Unsupported Releases¶
HPE supports up to three minor releases. These release are kept here for historic purposes.
- Unsupported Releases
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.2.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.1.1
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.1.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.0.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.4.0
- HPE CSI Driver/Operator for Kubernetes 1.3.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.2.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.1.1
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.1.0
- HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.0.0
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.2.0¶
Release highlights:
- Support for Kubernetes 1.24 and Red Hat OpenShift 4.10
- Added Tolerations, Affinity, Labels and Node Selectors to Helm chart
- Improved automatic recovery for the NFS Server Provisioner
- Added multipath handling for Alletra 9000, Primera and 3PAR
- Volume expansion of encrypted volumes
Upgrade considerations:
- Existing encrypted volumes needs to be migrated to allow expansion
- Existing claims provisioned with the NFS Server Provisioner needs to be upgraded.
| Kubernetes | 1.21-1.241 |
|---|---|
| Helm Chart | v2.2.0 on ArtifactHub |
| Operators |
v2.2.1 on OperatorHub v2.2.1 via OpenShift console |
| Worker OS |
RHEL2 7.x & 8.x, RHCOS 4.8 & 4.10 Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 & 20.04 SLES 15 SP2 |
| Platforms |
Alletra OS 6000 6.0.0.x - 6.1.0.x Alletra OS 9000 9.3.x - 9.5.x Nimble OS 5.0.10.x, 5.2.1.x, 6.0.0.x, 6.1.0.x Primera OS 4.3.x - 4.5.x 3PAR OS 3.3.x |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Release notes | v2.2.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs | Updates and Improvements to HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes (release blog) |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Runtime Enterprise, SUSE Rancher, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine and others; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
2 = The HPE CSI Driver will recognize CentOS, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux as RHEL derives and they are supported by HPE.
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.1.1¶
Release highlights:
- Support for Kubernetes 1.23
- Upstream CSI sidecar updates
- Improved LUN discoverability in certain environments
| Kubernetes | 1.20-1.231 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS and RHEL 7.x & 8.x, RHCOS 4.6 & 4.8, Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04, SLES 15 SP2 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
Alletra OS 6000 6.0.0.x Alletra OS 9000 9.4.x Nimble OS 5.0.10.x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.x, 5.3.0.x, 5.3.1.x, 6.0.0.x Primera OS 4.3.x, 4.4.x 3PAR OS 3.3.2 |
| Release notes | v2.1.1 on GitHub |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Runtime Enterprise, Rancher and Mirantis Kubernetes Engine; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.1.0¶
Release highlights:
- Prometheus exporters
- Support for Red Hat OCP 4.8
- Support for Kubernetes 1.22
- Reliability/Stability enhancements
- Peer Persistence Remote Copy enhancements
- Volume Mutator enhancements
- Logging enhancements
| Kubernetes | 1.20-1.221 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS and RHEL 7.x & 8.x, RHCOS 4.6 & 4.8, Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04, SLES 15 SP2 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
Alletra OS 6000 6.0.0.x Alletra OS 9000 9.3.x, 9.4.x Nimble OS 5.0.10.x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.x, 5.3.0.x, 5.3.1.x, 6.0.0.x Primera OS 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3.x, 4.4.x 3PAR OS 3.3.1, 3.3.2 |
| Release notes | v2.1.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs |
HPE CSI Driver enhancements with monitoring and alerting (release blog) Get started with Prometheus and Grafana and HPE Storage Array Exporter (tutorial) |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Runtime Enterprise, Rancher and Mirantis Kubernetes Engine; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 2.0.0¶
Release highlights:
- Support for HPE Alletra 5000/6000 and 9000
- Host-based volume encryption
- Multitenancy for HPE Alletra 5000/6000 and Nimble Storage
| Kubernetes | 1.18-1.211 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS and RHEL 7.x & 8.x, RHCOS 4.6, Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04, SLES 15 SP2 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
Alletra OS 6000 6.0.0.x Alletra OS 9000 9.3.0 Nimble OS 5.0.10.x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.x, 5.3.0.x, 5.3.1.x, 6.0.0.x Primera OS 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3.x 3PAR OS 3.3.1, 3.3.2 |
