vSphere CSI Driver - Supported Features Matrix
In the below table - * represent features newly available in vSphere 7.0/CSI 2.0
Note: Project pacific and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid support only block volumes.
| Feature | Vanilla Block | Vanilla File | Project pacific Block | Tanzu K8s Grid for Project pacific Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Provisioning | Yes | Yes * |
Yes * |
Yes * |
| vSphere UI integration | Yes | Yes * |
Yes * |
Yes * |
| Multi-master for CSI driver | Yes | Yes * |
Yes * |
Yes * |
| Datastores supported | vmfs/nfs/vSAN/(vVOL *) |
vSAN * |
vmfs/nfs/vSAN * |
vmfs/nfs/vSAN * |
| Static Provisioning | Yes | Yes * |
No | Yes |
| Access mode | RWO | ROX,RWX * |
RWO* | RWO * |
| Volume Topology/Zones | Yes (beta) | No | No | No |
| Extend Volume | Yes (k8s 1.16+)* beta |
No | No | No |
| Encryption | Yes (SPBM policy driven)* | No | No | No |
| K8s versions supported | 1.14, 1.15 for CSI 1.0 features 1.15, 1.16, 1.17 for CSI 2.0 features |
1.16.x, 1.17.x | 1.16.x | 1.16.x |