Local Storage Operator

Set up persistent storage using local block or file volumes for IBM Cloud Satellite® clusters. You can use Satellite storage templates to create storage configurations. When you assign a storage configuration to your clusters, the storage drivers of the selected storage provider are installed in your cluster.

Before you can deploy storage templates to clusters in your location, make sure you set up Satellite Config by selecting the Enable cluster admin access for Satellite Config option in the console or including the --enable-config-admin option when you create your cluster.

You cannot scope Satellite storage service to resource groups. However, if you are scoping other resources such as location and cluster to resource groups, you need to add Satellite reader and link administrator role for all resources in the account.

Creating and assigning a configuration in the console

From the Locations console, select the location where you want to create a storage configuration.
Select Storage > Create storage configuration
Enter a name for your configuration.
Select the Storage type.
Select the Version and click Next
If the Storage type that you selected accepts custom parameters, enter them on the Parameters tab.
If the Storage type that you selected requires secrets, enter them on the Secrets tab.
On the Storage classes tab, review the storage classes that are deployed by the configuration or create a custom storage class.
On the Assign to service tab, select the service that you want to assign your configuration to.
Click Complete to assign your storage configuration.

Creating a configuration in the CLI

Log in to the IBM Cloud CLI.
```
ibmcloud login
```
List your Satellite locations and note the Managed from column.
```
ibmcloud sat location ls
```
Target the Managed from region of your Satellite location. For example, for wdc target us-east. For more information, see Satellite regions.
```
ibmcloud target -r us-east
```
If you use a resource group other than default, target it.
```
ibmcloud target -g <resource-group>
```
Copy one of the following example command for the template version that you want to use. For more information about the command, see ibmcloud sat storage config create in the command reference.

Example command to create a version 1.0.0 configuration.
```
ibmcloud sat storage config create --location LOCATION --name NAME --template-name local-storage-operator --template-version 1.0.0
```
Customize the command based on the settings that you want to use.
Run the command to create a configuration.

Verify your configuration was created.

ibmcloud sat storage config get --config CONFIG

Creating a configuration in the API

Generate an API key, then request a refresh token. For more information, see Generating an IBM Cloud IAM token by using an API key.

Copy one of the following example requests and replace the variables that you want to use.

Example request to create a version 1.0.0 configuration.

curl -X POST "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/createStorageConfigurationByController" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"config-name\": \"string\", \"controller\": \"string\", \"storage-class-parameters\": [ { \"additionalProp1\": \"string\", \"additionalProp2\": \"string\", \"additionalProp3\": \"string\" } ], \"storage-template-name\": \"local-storage-operator\", \"storage-template-version\": \"1.0.0\", \"update-assignments\": true}

Creating a storage assignment in the console

If you didn't assign your configuration to a cluster or service when you created it, you can create an assignment by completing the following steps.

Open the Satellite console in your browser.
Select the location where you created your storage configuration.
Click the Locations tab, then click Storage.
Click the storage configuration that you want to assign to a cluster group.
On the Configuration details page, click Create storage assignment.
In the Create an assignment pane, enter a name for your assignment.
From the Version drop-down list, select the storage configuration version that you want to assign.
Click Create to create the assignment.
Verify that your storage configuration is deployed to your cluster.
1. From the Satellite console, navigate to your Location and select Storage
2. Click the storage configuration that you created and review the Assignments tab.
3. Click the Assignment that you created and review the Rollout status for your configuration.

Creating an assignment in the CLI

List your storage configurations and make a note of the storage configuration that you want to assign to your clusters.
```
ibmcloud sat storage config ls
```
Get the ID of the cluster, cluster group, or service that you want to assign storage to.

To make sure that your cluster is registered with Satellite Config or to create groups, see Setting up clusters to use with Satellite Config.

Example command to list cluster groups.
```
ibmcloud sat group ls
```
Example command to list clusters.
```
ibmcloud oc cluster ls --provider satellite
```
Example command to list Satellite services.
```
ibmcloud sat service ls --location <location>
```
Assign your storage configuration to the cluster, group, or service that you retrieved earlier. For more information, see the ibmcloud sat storage assignment create command.

