Modern Storage for Kubernetes and Containers

Container Storage Modules

Empower developers and automate operations with Dell’s high performing and resilient enterprise storage foundation for Kubernetes.

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Why Dell CSM Simple, consistent, integrated and automated experience for enterprise storage and cloud native stateful applications

Extend enterprise storage to Kubernetes

Accelerate adoption of cloud native workloads with proven enterprise storage.

Empower developers through automation

Reduce development cycles by integrating enterprise storage with existing Kubernetes toolsets for scalable operations.

Safely and seamlessly consume storage

Monitor and secure operations across enterprise storage and DevOps environments.

Container Storage Modules

Container Storage Modules

Bring powerful enterprise storage features and functionality to your Kubernetes for easier adoption of cloud native workloads, improved productivity and scalable operations. Bridge gaps between developers and IT teams with capabilities such as provisioning, snapshotting, replication, observability, authorization and resiliency for containerized workloads.

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Replication Module

Easily extend data protection and DR planning to Kubernetes workloads with consistent policy enforcement and user experience.

Observability Module

Create a single pane management experience for your developers and K8 admins by integrating tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Resiliency Module

Improve application up-time with automatic detection and recovery of node failures.

App Mobility Module

Clone stateful application workloads and application data to other Kubernetes clusters (either on-premises or in the cloud) using a single command.

Snapshot Module

Build on CSI’s point-in-time recovery with additional capabilities such as group/crash consistent snapshots with referential integrity.

Authorization Module

Apply quota and RBAC rules that instantly and automatically restrict cluster tenants' usage of storage resources.

Encryption Module1

Transparently add host side encryption to a volume, allowing for encryption both at rest and in motion (using familiar external key managers such as HashiCorp Vault).

Container Storage Interface

Container Storage Interface

Available for Dell’s entire storage portfolio, our Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers expose block, file and unstructured storage systems to containerized workloads on Container Orchestration Systems (COs) like Kubernetes.

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Open-source

CSM and CSI are open-source projects from Dell Technologies that take advantage of the extensibility of Kubernetes to allow developers, site reliability engineers, storage engineers and DevOps teams to run cloud native stateful applications more efficiently. CSMs have been implemented to communicate with Dell's industry leading storage products through our CSI drivers. We welcome contributions to the projects to continue to support a healthy and vibrant Kubernetes community.

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