💾 CKA Storage

Storage & Volumes

Learn how to manage persistent storage in Kubernetes. Master volume provisioning, snapshots, and data persistence strategies.

Prerequisites

What You Should Know Before Starting

Essential knowledge for working with Storage and Volumes

  • Understanding of Pods and Deployments
  • Basic knowledge of storage concepts
  • Experience with kubectl commands
  • Understanding of Kubernetes resources

Learning Topics

Persistent Volumes

3-4 hours

Managing persistent storage in Kubernetes clusters

Learning Objectives:

  • •PV Lifecycle
  • •Storage Classes
  • •Access Modes
  • •Reclaim Policies
  • •Volume Binding

Persistent Volume Claims

2-3 hours

Requesting and using persistent storage

Learning Objectives:

  • •PVC Creation
  • •Storage Requests
  • •Access Modes
  • •Binding Process
  • •Status Monitoring

Storage Classes

2-3 hours

Dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes

Learning Objectives:

  • •Dynamic Provisioning
  • •Provisioner Configuration
  • •Parameters
  • •Default Classes
  • •Binding Modes

Volume Snapshots

1-2 hours

Creating and managing volume snapshots

Learning Objectives:

  • •Snapshot Classes
  • •Volume Snapshots
  • •Snapshot Contents
  • •Restore Operations
  • •Backup Strategies

Key Concepts

Persistent Volumes

Cluster-level storage resources that can be provisioned and managed.

  • • Volume lifecycle management
  • • Access modes (RWO, ROX, RWX)
  • • Reclaim policies (Retain, Delete, Recycle)
  • • Storage capacity and limits

Volume Claims

User requests for persistent storage with specific requirements.

  • • Storage size requests
  • • Access mode requirements
  • • Storage class selection
  • • Binding and mounting

Storage Classes

Dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes with different characteristics.

  • • Dynamic volume provisioning
  • • Provisioner configuration
  • • Storage parameters
  • • Default storage classes

Volume Snapshots

Point-in-time copies of persistent volumes for backup and restore.

  • • Snapshot creation and management
  • • Snapshot classes and policies
  • • Restore from snapshots
  • • Backup strategies

Storage Types

Local Storage

Direct access to node storage for high-performance applications.

High Performance

Network Storage

Shared storage accessible from multiple nodes in the cluster.

Shared Access

Cloud Storage

Cloud provider storage services integrated with Kubernetes.

Cloud Native

Ready to Continue?

Master Storage and Volumes, then learn about Security and RBAC for cluster security.

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