Example command to assign a configuration to a cluster group.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment create --group GROUP --config CONFIG --name NAME
```
Example command to assign a configuration to a cluster.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment create --cluster CLUSTER --config CONFIG --name NAME
```
Example command to assign a configuration to a service cluster.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment create --service-cluster-id CLUSTER --config CONFIG --name NAME
```

Verify that your assignment is created.

ibmcloud sat storage assignment ls (--cluster CLUSTER | --config CONFIG | --location LOCATION | --service-cluster-id CLUSTER)

Creating a storage assignment in the API

Copy one of the following example requests.

Example request to assign a configuration to a cluster.

curl -X POST "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/createAssignmentByCluster" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"channelName\": \"CONFIGURATION-NAME\", \"cluster\": \"CLUSTER-ID\", \"controller\": \"LOCATION-ID\", \"name\": \"ASSIGNMENT-NAME\"}"

Example request to assign configuration to a cluster group.

curl -X POST "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/createAssignment" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"channelName\": \"CONFIGURATION-NAME\", \"cluster\": \"string\", \"groups\": [ \"CLUSTER-GROUP\" ], \"name\": \"ASSIGNMENT-NAME\"}"

Replace the variables with your details and run the request.

Verify the assignment was created by listing your assignments.

curl -X GET "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/getAssignments" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

Updating storage assignments in the console

You can use the Satellite console to apply the latest patch updates to your assignments.

From the Locations page in the Satellite console, select your location.
Click the Storage tab to view your configurations.
Click the configuration you want to update.
Click information Information (i) icon to apply the latest revision or patch.
Optional: Enable automatic patch updates for your storage assignment. Enabling automatic patch updates ensures that your assignment always has the latest security fixes.

If you enable automatic patch updates, you must still apply major updates manually.

Manually upgrading assignments in the CLI

Upgrade an assignment to use the latest storage template revision.

List your Satellite storage assignments, make a note of the Satellite assignment you want to upgrade.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment ls
```
List the Satellite storage templates to see the latest available versions.
```
ibmcloud sat storage template ls
```
Upgrade the Satellite assignment.

Example command to upgrade an assignment.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment upgrade --assignment ASSIGNMENT
```

Enabling automatic patch updates for configurations and assignments in the CLI

You can use the sat storage assignment autopatch enable CLI to enable automatic patch updates for your assignments. Enabling automatic patch updates applies the latest storage template revisions (patches) automatically. You must still apply major updates manually.

List your Satellite storage configurations. Make a note of the configuration ID.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment ls
```
Run one of the following example commands to enable automatic patch updates for your configuration and its associated assignments. Enter the configuration ID that you retrieved in the previous step.

Example command to enable automatic patch updates for an assignment.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment autopatch enable --config CONFIG  (--all | --assignment ASSIGNMENT-ID [--assignment ASSIGNMENT-ID])
```
Example command to enable automatic patch updates for all storage assignments under a given configuration.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment autopatch enable --config CONFIG --all
```
Example command to disable automatic patch updates for all assignments under a specific configuration.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment autopatch disable --config CONFIG --all
```
Example command to disable automatic patch updates for an single assignment and a specific configuration.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment autopatch disable --config CONFIG --assignment ASSIGNMENT-ID
```
Example command to disable automatic patch updates for an multiple assignment and a specific configuration.
```
ibmcloud sat storage assignment autopatch disable --config CONFIG --assignment ASSIGNMENT-ID --assignment ASSIGNMENT-ID
```

Upgrading a configuration and assignments in the API

You can use the /v2/storage/satellite/updateAssignment API to update your assignments with new clusters or cluster groups. Set updateConfigVersion to true to apply the revision update.

Copy the following example request and replace the variables for the cluster groups and assignments that you want to update.

curl -X PATCH "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/updateAssignment" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"groups\": [ \"CLUSTER-GROUPS\" ], \"name\": \"ASSIGNMENT-NAME\", \"updateConfigVersion\": true, \"uuid\": \"ASSIGNMENT-ID\"}"

Run the request.

Get the details of you assignment to verify the update.

curl -X GET "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/getAssignment?uuid=ASSIGNMENT-ID" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

Enabling automatic patch updates for assignments in the API

You can use the /v2/storage/satellite/setAssignmentAutoupgrade API to enable automatic patch updates for your assignments. Enabling automatic patch updates applies the latest storage template revisions (patches) automatically. You must still apply major updates manually.

Copy the following example request and replace the variables for the cluster groups and assignments that you want to update.

curl -X PATCH "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/setAssignmentAutoupgrade" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d { "config": "string", "controller": "string", "autopatch": boolean,"assignment" : { "all": boolean, "uuid": ["string", "string", ...], } }

Run the request.

Get the details of you assignment to verify the upgrade.

curl -X GET "https://containers.cloud.ibm.com/global/v2/storage/satellite/getAssignment?uuid=ASSIGNMENT-ID" -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"