[enterprise-4.13] IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator

_topic_maps/_topic_map.yml

@@ -1550,6 +1550,8 @@ Topics:
     File: persistent-storage-csi-google-cloud-file
   - Name: IBM VPC Block CSI Driver Operator
     File: persistent-storage-csi-ibm-vpc-block
+  - Name: IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator
+    File: persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block
   - Name: OpenStack Cinder CSI Driver Operator
     File: persistent-storage-csi-cinder
   - Name: OpenStack Manila CSI Driver Operator

modules/persistent-storage-csi-drivers-supported.adoc

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 |GCP Filestore | ✅ | - | ✅| -
 endif::openshift-rosa[]
 ifndef::openshift-dedicated,openshift-rosa[]
+|{ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block | - | - | ✅
 |IBM VPC Block | ✅^[3]^ | - | ✅^[3]^| -
 |Microsoft Azure Disk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅| -
 |Microsoft Azure Stack Hub | ✅ | ✅ | ✅| -

storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block.adoc

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+:_content-type: ASSEMBLY
+[id="persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block"]
+= {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator
+include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
+:context: persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block
+
+toc::[]
+
+[id="persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block-introduction_{context}"]
+== Introduction
+
+The IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver will be installed through IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator and the operator is based on libarary-go. The OpenShift library-go is a collection of functions that allow us to build OpenShift operators easily. Most of the functionality of a CSI driver operator is already available there. The IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator is installed by the cluster-storage-operator. The Cluster-storage-operator installs the IBM Power Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator if the Platform type is Power Virtual Servers.
+
+[id="persistent-storage-csi-ibm-powervs-block-overview_{context}"]
+== Overview
+
+{product-title} can provision persistent volumes (PVs) by using the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver for {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block Storage.
+
+:FeatureName: {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator
+include::snippets/technology-preview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+Familiarity with xref:../../storage/understanding-persistent-storage.adoc#understanding-persistent-storage[persistent storage] and xref:../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi.adoc#persistent-storage-csi[configuring CSI volumes] is helpful when working with a CSI Operator and driver.
+
+To create CSI-provisioned PVs that mount to {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block storage assets, {product-title} installs the {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator and the {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI driver by default in the `openshift-cluster-csi-drivers` namespace.
+
+* The _{ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator_ provides two storage classes named `ibm-powervs-tier1` (default), and `ibm-powervs-tier3` for different tiers that you can use to create persistent volume claims (PVCs). The {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI Driver Operator supports dynamic volume provisioning by allowing storage volumes to be created on demand, eliminating the need for cluster administrators to pre-provision storage.
+
+* The _{ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block CSI driver_ allows you to create and mount {ibmpowerProductName} Virtual Server Block PVs.
+
+include::modules/persistent-storage-csi-about.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
+[role="_additional-resources"]
+.Additional resources
+* xref:../../storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi.adoc#persistent-storage-csi[Configuring CSI volumes]