Starwind vSan and iscsi storageclass

[corabrooks]

So I installed a single node starwind vSan for my homelab and configured iscsi.

The next step is actually annoying: create a storage class in kubernetes which contains the connection settings

I can create a PVC with the connection settings and it works fine but I do not want this, I want this to be done by a storage class. I searched a lot on Google but did not find a solution. Is there a CSI driver that works this way? I know NFS is easier to setup but for learning purposes I want to use iscsi.

[yaroslav (staff)]

Greetings,

Welcome to StarWind Forum!
I do not think the CSI driver is intended to use VSAN. You still can use NFS.

[Thatentry]

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So I installed a single node starwind vSan for my homelab and configured iscsi.

The next step is actually annoying: create a storage class in kubernetes which contains the connection settings

I can create a PVC with the connection settings and it works fine but I do not want this, I want this to be done by a storage class. I searched a lot on Google but did not find a solution. Is there a CSI driver that works this way? I know NFS is easier to setup but for learning purposes I want to use iscsi.

If you want to use iSCSI with Kubernetes, you should use a CSI driver like OpenEBS (cStor). Kubernetes does not support dynamic provisioning iSCSI directly unless you have a dedicated driver. StarWind does not have an official CSI yet, so you can consider NFS or write your own wrapper if you need automation.

[yaroslav (staff)]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[Thatentry]

No problem!!