README.md

GCE PD

Start Snapshot Controller

(assuming running inside of Kubernetes cluster master node):

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

Create a snapshot

• Create a PVC

kubectl create namespace myns
# if no default storage class, create Provisioner
kubectl create -f examples/gce/class.yaml

kubectl -f examples/gce/pvc.yaml

• Create a Snapshot Third Party Resource

kubectl -f examples/gce/snapshot.yaml

Check VolumeSnapshot and VolumeSnapshotData are created

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

Snapshot based PV Provisioner

Unlike existing 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

GCE PD Volume Type

Start PV Provisioner and Storage Class to restore a snapshot to a PV

Start provisioner (assuming running Kubernetes local cluster):

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

Create a storage class:

kubectl create -f examples/gce/provision.yaml

Create a PVC that claims a PV based on an existing snapshot

kubectl create -f examples/gce/claim.yaml

Check PV and PVC are created

kubectl get pv,pvc