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    Container Service for Kubernetes:FlexVolume(Deprecated)

    Last Updated:Nov 01, 2024

    Volumes can be mounted and unmounted by using FlexVolume. By default, Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) allows you to mount the following types of volume: disk volumes, File Storage NAS (NAS) volumes, and Object Storage Service (OSS) volumes. This topic lists the latest changes to FlexVolume.

    Introduction

    FlexVolume is a traditional mechanism developed by the Kubernetes community to extend the storage of Kubernetes clusters. ACK supports FlexVolume. FlexVolume consists of the following parts:

    • FlexVolume: Mounts and unmounts volumes. By default, ACK allows you to mount the following types of volume: disk volumes, NAS volumes, and OSS volumes.

    • Disk-Controller: automatically creates disk volumes.

    • Nas-Controller: automatically creates NAS volumes.

    For more information, see FlexVolume overview.

    Usage notes

    For more information about how to use FlexVolume, see CSI overview.

    Release notes

    May 2021

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.18.8.166

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/flexvolume:v1.18.8.166-b39c52a-aliyun

    2021-05-27

    • By default, disk monitoring is enabled.

    • Server Message Block (SMB) file systems can be mounted to Windows containers.

    No impact on workloads

    July 2020

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.14.8.109

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.14.8.109-649dc5a-aliyun

    2020-07-24

    Disks that are created from snapshots can be used as persistent volumes (PVs).

    No impact on workloads

    v1.14.8.104

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.14.8.104-24bde93-aliyun

    2020-07-09

    • Alpine Linux is upgraded to V3.11.6 for base images.

    • The internal endpoints of the China (Hong Kong) and China South 1 Finance regions are supported.

    • The logic for creating subdirectories in Extreme NAS file systems is optimized.

    No impact on workloads

    April 2020

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.14.8.88

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.14.8.88-00a6585-aliyun

    2020-04-14

    • The issue that a disk cannot be expanded when the target size is the same as the current size is fixed.

    • The issue that the /dev/vd* not exist error is returned when you mount a disk is fixed.

    • Permissions on managed Kubernetes clusters are limited.

    No impact on workloads

    March 2020

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.14.8.66

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.14.8.66-1d0843f-aliyun

    2020-03-06

    • The deployment method of the Cloud Paralleled File System (CPFS) driver is updated.

    • Subdirectories of OSS buckets can be mounted to containers.

    • Private API endpoints are supported.

    No impact on workloads

    October 2019

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.14.6.15

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.14.6.15-8d3b7e7-aliyun

    2019-10-21

    • Disks can be automatically expanded.

    • Monitoring of disk volumes is supported.

    • The CPFS driver is updated.

    No impact on workloads

    August 2019

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.12.6.52

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.12.6.52-f6604e5-aliyun

    2019-08-20

    The NAS Mount Config configuration is supported. By default, the optimal kernel settings are used.

    No impact on workloads

    April 2019

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.12.6.16

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.12.6.16-1f4c6cb-aliyun

    2019-04-16

    • The Sysctl configuration is added for NAS file systems.

    • Waitforattach operations can be performed on disks.

    No impact on workloads

    v1.12.6.11

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.12.6.11-ab46951-aliyun

    2019-04-09

    • The CPFS driver is upgraded.

    • Disks are locked when they are detached. This way, disks are not concurrently mounted and drive letters are not removed.

    • The limits on the kubectl -f command are updated when NAS file systems are unmounted.

    • By default, NFSv3 is supported by NAS file systems.

    • AccessKey pairs can be specified by using Secrets when you mount OSS buckets.

    No impact on workloads

    December 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.11.2.32

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.11.2.32-af2d48c-aliyun

    2018-12-10

    • The issue that the OSSFS driver is restarted along with kubelet is fixed.

    • The waiting period for mounting disks is increased.

    No impact on workloads

    October 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.11.2.5

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.11.2.5-85c062f-aliyun

    2018-10-18

    The issue that disks are concurrently mounted is fixed.

    No impact on workloads

    v1.11.2

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.11.2-9139592-aliyun

    2018-10-17

    • The issue that NAS file systems are repeatedly mounted in high concurrency mode is fixed.

    • The issue that the process of mounting disks is time-consuming is fixed. The issue that the Device parameter is empty is fixed.

    No impact on workloads

    September 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.10.4

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.10.4-bdab325-aliyun

    2018-09-27

    The issue that disks fail to be unmounted is fixed.

    No impact on workloads

    August 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.10.4

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.10.4-dfe877b-aliyun

    2018-08-22

    The NFS Options configuration is supported.

    No impact on workloads

    May 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.9.7

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.9.7-42e8198-aliyun

    2018-05-31

    The issue that disks are remounted when kubelet is restarted is fixed.

    No impact on workloads

    February 2018

    Version

    Image address

    Release date

    Description

    Impact

    v1.8.4

    registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/Flexvolume:v1.8.4-bcfda92-aliyun

    2018-02-05

    • By default, OSS volumes, NAS volumes, and disk volumes are supported.

    • The following authentication methods are supported: OSS buckets support AccessKey pairs and disks support Resource Access Management (RAM) roles.

    • When an ACK cluster is created, FlexVolume is automatically installed.

    No impact on workloads