README.md

AWS EBS

Start Snapshot Controller

(assuming running Kubernetes local cluster):

_output/bin/snapshot-controller  -kubeconfig=${HOME}/.kube/config -cloudprovider=aws

Create a snapshot

• Create an PVC

kubectl create namespace myns
# if no default storage class, create one
kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/examples/persistent-volume-provisioning/aws-ebs.yaml
kubectl create -f examples/aws/pvc.yaml

• Create a Snapshot Third Party Resource

kubectl create -f examples/aws/snapshot.yaml

Check VolumeSnapshot and VolumeSnapshotData are created

kubectl get volumesnapshot,volumesnapshotdata -o yaml --namespace=myns

Snapshot based PV Provisioner

Unlike exiting PV provisioners that provision blank volume, Snapshot based PV provisioners create volumes based on existing snapshots. Thus new provisioners are needed.

There is a special annotation give to PVCs that request snapshot based PVs. As illustrated in the example, snapshot.alpha.kubernetes.io must point to an existing VolumeSnapshot Object

metadata:
  name: 
  namespace: 
  annotations:
    snapshot.alpha.kubernetes.io/snapshot: snapshot-demo

Starting Snapshot based PV Provisioner

_output/bin/snapshot-provisioner  -kubeconfig=${HOME}/.kube/config -cloudprovider=aws

Create Storage Class to enable provisioner PVs based on volume snapshots

kubectl create -f examples/aws/class.yaml

Claims a PV that restores from an existing volume snapshot

kubectl create -f examples/aws/claim.yaml