file replication

content/docs/csidriver/_index.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The CSI Drivers by Dell implement an interface between [CSI](https://kubernetes-
 | Create VolumeSnapshot    | yes      | yes       | yes       | yes        | yes        |
 | Create Volume from Snapshot | yes   | yes       | yes       | yes        | yes        |
 | Delete Snapshot          | yes      | yes       | yes       | yes        | yes        |
-| [Access Mode](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#access-modes)| **FC/iSCSI:** <br>RWO/<br>RWOP<br> **Raw block:** <br>RWO/<br>RWX/<br>ROX/<br>RWOP | RWO/ROX/RWOP<br><br>RWX (Raw block & NFS only) | RWO/ROX/RWOP<br><br>RWX (Raw block & NFS only) | RWO/RWX/ROX/<br>RWOP | RWO/RWOP<br>(FC/iSCSI)<br>RWO/<br>RWX/<br>ROX/<br>RWOP<br>(RawBlock, NFS) |
+| [Access Mode](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#access-modes)| **FC/iSCSI:** <br>RWO/<br>RWOP<br> **Raw block/NFS:** <br>RWO/<br>RWX/<br>ROX/<br>RWOP | RWO/ROX/RWOP<br><br>RWX (Raw block & NFS only) | RWO/ROX/RWOP<br><br>RWX (Raw block & NFS only) | RWO/RWX/ROX/<br>RWOP | RWO/RWOP<br>(FC/iSCSI)<br>RWO/<br>RWX/<br>ROX/<br>RWOP<br>(RawBlock, NFS) |
 | CSI Volume Cloning       | yes      | yes       | yes       | yes        | yes        |
 | CSI Raw Block Volume     | yes      | yes       | yes       | no         | yes        |
 | CSI Ephemeral Volume     | no       | yes       | yes       | yes        | yes        |
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ The CSI Drivers by Dell implement an interface between [CSI](https://kubernetes-
 | iSCSI         | yes              | N/A                | yes              | N/A              | yes              |
 | NVMeTCP       | N/A              | N/A                | N/A              | N/A              | yes              |
 | NVMeFC        | N/A              | N/A                | N/A              | N/A              | yes              |
-| NFS           | N/A              | N/A                | yes              | yes              | yes              |
+| NFS           | yes              | N/A                | yes              | yes              | yes              |
 | Other         | N/A              | ScaleIO protocol   | N/A              | N/A              | N/A              |
-| Supported FS  | ext4 / xfs       | ext4 / xfs / NFS   | ext4 / xfs / NFS | NFS       | ext3 / ext4 / xfs / NFS |
+| Supported FS  | ext4 / xfs / NFS | ext4 / xfs / NFS   | ext4 / xfs / NFS | NFS       | ext3 / ext4 / xfs / NFS |
 | Thin / Thick provisioning | Thin  | Thin              | Thin/Thick       | N/A              | Thin             |
 | Platform-specific configurable settings | Service Level selection<br>iSCSI CHAP | - | Host IO Limit<br>Tiering Policy<br>NFS Host IO size<br>Snapshot Retention duration | Access Zone<br>NFS version (3 or 4);Configurable Export IPs | iSCSI CHAP |
 | Auto RDM(vSphere)  | Yes(over FC)  | N/A              | N/A      | N/A              | N/A             |

content/docs/csidriver/installation/helm/powermax.md

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ The following requirements must be met before installing CSI Driver for Dell Pow
 - Install Helm 3
 - Fibre Channel requirements
 - iSCSI requirements
+- NFS requirements
 - Auto RDM for vSphere over FC requirements
 - Certificate validation for Unisphere REST API calls
 - Mount propagation is enabled on container runtime that is being used
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ Set up the iSCSI initiators as follows:
 
 For more information about configuring iSCSI, see [Dell Host Connectivity guide](https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/zh-tw/products/storage/technical-support/docu5128.pdf).
 
+### NFS requirements
+
+CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax supports NFS communication. Ensure that the following requirements are met before you install CSI Driver:
+- Configure the NFS network. Please refer [here](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual57826791-dell-powermax-file-protocol-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true) for more details.
+- PowerMax Embedded Management guest to access Unisphere for PowerMax.
+- Create the NAS server. Please refer [here](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual55638050-dell-powermax-file-quick-start-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true) for more details.
+
 ### Auto RDM for vSphere over FC requirements
 
 The CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax supports auto RDM for vSphere over FC. These requirements are applicable for the clusters deployed on ESX/ESXi using virtualized environement.

content/docs/csidriver/release/powermax.md

@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ description: Release notes for PowerMax CSI driver
 
 > Note: Starting from CSI v2.4.0, Only Unisphere 10.0 REST endpoints are supported. It is mandatory that Unisphere should be updated to 10.0. Please find the instructions [here.](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual34878027-dell-unisphere-for-powermax-10-0-0-installation-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true)
 
