Connecting Dell Unity XT to Kubernetes with CSI-Unity on Bare-Metal
The Dell Container Storage Interface (CSI) Driver for Unity XT enables Kubernetes clusters to provision and manage storage volumes from Dell Unity XT arrays. This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for deploying CSI-Unity on a bare-metal Kubernetes cluster running Ubuntu 24.04, including multipath configuration and troubleshooting strategies.
Prerequisites Kubernetes cluster (version 1.27+) running on Ubuntu 24.04 Dell Unity XT storage array with: Management IP address accessible from Kubernetes nodes iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity configured Storage pools created and available Administrative access to Kubernetes cluster and Unity XT array Helm 3.