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Best Practices for Deployment and Life Cycle Management of Dell CSM Modules

Co-authored with Parasar Kodati.

The Dell CSM Kubernetes Operator packages the CSI driver and other storage services (Container Storage Modules) for observability, replication, authorization, and node resiliency. This single operator supports PowerFlex, PowerStore, PowerScale, and Unity platforms (see Support Matrix ). This post lays out best practices for deployment and lifecycle management of Dell CSMs.

Network Design for PowerScale CSI

Co-authored with Sean Zhan.

Network connectivity is an essential part of any infrastructure architecture. When it comes to how Kubernetes connects to PowerScale, there are several options to configure the Container Storage Interface (CSI). This post covers the concepts and configuration you can implement.

Kubernetes Node Non-Graceful Shutdown and Remediation: Insights from Dell Technologies

Co-authored with Michael Wells Jr.

Kubernetes has become a pivotal technology in managing containerized applications, but it is not without challenges, particularly when dealing with stateful apps and non-graceful shutdown scenarios. This article explores how to handle such situations and, more importantly, how to enable automated remediation.

Use go debugger's delve with Kubernetes

Some time ago I faced a bug where it was untrivial to understand the precise workflow.

One of the beauties of the open-source is that the user can also take the pilot seat ;-)

In this article, we will see how to compile the Dell CSI driver for PowerFlex with a debugger, configure the driver to allow remote debugging, and attach an IDE.