COSI Driver
The COSI Driver by Dell implements an interface between COSI (spec v1alpha1) enabled Container Orchestrator and Dell Storage Arrays. It is a plug-in that is installed into Kubernetes to provide object storage using Dell storage systems.
Dell COSI Driver is a multi-backend driver, meaning that it can connect to multiple Object Storage Platform (OSP) Instances and provide access to them using the same COSI interface.
Features and capabilities
Supported Container Orchestrator Platforms
ℹ️ NOTE: during technical preview, no certification is performed. The platforms listed below were tested by developers using integration test suite.
| COSI | |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 1.27 |
| K3s | 1.27 |
COSI Driver Capabilities
| Features | ObjectScale |
|---|---|
| Bucket Creation | yes |
| Bucket Deletion | yes |
| Bucket Access Granting | yes |
| Bucket Access Revoking | yes |
Backend Storage Details
| Protocol | ObjectScale |
|---|---|
| AWS S3 | yes |
| GCS | N/A |
| Azure Blob | N/A |
Supported Storage Platforms
| Storage Platform | Versions |
|---|---|
| ObjectScale | 1.2.x |
NOTE: Object Scale 1.2.x is planned for End of Standard Support on January 31st 2025. Please refer Dell Support documentation for more information. We plan to support COSI driver when a new version of ObjectScale is available.
Bucket Lifecycle Workflow
- Create Bucket → Delete Bucket
- Create Bucket → Grant Access → Revoke Access → Delete Bucket