Trident

Storage Orchestrator for Containers

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Introduction

• What is Trident?
• What is Astra?

Kubernetes

• Trident for Kubernetes
  • Upgrading/Downgrading Trident
  • Deploying
  • Common tasks
  • Using Trident with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
  • Concepts
  • Known issues
  • Troubleshooting
• Design and Architecture Guide
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Concepts and Definitions
  • 3. NetApp Products and Integrations with Kubernetes
  • 4. Kubernetes Cluster Architecture and Considerations
  • 5. Storage for Kubernetes Infrastructure Services
  • 6. Storage Configuration for Trident
  • 7. Deploying Trident
  • 8. Integrating Trident
  • 9. Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • 10. Security Recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Trident for Kubernetes Installation
  • Trident Backend Configuration and Use
  • Trident Upgrade, Support, Licensing, and Troubleshooting

Docker

• Trident for Docker
  • Deploying
  • Host and storage configuration
    • Host Configuration
      • NFS
      • iSCSI
      • Traditional Install Method (Docker <= 1.12)
        • Starting Trident at System Startup
      • Docker Managed Plugin Method (Docker >= 1.13 / 17.03)
    • Global Configuration
    • ONTAP Configuration
      • User Permissions
      • Configuration File Options
      • Scaling Options
      • Example ONTAP Config Files
    • Element Software Configuration
      • Example Element Software Config File
    • E-Series Configuration
    • Cloud Volumes Service (CVS) on AWS Configuration
      • Example CVS on AWS Config File
    • Cloud Volumes Service (CVS) on GCP Configuration
      • Example CVS on GCP Config File
    • Azure NetApp Files Configuration
      • Preparation
      • Backend configuration options
      • Example Configurations
    • Multiple Instances of Trident
  • Common tasks
    • Managing Trident
      • Installing Trident
      • Updating Trident
      • Uninstalling Trident
    • Managing volumes
      • Create a Volume
      • Volume Driver CLI Options
        • ONTAP Volume Options
        • Element Software Volume Options
          • Other Element Software Create Options
        • Cloud Volumes Service (CVS) on AWS Volume Options
        • Cloud Volumes Service (CVS) on GCP Volume Options
        • Azure NetApp Files Volume Options
      • Destroy a Volume
      • Volume Cloning
      • Access Externally Created Volumes
  • Known issues
  • Troubleshooting
    • Managed plugin method
    • Binary method

Support

• Requirements
  • Supported frontends (orchestrators)
  • Supported backends (storage)
  • Feature requirements
  • Supported host operating systems
  • Host configuration
  • Storage system configuration
  • Container images and corresponding Kubernetes versions
• Getting help

Reference

• trident
  • Command-line options
    • Logging
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • REST
  • Ports
• tridentctl
  • create
  • delete
  • get
  • import volume
  • images
  • install
  • logs
  • send
  • uninstall
  • update
  • upgrade
  • version
• REST API
• Simple Kubernetes install