ceph CSI version, they will be asked to upgrade when requesting support.
Support Matrix
Ceph-CSI features and available versions
Please refer rbd nbd mounter for its support details.
| Plugin | Features | Feature Status | CSI Driver Version | CSI Spec Version | Ceph Cluster Version | Kubernetes Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBD | Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWO volume | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWX volume | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.5.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWO volume | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.5.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Provision File Mode ROX volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision File Mode ROX volume from another volume | Alpha | >= v3.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Provision Block Mode ROX volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision Block Mode ROX volume from another volume | Alpha | >= v3.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Creating and deleting snapshot | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision volume from snapshot | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision volume from another volume | GA | >= v1.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Expand volume | Beta | >= v2.0.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.15.0 | |
| Volume/PV Metrics of File Mode Volume | GA | >= v1.2.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.15.0 | |
| Volume/PV Metrics of Block Mode Volume | GA | >= v1.2.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.21.0 | |
| Topology Aware Provisioning Support | Alpha | >= v2.1.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| RBD-NBD QoS by VolumeAttributesClass | Alpha | >= v3.17.0 | >= v1.12.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.34.0 | |
| CephFS | Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWO volume | GA | >= v1.1.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWX volume | GA | >= v1.1.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode ROX volume | Alpha | >= v3.0.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.5.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Creating and deleting snapshot | GA | >= v3.1.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Creating and deleting volume group snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.11.0 | >= v1.9.0 | Squid (>=v19.0.0) | >= v1.31.0 | |
| Provision volume from snapshot | GA | >= v3.1.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision volume from another volume | GA | >= v3.1.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Expand volume | Beta | >= v2.0.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.15.0 | |
| Volume/PV Metrics of File Mode Volume | GA | >= v1.2.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.15.0 | |
| NFS | Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWO volume | Alpha | >= v3.6.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWX volume | Alpha | >= v3.6.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode ROX volume | Alpha | >= v3.6.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.6.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Expand volume | Alpha | >= v3.7.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.15.0 | |
| Creating and deleting snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.7.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.7.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision volume from another volume | Alpha | >= v3.7.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Modify volume parameters with ControllerModifyVolume | Alpha | >= v3.17.0 | >= v1.12.0 | Pacific (>=v16.2.0) | >= v1.34.0 | |
| NVMe-oF | Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWO volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWX volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision Block mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWO volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.14.0 | |
| Dynamically provision, de-provision File mode RWOP volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.5.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.22.0 | |
| Provision File Mode ROX volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision File Mode ROX volume from another volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Provision Block Mode ROX volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.17.0 | |
| Provision Block Mode ROX volume from another volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.16.0 | |
| Expand volume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.1.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.33.0 | |
| Creating and deleting snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.16.1 | >= v1.1.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.33.0 | |
| Provision volume from snapshot | Alpha | >= v3.16.1 | >= v1.1.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.33.0 | |
| Modify volume parameters with ControllerModifyVolume | Alpha | >= v3.16.0 | >= v1.12.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.34.0 | |
| Secure authentication between host and gateway (DH-CHAP) | Alpha | >= v3.17.0 | >= v1.0.0 | Tentacle (>=v20.2.0) | >= v1.34.0 |
NOTE: The Alpha status reflects possible non-backward
compatible changes in the future, and is thus not recommended
for production use.
CSI spec and Kubernetes version compatibility
Please refer to the matrix in the Kubernetes documentation.
Ceph CSI Container images and release compatibility
| Ceph CSI Release/Branch | Container image name | Image Tag |
|---|---|---|
| devel (Branch) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | canary |
| v3.17.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.17.0 |
| v3.16.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.16.2 |
| v3.16.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.16.1 |
| v3.16.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.16.0 |
| Deprecated Ceph CSI Release/Branch | Container image name | Image Tag |
|---|---|---|
| v3.15.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.15.1 |
| v3.15.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.15.0 |
| v3.14.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.14.2 |
| v3.14.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.14.1 |
| v3.14.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.14.0 |
| v3.13.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.13.1 |
| v3.13.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.13.0 |
| v3.12.3 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.12.3 |
| v3.12.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.12.2 |
| v3.12.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.12.1 |
| v3.12.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.12.0 |
| v3.11.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.11.0 |
| v3.10.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.10.2 |
| v3.10.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.10.1 |
| v3.10.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.10.0 |
| v3.9.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.9.0 |
| v3.8.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.8.1 |
| v3.8.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.8.0 |
| v3.7.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.7.2 |
| v3.7.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.7.1 |
| v3.7.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.7.0 |
| v3.6.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.6.1 |
| v3.6.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.6.0 |
| v3.5.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.5.1 |
| v3.5.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.5.0 |
| v3.4.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.4.0 |
| v3.3.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.3.1 |
| v3.3.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.3.0 |
| v3.2.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.2.2 |
| v3.2.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.2.1 |
| v3.2.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.2.0 |
| v3.1.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.1.2 |
| v3.1.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.1.1 |
| v3.1.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.1.0 |
| v3.0.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v3.0.0 |
| v2.1.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v2.1.2 |
| v2.1.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v2.1.1 |
| v2.1.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v2.1.0 |
| v2.0.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v2.0.1 |
| v2.0.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v2.0.0 |
| v1.2.2 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v1.2.2 |
| v1.2.1 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v1.2.1 |
| v1.2.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v1.2.0 |
| v1.1.0 (Release) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi | v1.1.0 |
| v1.0.0 (Branch) | quay.io/cephcsi/cephfsplugin | v1.0.0 |
| v1.0.0 (Branch) | quay.io/cephcsi/rbdplugin | v1.0.0 |
Contributing to this repo
Please follow development-guide and coding style guidelines if you are interested to contribute to this repo.
Troubleshooting
Please submit an issue at: Issues
Weekly Bug Triage call
We conduct weekly bug triage calls at our slack channel on Tuesdays. More details are available here
Dev standup
A regular dev standup takes place every Monday at
12:00 PM UTC Convert to your local
timezone by executing command date -d "12:00 UTC" on terminal
Any changes to the meeting schedule will be added to the agenda doc.
Anyone who wants to discuss the direction of the project, design and implementation reviews, or general questions with the broader community is welcome and encouraged to join.
- Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/vit-qdhw-nyh
- Current agenda
Contact
Please use the following to reach members of the community:
- Slack: Join the #ceph-csi channel on the ceph Slack to discuss anything related to this project. You can join the Slack by this invite link