A few months ago, we introduced ‘Project Karavi’. The first module we introduced, was the ‘Obsevarability’ one, followed by, the ‘Authorization’ one. Today, I’m happy to share, the third module we are releasing: ‘Resiliency’ You see, just like it took VMware years to understand all sort of complex storage resiliency issues and, how to treat them…
A few weeks ago, we released some big updates for the Kubernetes CSI plugin and our storage portfolio This blog post will be focusing on the new PowerScale CSI Driver 1.5 CSI Driver for Dell EMC PowerScale v1.5 supports the following new features: Added support for Kubernetes v1.20 Added support for OpenShift 4.7 with RHEL…
A few months ago, we introduced ‘Project Karavi’. The first module we introduced, was the ‘Obsevarability’ one With the new module we are releasing today, this project has matured to have a new, official name: Container Storage Module! Dell EMC Container Storage Modules (CSM) aims at improving the observability, usability and data mobility for stateful…
Previously, we released the 1.3 CSI driver for the PowerFlex array, you can read all about it here CSI Driver for Dell EMC PowerFlex v1.4 supports the following new features: Added support for Kubernetes v1.20 Added support for OpenShift 4.7 with RHEL and CoreOS worker nodes Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.3…
Previously, we released the 1.5 CSI plugin for the PowerMax array, you can read all about it here but in a nutshell, the 1.5 plugin contained the following features: Added support for OpenShift 4.5/4.6 with RHEL and CoreOS worker nodes Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.9 Added support for Ubuntu 20.04 Added…
Ansible is a popular configuration management software. We have released Ansible Modules for PowerMax, PowerStore, PowerScale and Unity. Ansible Modules for PowerFlex (1.0.0) is the first release for this storage system. Block provisioning operations are key focus for this release. Ansible Modules for Dell EMC PowerFlex The Ansible Modules for Dell EMC PowerFlex allow Data…
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is a virtual appliance that streamlines tools and tasks associated with management and deployment of Dell servers in the virtual environment. To effectively run today’s data centers, you need to manage both physical and virtual infrastructure. This means using multiple disconnected tools and processes to manage your environment, wasting…
ThePowerStore CSI Driver by Dell EMC implement an interface between CSI enabled Container Orchestrator (CO) and Dell EMC Storage Arrays. It is a plug-in that is installed into Kubernetes to provide persistent storage using Dell PowerStore storage system. The CSI Driver for Dell EMC PowerStore and Kubernetes communicate using the Container Storage Interface protocol v 1.2. The…
Modern IT infrastructure is being transformed by Containers. Containers are similar to virtual machines but have relaxed isolation properties to share the operating system. The Container has its own filesystem, CPU, memory and process space. Agile application creation, continuous development, environmental consistency across development, application-centric management, efficient resource allocation and resource isolation are the key…
The traditional application development and deployment models that defined the business of yesteryear has given way to a new wave of flexible and agile applications that allow businesses to quickly respond to the rapidly changing needs of today’s diverse economic and technological landscape. The need to meet the growing needs of the business and the…
