You can try the nfs-client provisioner to dynamically create subdirectories on a single NFS server: https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-storage/tree/master/nfs-client
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 9:55 AM 'Tim Hockin' via Kubernetes user discussion and Q&A <kubernetes-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: > If you pointed them at the same NFS export (server + path) then it's > expected that they would see each other's changes. You can either > create another export on the server or mount a sub-dir of that export > (e.g. export /home, but mount /home/you vs /home/me) or you can use > k8s' `subPath` field on the pods to mount different subdirs. > On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 9:39 AM Stephen Eaton <stephen.ea...@trifork.nl> > wrote: > > > > I tried creating two PV's of 10Gi both pointing at the same NFS of 1TB. > I also create 2 PVCs for the same StorageClass also of 10Gi. > > > > The problem is that when I add a file to on the the PVs the same file is > present on the other PV. > > > > What I would like to be able to do it to create to separate 'partitions' > (or locaigical separation) so that one PV does not share the data of the > other PV - is this possible? > > > > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:52:41 AM UTC+2, Tim Hockin wrote: > >> > >> YOu can create multiple PVs with the same NFS export, as long as that > >> is acceptable to you :) > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 12:51 AM, Qian Zhang <zhq5...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Got it, thanks Tim! > >> > > >> > BTW, is there any best practice to use PV of NFS type? E.g., there is > an NFS > >> > server which has only one export, should admin only create 1 PV for > it? Or > >> > it is also OK to create multiple PVs? > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Qian Zhang > >> > > >> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:32 PM, 'Tim Hockin' via Containers at Google > >> > <google-c...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> If your NFS system supports that, that is one way ti could be done, > yes. > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 12:13 AM, Qian Zhang <zhq5...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> > I am curious how the storage system behind us does the enforcement, > >> >> > e.g., > >> >> > will we let NFS server know the capacity of PV is 1GB, and NFS > server > >> >> > can > >> >> > guarantee the pod using that PV can not write more than 1GB? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks, > >> >> > Qian Zhang > >> >> > > >> >> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM, 'Tim Hockin' via Containers at > Google > >> >> > <google-c...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Nobody enforces it yet (well, WE don't, but the storage system > behind > >> >> >> us might). It's a way to match user needs (PVC) to available > >> >> >> resources (PV). > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > why does user need to define the PVC's capacity when creating > the > >> >> >> > PVC? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If the user needs 100GB and I give them a PV with 2 GB, they will > not > >> >> >> be happy. They have to specify how much they nee so we can bind > (or > >> >> >> provision) a PV for them. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:54 PM, Qian Zhang <zhq5...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > Yeah, actually I am also a bit confused about the capacity user > >> >> >> > defined > >> >> >> > in > >> >> >> > PV and PVC, who will be responsible for enforcing it? E.g., I > have an > >> >> >> > NFS > >> >> >> > server which has 10GB free, and I create a PV (1GB) and PVC > (1GB), > >> >> >> > and > >> >> >> > create a pod uses that PVC. So in the pod, can I only write 1GB > into > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > mounted NFS directory? If so, who enforces it? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > And if a PV can only be used by a single PVC, why does user > need to > >> >> >> > define > >> >> >> > the PVC's capacity when creating the PVC? I think we should not > ask > >> >> >> > user > >> >> >> > to > >> >> >> > define it, i.e., all the capacity of the PV should be used. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Thanks, > >> >> >> > Qian Zhang > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:45 PM, 'Tim Hockin' via Containers at > Google > >> >> >> > <google-c...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> A PV uses a single backing medium, but multiple PVs might > share that > >> >> >> >> medium. Consider "thin" block devices which allocate actual > space > >> >> >> >> on > >> >> >> >> demand. You might over-commit your storage system. Consider > NFS > >> >> >> >> which can have multiple exports on the same filesystem. You > might > >> >> >> >> over-commit your NFS server. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Not saying it's a great idea, just that it is possible. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:40 PM, Qian Zhang < > zhq5...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > Thanks Tim! So a PV can only be used by a single PVC no > matter > >> >> >> >> > what > >> >> >> >> > its > >> >> >> >> > type > >> >> >> >> > is. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > And can you please clarify a bit about "You can make a PV > that > >> >> >> >> > uses > >> >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> >> > same > >> >> >> >> > backing medium, if the driver allows it"? I do not quite > >> >> >> >> > understand > >> >> >> >> > about > >> >> >> >> > it, I think a PV should always use a single backing medium > rather > >> >> >> >> > than > >> >> >> >> > multiple, right? > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Thanks, > >> >> >> >> > Qian Zhang > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:34 PM, 'Tim Hockin' via Containers > at > >> >> >> >> > Google > >> >> >> >> > <google-c...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> A PersistentVolume (PV) is an atomic abstraction. You can > not > >> >> >> >> >> subdivide it across multiple claims. You can make a PV > that uses > >> >> >> >> >> the > >> >> >> >> >> same backing medium, if the driver allows it. E.g. > consider NFS. > >> >> >> >> >> If > >> >> >> >> >> your NFS server has 150 GB free, nothing stops you from > making 2 > >> >> >> >> >> PVs > >> >> >> >> >> each of size 100GB. We can't validate that. It might be > bad for > >> >> >> >> >> your > >> >> >> >> >> users, but that is a decision you have to make as a cluster > >> >> >> >> >> admin. > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:31 PM, Qian Zhang > >> >> >> >> >> <zhq5...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> > Hi, > >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> >> > If I have one persistent volume (100GB) created in > Kubernetes, > >> >> >> >> >> > can > >> >> >> >> >> > I > >> >> >> >> >> > create > >> >> >> >> >> > two persistent volume claims (50GB for each) to use this > >> >> >> >> >> > persistent > >> >> >> >> >> > volume? > >> >> >> >> >> > It seems I can not do it with NFS type of persistent > volume, > >> >> >> >> >> > i.e., > >> >> >> >> >> > once > >> >> >> >> >> > an > >> >> >> >> >> > NFS persistent volume is partially used by a persistent > volume > >> >> >> >> >> > claim, > >> >> >> >> >> > it > >> >> >> >> >> > can > >> >> >> >> >> > not be used by any other persistent volume claims even it > still > >> >> >> >> >> > has > >> >> >> >> >> > free > >> >> >> >> >> > capacity. 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