
Dell Technologies Container Storage Modules Administrator Guide 1.17.0
- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Concepts
- Installing CSI drivers using CLI
- What dellctl_install creates
- Prerequisites
- Installing CSI drivers
- Configuration file reference
- Installing optional modules
- Troubleshooting
- Supported protocols and file systems
- CSM for PowerStore
- PowerStore driver features
- QoS performance policy with PowerStore CSI driver
- File system check for CSI drivers
- File system check prerequisites
- Using File System Check with PowerStore
- Deploying File system check with Helm installations
- Deploying Files system check with Dell CSM Operator
- Using PVC labels to override per-volume
- Supported file systems and access modes
- Kubernetes events
- Behavior reference
- Performance considerations
- RBAC requirements
- File system check troubleshooting
- Upgrade and rollback
- Metro cloning for PowerStore CSI driver
- General prerequisites
- Installing Operator
- Installing CSI drivers on PowerStore using Helm
- Installing CSM using OpenShift
- Prequisites
- CSI Driver Installation
- Configurations
- Installing Authorization 2.0
- Install Authorization 2.0 OpenShift
- Install container storage modules authorization proxy server
- Install dellctl
- Install and configure the secrets store CSI driver with an external secret provider
- Configuring the proxy server
- Configure CSI Driver with Container Storage Modules for Authorization
- Install vault CSI provider
- Install minimum server configuration
- Install Conjur minimum server configuration
- Install Authorization 2.0 OpenShift
- Installing Resiliency
- Install Observability
- Installing Replication
- PowerStore driver features
- CSM for PowerMax
- PowerMax driver features
- General prerequisites
- Installing Operator
- Installing CSM Operator manually
- Installing CSM Operator using the Operator Hub
- PowerMax base installation
- CSM module installation
- Installing Helm
- Install Operator
- CSI Driver Installation
- Dynamic Logging Configuration
- Volume health monitoring
- Support for custom topology keys
- Installing Authorization 2.0
- Installing Resiliency
- Installing Observability
- Installing Replication
- CSM for PowerFlex
- PowerFlex driver features
- Installing CSM Operator manually
- Installing CSM Operator using the Operator Hub
- PowerFlex base installation
- Installing Helm
- Install Operator
- Installing a CSI driver
- Create a persistent volume claim
- Create a pod
- Delete persistence volume claim
- Create a volume snapshot
- Delete a volume snapshot
- Restoring a snapshot
- Installing Authorization 2.0
- Installing Resiliency
- Installing Observability
- Installing Replication
- Gateway monitoring for PowerFlex
- CSM for PowerScale
- PowerScale driver features
- Installing CSM Operator manually
- Installing CSM Operator using the Operator Hub
- PowerScale base installation
- Installing CSI drivers on PowerStore using Helm
- Install Operator
- Installing a CSI driver
- Installing Authorization 2.0
- Installing Resiliency
- Installing Observability
- Installing Replication
- CSM for Unity
- CSM for Object scale
- Managing SnapShots for CSI drivers
- Offline installation
- Post-installation procedures
- Uninstalling CSM Operator
- Upgrading CSM Operator
- Observability post installation dependencies for Helm
- Repctl
- Troubleshooting
Concepts
Container Storage Modules (CSM) build on the Container Storage Interface (CSI) to bring powerful, enterprise‑grade storage capabilities to Kubernetes environments. These software modules go beyond standard CSI functionality, giving Kubernetes users access to advanced features designed for real‑world production needs.
Dell’s primary storage platforms—PowerStore, PowerScale, PowerFlex, PowerMax, and Unity XT—can all take advantage of CSM to simplify day‑to‑day operations. With these modules, developers and platform teams can easily automate and manage capabilities such as authorization, replication, snapshotting, resiliency, and observability, helping ensure applications remain secure, reliable, and highly available.