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Configure an Azure NetApp Files backend

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You can configure Azure NetApp Files as the backend for Astra Trident. You can attach NFS and SMB volumes using an Azure NetApp Files backend.

Azure NetApp Files driver details

Astra Trident provides the following Azure NetApp Files storage drivers to communicate with the cluster. Supported access modes are: ReadWriteOnce (RWO), ReadOnlyMany (ROX), ReadWriteMany (RWX), ReadWriteOncePod (RWOP).

Driver Protocol volumeMode Access modes supported File systems supported

azure-netapp-files

NFS
SMB

Filesystem

RWO, ROX, RWX, RWOP

nfs, smb

Considerations

  • The Azure NetApp Files service does not support volumes smaller than 100 GB. Astra Trident automatically creates 100-GB volumes if a smaller volume is requested.

  • Astra Trident supports SMB volumes mounted to pods running on Windows nodes only.