diff --git a/docs/architecture/concepts/persistent-volumes.md b/docs/architecture/concepts/persistent-volumes.md index 14675954..676fe128 100644 --- a/docs/architecture/concepts/persistent-volumes.md +++ b/docs/architecture/concepts/persistent-volumes.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ weight: 30200 --- Persistent Volumes (PVs) in Kubernetes provide a mechanism for managing storage resources independently of individual -Pods. Unlike ephemeral storage, which is tied to the lifecycle of a Pod, PVs ensure data persistence across Pod restarts +Pods. Unlike ephemeral storage, which is tied to the lifecycle of a Pod, PVs ensure data persists across Pod restarts and rescheduling, enabling stateful applications to function reliably in a Kubernetes cluster. In Kubernetes, storage resources are abstracted through the Persistent Volume framework, which decouples storage @@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ Key characteristics of Persistent Volumes include: - **Access Modes:** PVs support multiple access modes, such as ReadWriteOnce (RWO), ReadOnlyMany (ROX), and ReadWriteMany (RWX), defining how storage can be accessed by Pods. - **Reclaim Policies:** When a PV is no longer needed, it can be retained, recycled, or deleted based on its configured reclaim policy. - **Storage Classes:** Kubernetes allows administrators to define different types of storage using StorageClasses, enabling automated provisioning of PVs based on workload requirements. + +In simplyblock, each PV is connected to the storage cluster with NVMe-oF (TCP, RoCEv2) through multiple paths to +multiple storage nodes, with the primary path being a local loopback when possible. Each PV is implemented as a +namespace in an NVMe-oF subsystem on the storage nodes.