Anthos Ready storage partners

Anthos Ready storage qualification

Google Cloud has established the following requirements to be met for a storage partner's system to achieve Anthos Ready qualification. Container Storage Interface (CSI) is a vendor independent standard for vendors to expose their block and file storage systems to Container Orchestration Systems (COs) like Kubernetes. Anthos Ready storage qualification ensures that our storage partners' CSI drivers can provide a seamless experience between Anthos on-prem (on VMware or bare metal) and the partners' block/file storage systems.

For a partner's CSI driver to be considered for the program, the partner must support the following:

• Ability to deploy the storage CSI driver and its dependencies, using the Kubernetes framework
• Core functions that customers require today, including dynamic provisioning of volumes, by using the Kubernetes native storage APIs
• The ability to manage storage for Kubernetes scale up and scale down scenarios
• Workload portability with persistence storage for the stateful workloads

For Anthos clusters on VMware qualifications, storage partners are given the option of which version of vSphere to perform their qualification with. If you do not see a specific version of vSphere included in the qualification matrix for a given partner, check with the partner to confirm their support.

For Anthos clusters on bare metal qualifications, storage partners performed the qualifications on one or more operating systems based on their support of the OS. If you do not see a specific OS or version, check with the partner to confirm support.

You can find out more about the program in Anthos Ready partners.

Anthos version validation matrix

The following table highlights the storage partners and the validated Anthos versions, based on the deployment option (VMware or bare metal). Select a partner to see their solution details.

Storage partner	Anthos 1.12	Anthos 1.13	Anthos 1.14	Anthos 1.15
Dell EMC	VMware bare metal	bare metal
Hitachi	bare metal	bare metal	bare metal	bare metal
NetApp	bare metal	VMware bare metal	VMware bare metal	VMware bare metal
Ondat	bare metal	VMware
Portworx	VMware bare metal	VMware	VMware bare metal	VMware bare metal
Robin.io	bare metal	bare metal	bare metal	bare metal
VMware	VMware	VMware	VMware	VMware

Note: Storage partners may have validated previous Anthos versions that are no longer supported and thus not displayed. To learn about the version support policy, see the Anthos support page.

Anthos Ready storage partners

Dell EMC

	Solution	CSI Driver for PowerStore
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 2.3 6.7.0 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot
	Description	Container Storage Interface (CSI) specification was designed to provide an interface that Container Orchestrators (like Kubernetes) can use to provision storage. Storage vendors implement CSI Drivers that conform to the specification which provide storage services via this vendor neutral Container Storage Interface.
	Web page	https://github.com/dell/csi-powerstore/
	Solution	CSI Driver for PowerFlex
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 2.3.0 Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Expansion Snapshot 1.13.x 2.5.0 RHEL 8.4 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot
	Description	The PowerFlex CSI Driver by Dell implements the standardized interface (CSI spec) between enabled Container Orchestrator (CO) and Dell PowerFlex Systems. It is a plug-in that is installed into Kubernetes to provide persistent storage using Dell storage systems. The CSI driver for PowerFlex offers several enterprise grade features including, but not limited to the following: static provisioning, dynamic provisioning, creation & deletion of volume snapshots, expansion, etcetera.
	Web page	https://github.com/dell/csi-powerflex https://dell.github.io/csm-docs/docs/csidriver/installation/helm/powerflex/

Hitachi

	Solution	Hitachi Storage Plug-in for Containers
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 3.10.0 RHEL 8.4 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot 1.13.x 3.10.0 RHEL 8.4 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot 1.14.x 3.11.0 RHEL 8.4 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot 1.15.x 3.12.0 RHEL 8.4 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot
	Description	Hitachi Storage Plug-in for Containers (HSPC) provides connectivity between Docker, Kubernetes, or Kubernetes CSI containers and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) E series, F series, and G series enterprise-class hybrid and all-flash storage systems. HSPC is a software component that contains libraries, settings, and commands that you can use to create a container in order to run your stateful applications. It enables the stateful applications to persist and maintain data after the life cycle of the container has ended. Storage Plug-in for Containers provides persistent volumes from Hitachi VSP series storage, utilizes built-in high-availability and orchestrates storage tasks between hosts in a cluster.
	Web page	https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents/Adapters_and_Drivers/Storage_Adapters_and_Drivers/Containers https://support.hitachivantara.com/en/user/answers/downloads/downloads-detail.html?d=Storage%20Plug-in%20for%20Containers&pptype=Hardware%20Version Note: You must REGISTER to access Hitachi Vantara's Support Site.

