Prerequisites for Using the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver

To use the Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume driver, you must have the following software versions:

Component	Supported Versions
HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric XD Distributed File and Object Store	5.2.2 or later
Ecosystem Pack (MEP)	Any MEP supported by MapR 5.2.2 or later. See MEP Support by MapR Core Version.
Kubernetes Software	1.9*
OS (Kubernetes nodes)	All nodes in the Kubernetes cluster must use the same Linux OS. Configuration files are available to support: CentOS Red Hat (use CentOS configuration file) SUSE (use CentOS configuration file) Ubuntu Note: Docker for Mac with Kubernetes is not supported as a development platform for containers that use the MapR Data Fabric for Kubernetes.
Volume Plug-in	1.0 or later. The download location shows the available versions of the plug-in. Plug-ins are supported for: CentOS Ubuntu Microsoft Azure AKS Red Hat OpenShift** Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Note: Amazon EKS is not currently supported.
Provisioner	1.0 or later. The download location shows the available versions of the provisioner.
POSIX License***	The Basic POSIX client package is included by default when you install the MapR Data Fabric for Kubernetes. The Platinum POSIX client can be enabled by specifying a parameter in the Pod spec. To enable the Platinum POSIX client package, see Enabling the Platinum Posix Client for Kubernetes Interfaces for Data Fabric FlexVolume Driver. For a comparison of the Basic and Platinum POSIX client packages, see Preparing for Installation (HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric POSIX Client).

*Kubernetes alpha features are not supported.

**OpenShift Origin is supported because it supports Kubernetes 1.9. The OpenShift Container Platform (formerly known as OpenShift Enterprise) can be used only if it supports Kubernetes 1.9.

***Only the POSIX client is supported. NFSv3 is not supported.