Block Storage for VPC storage class reference

Virtual Private Cloud

Review the following storage class information for Block Storage for VPC in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service clusters.

All storage classes use hourly billing. For more information about pricing, see Pricing information and the corresponding Block Storage for VPC tiers.

Table 1. VPC Block storage class reference
Name	File system	Volume binding mode	Reclaim policy
`ibmc-vpc-block-10iops-tier`	`ext4`	Immediate	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-retain-10iops-tier`	`ext4`	Immediate	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-10iops-tier`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-retain-10iops-tier`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-10iops`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-ret-10iops`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-5iops-tier`	`ext4`	Immediate	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-retain-5iops-tier`	`ext4`	Immediate	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-5iops-tier`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-retain-5iops-tier`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-5iops`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-ret-5iops created`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-custom`	`ext4`	Immediate	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-retain-custom`	`ext4`	Immediate	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-custom`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-retain-custom`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-custom`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-ret-custom`	`ext4`	WaitForFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-general-purpose`	`ext4`	Immediate	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-retain-general-purpose`	`ext4`	Immediate	Retain
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-general-purpose`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Delete
`ibmc-vpc-block-metro-retain-general-purpose`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-ret-general`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Retain
`ibmc-vpcblock-odf-general`	`ext4`	WaitforFirstConsumer	Delete