+>Note: File Replication for PowerMax is currently not supported 
+
 ### New Features/Changes
 - [Added support for OpenShift 4.13](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/724)
 - [Added Storage Capacity Tracking feature for Powermax](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/876)
 - [Make standalone helm chart available from helm repository](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/877)
 - [Added support for Google Anthos 1.15](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/937)
 - [Added support for Volume Limits feature](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/878)
 - [Added support for Kubernetes 1.28](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/947)
+- [Added support for File volumes](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/861)
 ### Fixed Issues
 There are no fixed issues in this release.
 

content/docs/csidriver/upgradation/drivers/powermax.md

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ You can upgrade CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax using Helm or Dell CSI Operator.
 1. Upgrade the Unisphere to have 10.0 endpoint support.Please find the instructions [here.](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual34878027-dell-unisphere-for-powermax-10-0-0-installation-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true)
 2. Update the `my-powermax-settings.yaml` to have endpoint with 10.0 support.
 
-## Update Driver from v2.6 to v2.7 using Helm
+## Update Driver from v2.7 to v2.8 using Helm
 
 **Steps**
-1. Run `git clone -b v2.7.0 https://github.com/dell/csi-powermax.git` to clone the git repository and get the driver.
+1. Run `git clone -b v2.8.0 https://github.com/dell/csi-powermax.git` to clone the git repository and get the driver.
 2. Update the values file as needed.
 3. Run the `csi-install` script with the option _\-\-upgrade_ by running: 
    ```bash

content/docs/deployment/csmoperator/drivers/powermax.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Note that the deployment of the driver using the operator does not use any Helm
 The CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax can create PVC with different storage protocols access :
 * direct Fiber Channel
 * direct iSCSI
+* NFS
 * Fiber Channel via VMware Raw Device Mapping
 In most cases, you will use one protocol only; therefore you should comply with the according prerequisites and not the others.
 
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ If the `iscsid.service` is not running, then perform the following steps on each
 3. Ensure that iscsid service is running - Enable ```sudo systemctl enable iscsid``` & restart ```sudo systemctl restart iscsid``` iscsid if necessary.
 Note: If your worker nodes are running Red Hat CoreOS, make sure that automatic ISCSI login at boot is configured. Please contact RedHat for more details.
 
+### NFS requirements
+
+CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax supports NFS communication. Ensure that the following requirements are met before you install CSI Driver:
+- Configure the NFS network. Please refer [here](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual57826791-dell-powermax-file-protocol-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true) for more details.
+- PowerMax Embedded Management guest to access Unisphere for PowerMax.
+- Create the NAS server. Please refer [here](https://dl.dell.com/content/manual55638050-dell-powermax-file-quick-start-guide.pdf?language=en-us&ps=true) for more details.
+
 ### Linux multipathing requirements
 
 CSI Driver for Dell PowerMax supports Linux multipathing. Configure Linux multipathing before installing the CSI Driver.

content/docs/replication/_index.md

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ CSM for Replication provides the following capabilities:
 | Storage Array | PowerMax 2500/8500 PowerMaxOS 10 (6079) , PowerMaxOS 10.0.1 (6079) <br> PowerMax 2000/8000 - 5978.711.xxx, 5978.479.xxx <br> Unisphere 10.0,10.0.1 | 1.0.x, <br> 2.0.x, 2.1.x, <br> 3.0, 3.2, 3.5 | OneFS 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5 | 3.6.x, 4.0|
 {{</table>}}
 
+>Note: File Replication for PowerMax is currently not supported 
+
 ## Details
 
 As on the storage arrays, all replication related Kubernetes entities are required/created in pairs -

content/docs/replication/deployment/powermax.md

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Container Storage Modules (CSM) Replication sidecar is a helper container that i
 
 CSI driver for Dell PowerMax supports necessary extension calls from `dell-csi-extensions`. To be able to provision replicated volumes you would need to do the steps described in the following sections.
 
+>Note: File Replication for PowerMax is currently not supported 
+
 ### Before Installation
 
 #### On Storage Array

content/docs/replication/migration/migrating-volumes-diff-array.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ description: >
 
 User can migrate existing pre-provisioned volumes to another storage array by using the array migration feature. 
 
-> _**NOTE**_: Currently only migration of standalone volumes is supported. 
+> _**NOTE**_: Currently only migration of standalone block volumes is supported. 
 
 ## Prerequisites 
 

content/docs/replication/release/_index.md

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Description: >
 | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | [782](https://github.com/dell/csm/issues/782) | **PowerScale:** Target NFS exports are not deleted even though target directories are deleted |
 
+>Note: File Replication for PowerMax is currently not supported 
+ 
 ### Known Issues
 
 | Github ID                                     | Description                                                        |