OpenEBS 3.2: Container-Native Storage Enhancements

Introduction

OpenEBS 3.2, released on October 12, 2024, advances container-native storage with improved storage engines, enhanced performance, better reliability, and expanded integration capabilities. This release makes OpenEBS more powerful for stateful workloads.

Storage Engine Improvements

• cStor enhancements provide better performance and reliability.
• Jiva improvements enable better local storage capabilities.
• LocalPV enhancements provide better local persistent volume support.
• Mayastor improvements enable better NVMe-based storage.

Performance Enhancements

1. IOPS improvements increase input/output operations per second.
2. Latency reductions minimize storage access latency.
3. Throughput enhancements improve data transfer rates.
4. Scaling improvements enable better handling of large storage volumes.

Reliability Improvements

• Replication enhancements provide better data durability.
• Backup capabilities enable efficient backup and restore operations.
• Recovery mechanisms enable automatic recovery from failures.
• Health checking improvements provide better visibility into storage health.

Integration Capabilities

• Kubernetes integration improvements provide seamless integration with Kubernetes.
• CSI enhancements enable better Container Storage Interface integration.
• Monitoring integration provides visibility into storage metrics.
• Backup integration enables integration with backup solutions.

Getting Started

# Install OpenEBS
kubectl apply -f https://openebs.github.io/charts/openebs-operator.yaml

Create a StorageClass:

apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
  name: openebs-hostpath
provisioner: openebs.io/local
volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer

Summary

OpenEBS 3.2 continues to evolve as a leading container-native storage solution, providing teams with powerful storage capabilities for stateful workloads.