Managing backends

Welcome to the backend management guide. This walks you through the operations that can be performed on Trident backends and how they can be handled.

You have a couple of options when it comes to backend management:

• Using the Kubernetes CLI tool, such as kubectl. See Managing backends using kubectl.
• Using tridentctl. The tridentctl create backend command takes a JSON file as an argument.

• Managing backends using kubectl
  • Step 1: Create a Kubernetes Secret
  • Step 2: Create the TridentBackendConfig CR
  • Step 3: Verify the status of the TridentBackendConfig CR
  • (Optional) Step 4: Get more details
• Handling backend operations
  • Creating a backend configuration
  • Backend operations with kubectl
    • Creating a backend
    • Deleting a backend
    • Viewing the existing backends
    • Updating a backend
  • Backend operations with tridentctl
    • Creating a backend
    • Deleting a backend
    • Viewing the existing backends
    • Updating a backend
  • Identifying the storage classes that will use a backend
• Moving between backend management options
  • Managing tridentctl backends using TridentBackendConfig
    • Step 0: Identify the backend
    • Step 1: Create a Kubernetes Secret
    • Step 2: Create a TridentBackendConfig CR
    • Step 3: Verify the status of the TridentBackendConfig CR
  • Managing TridentBackendConfig backends using tridentctl
    • Step 0: Identify the Backend
    • Step 1: Confirm deletionPolicy is set to retain
    • Step 2: Delete the TridentBackendConfig CR