Kubernetes

Before installing Simplyblock for Kubernetes, the Control Plane must be installed and ready-to-use.

The Simplyblock CSI driver can be used with an existing disaggregated cluster, for further information on how to install the CSI driver, see: Install Simplyblock CSI.

However, it is also possible to install a simplyblock storage cluster into an existing kubernetes cluster together with the CSI driver (supporting both Hyper-converged and Disaggregated Kubernetes deployments).

Additionally, it can also be used with a simplyblock storage cluster installed into another Kubernetes cluster, which is dedicated to the storage. In this case, the CSI driver connects from the client Kubernetes clusters to the storage Kubernetes clusters and only consumes the storage.