| Release notes | v2.0.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs |
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes now available for HPE Alletra (release blog) Multitenancy for Kubernetes clusters using HPE Alletra 5000/6000 and Nimble (tutorial) Host-based Volume Encryption with HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes (tutorial) |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Runtime Enterprise, Rancher and Mirantis Kubernetes Engine; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.4.0¶
Release highlights:
- Kubernetes CSI Sidecars: Volume Group Provisioner and Volume Group Snapshotter
- NFS Server Provisioner GA
- HPE Primera Remote Copy Peer Persistence support
- Air-gap support for the Helm chart
| Kubernetes | 1.17-1.201 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS and RHEL 7.7 & 8.1, RHCOS 4.4 & 4.6, Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04, SLES 15 SP1 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
NimbleOS 5.0.10.0-x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.0-x, 5.3.0.0-x, 5.3.1.0-x 3PAR OS 3.3.1+ Primera OS 4.0+ |
| Release notes | v1.4.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs |
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes v1.4.0 now available! (release blog) Synchronized Volume Snapshots for Distributed Workloads on Kubernetes (tutorial) |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Runtime Enterprise, Rancher and Mirantis Kubernetes Engine; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
HPE CSI Driver/Operator for Kubernetes 1.3.0¶
Release highlights:
- Kubernetes CSI Sidecar: Volume Mutator
- Broader ecosystem support
- Native iSCSI CHAP configuration
| Kubernetes | 1.15-1.181 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS 7.6, RHEL 7.6, RHCOS 4.3-4.4, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
NimbleOS 5.0.10.x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.x, 5.3.0.x 3PAR OS 3.3.1 Primera OS 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.02 |
| Release notes | v1.3.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs |
Around The Storage Block (release) HPE DEV (Remote copy peer persistence tutorial) HPE DEV (Introducing the volume mutator) |
1 = For HPE Ezmeral Container Platform and Rancher; Kubernetes clusters must be deployed within the currently supported range of "Worker OS" platforms listed in the above table. See partner ecosystems for other variations.
2 = Only FC is supported on Primera OS prior to 4.2.0.
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.2.0¶
Release highlights: Support for raw block volumes and inline ephemeral volumes. NFS Server Provisioner in Tech Preview (beta).
| Kubernetes | 1.14-1.18 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS 7.6, RHEL 7.6, RHCOS 4.2-4.3, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
NimbleOS 5.0.10.x, 5.1.3.1000-x, 5.1.4.200-x, 5.2.1.x 3PAR OS 3.3.1 Primera OS 4.0.0, 4.1.0 (FC only) |
| Release notes | v1.2.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs | Around The Storage Block (release) HPE DEV (tutorial for raw block and inline volumes) Around The Storage Block (NFS Server Provisioner) HPE DEV (tutorial for NFS) |
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.1.1¶
Release highlights: Support for HPE 3PAR and Primera Container Storage Provider.
| Kubernetes | 1.13-1.17 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS 7.6, RHEL 7.6, RHCOS 4.2-4.3, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms |
NimbleOS 5.0.8.x, 5.1.3.x, 5.1.4.x 3PAR OS 3.3.1 Primera OS 4.0.0, 4.1.0 (FC only) |
| Release notes | N/A |
| Blogs | HPE Storage Tech Insiders (release), HPE DEV (tutorial for "primera3par" CSP) |
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.1.0¶
Release highlights: Broader ecosystem support, official support for CSI snapshots and volume resize.
| Kubernetes | 1.13-1.17 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS 7.6, RHEL 7.6, RHCOS 4.2-4.3, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms | NimbleOS 5.0.8.x, 5.1.3.x, 5.1.4.x |
| Release notes | v1.1.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs | HPE Storage Tech Insiders (release), HPE DEV (snapshots, clones, resize) |
HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes 1.0.0¶
Release highlights: Initial GA release with support for Dynamic Provisioning.
| Kubernetes | 1.13-1.17 |
|---|---|
| Worker OS | CentOS 7.6, RHEL 7.6, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 |
| Data protocol | Fibre Channel, iSCSI |
| Platforms | NimbleOS 5.0.8.x, 5.1.3.x, 5.1.4.x |
| Release notes | v1.0.0 on GitHub |
| Blogs | HPE Storage Tech Insiders (release), HPE DEV (architecture and introduction) |