NetApp

	Solution	CSI Trident for Kubernetes
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 23.01.0 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.13.x 22.10.0 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.14.x 23.01.0 7.0.3 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.15.x 23.04.0 8.0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Snapshot Raw Block ReadWriteMany Volume Cloning
		Trident has been validated with SolidFire and ONTAP solutions using SAN and NAS protocols.
	Description	The Container Storage Interface (CSI) provides a framework to standardize communications between container orchestrators and storage systems. This is a community effort driven by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Storage Special Interest Group (SIG). NetApp implemented CSI in Trident to simplify the consumption of persistent storage for Kubernetes users while offering a universal interface to all major NetApp storage platforms. CSI is supported by Trident versions 19.07 or above and it can be downloaded from netapp.io.
	Web page	https://netapp.io/2019/06/28/all-new-csi-trident/ https://github.com/NetApp/trident

Ondat

	Solution	Ondat CSI Driver
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 2.8.2 Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS 1.13.x 2.9.1 7.0.2
	Description	Ondat is a cloud native storage solution that delivers persistent container storage for your stateful applications in production. Fast, scalable, software-based block storage, Ondat delivers high availability, rapid application failover, replication, encryption of data in-transit & at-rest, data reduction with access controls and native Kubernetes integration. Dynamically provision highly available persistent volumes by simply deploying Ondat anywhere with a simple operator.
	Web page	https://www.ondat.io/

Portworx

	Solution	Portworx with CSI
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 2.12.0 7.0 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.13.x 2.13.0 7.0.3 Expansion Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.14.x 2.13.0 7.0.3 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.15.x 3.0.0 7.0.3 Centos 8.4 RHEL 8.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Expansion Snapshot ReadWriteMany
	Description	The Portworx Enterprise Storage Platform for Kubernetes is built from the ground up to solve the business requirements necessary to run data-rich applications on Kubernetes in production. The Portworx Enterprise platform provides solutions for scalable, performant container storage, Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery, multi-cloud operations, data security, capacity management, and compliance and governance.
	Web page	https://docs.portworx.com/operations/operate-kubernetes/storage-operations/csi/
	ReadWriteMany access mode and Dataplane v2 (DPv2)	The PX CSI Driver is incompatible with DPv2 when using the ReadWriteMany (RWX) mode. For Anthos Clusters on VMWare, it's recommended that you do NOT enable Dataplane v2 in user clusters if you intend to use RWX with this driver. For Anthos clusters on bare metal, it is recommended that you do NOT create a cluster without kube-proxy if you intend to use RWX with this driver.

Robin.io

	Solution	ROBIN Storage
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version OS version(s) 1.12.x 1.0 CentOS 8 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.13.x 1.0 CentOS 8 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.14.x 1.0 CentOS 8 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany 1.15.x 1.0 CentOS 8 Expansion Raw Block Snapshot ReadWriteMany
	Description	The Robin Cloud Native Storage is an application-aware container storage that offers advanced data management capabilities and runs natively on any Kubernetes distribution including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Anthos. ROBIN Cloud Native Storage delivers bare-metal performance and enables you to Protect (via Snapshots, Backups), Secure (via encryption), Collaborate (via Clones and git like push/pull workflows), and make Portable (via Cloud-sync) any Stateful application that is deployed using Helm Charts or Operators.
	Web page	https://docs.robin.io/
	ReadWriteMany access mode and Dataplane v2 (DPv2)	The Robin Cloud Native Storage Driver is incompatible with DPv2 when using the ReadWriteMany (RWX) mode. For Anthos Clusters on VMWare, it's recommended that you do NOT enable Dataplane v2 in user clusters if you intend to use RWX with this driver. For Anthos clusters on bare metal, it is recommended that you do NOT create a cluster without kube-proxy if you intend to use RWX with this driver.

VMware

	Solution	vSphere CSI Driver*
	Qualification matrix	Anthos version Driver version vSphere support bare metal support Additional capabilities tested vSphere version* OS version(s) 1.12.x 2.5.1 7.0.3 N/A 1.13.x 2.5.1 7.0.3 N/A 1.14.x 2.7.0 7.0.3 N/A 1.15.x 3.0.0 7.0.3 N/A Expansion Raw Block Snapshot
		*VMware vSphere CSI pre-installed with Anthos is generally available as of Anthos version 1.7.x. For VM configuration requirements, see the VMware prerequisites documentation.
	Description	The VMware vSphere Container Storage Interface (CSI) is an out-of-tree plug-in that exposes vSphere storage to containerized workloads on Kubernetes. The plug-in enables VMware vSAN and other types of vSphere storage. It communicates with the Cloud Native Storage (CNS) control plane on VMware vCenter Server for all storage provisioning operations.
	Web page	https://cloud.google.com/anthos/gke/docs/on-prem/1.5/how-to/using-vsphere-csi-driver