cloning

Volume Cloning Example

Create a Source PVC

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/storageclass-azuredisk-csi.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/pvc-azuredisk-csi.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/nginx-pod-azuredisk.yaml

Check the Source PVC

$ kubectl exec nginx-azuredisk -- ls /mnt/azuredisk
lost+found
outfile

Create a PVC from an existing PVC

Make sure application is not writing data to source disk

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-azuredisk-cloning.yaml

Check the Creation Status

$ kubectl describe pvc pvc-azuredisk-cloning
Name:          pvc-azuredisk-cloning
Namespace:     default
StorageClass:  disk.csi.azure.com
Status:        Bound
Volume:        pvc-276b72d5-adc5-45cd-ad67-2a1f8fd6c81b
Labels:        <none>
Annotations:   kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration:
                 {"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"PersistentVolumeClaim","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"pvc-azuredisk-cloning","namespace":"default"},"spec...
               pv.kubernetes.io/bind-completed: yes
               pv.kubernetes.io/bound-by-controller: yes
               volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-provisioner: disk.csi.azure.com
Finalizers:    [kubernetes.io/pvc-protection]
Capacity:      10Gi
Access Modes:  RWO
VolumeMode:    Filesystem
Mounted By:    <none>
Events:
  Type    Reason                 Age                From                                                                                               Message
  ----    ------                 ----               ----                                                                                               -------
  Normal  Provisioning           30s                disk.csi.azure.com_csi-azuredisk-controller-67f97cbc57-52xpb_dc6c68b9-c45a-4fac-8497-3564fed3a59a  External provisioner is provisioning volume for claim "default/pvc-azuredisk-cloning"
  Normal  ExternalProvisioning   25s (x2 over 30s)  persistentvolume-controller                                                                        waiting for a volume to be created, either by external provisioner "disk.csi.azure.com" or manually created by system administrator
  Normal  ProvisioningSucceeded  20s                disk.csi.azure.com_csi-azuredisk-controller-67f97cbc57-52xpb_dc6c68b9-c45a-4fac-8497-3564fed3a59a  Successfully provisioned volume pvc-276b72d5-adc5-45cd-ad67-2a1f8fd6c81b

Restore the PVC into a Pod

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml

Check Sample Data

$ kubectl exec nginx-restored-cloning -- ls /mnt/azuredisk
lost+found
outfile

Use volume cloning feature to create a copy of a disk with a different SKU

It is possible to change the disk SKU from LRS to ZRS or from standard to premium, but it is not supported to change the disk SKU across zones or regions.

• Before proceeding, ensure that the application is not writing data to the source disk.
• Delete the existing storage class that is referenced by the source disk PVC.
• Create a new storage class with same name and desired skuName value.
• Follow the steps outlined above to create a new cloned PVC with the new SKU