persistentvolume

The describe persistentvolume command retrieves detailed information about a specific Persistent Volume (PV) in the Kubernetes cluster. This includes metadata, storage capacity, access modes, reclaim policy, binding status, and the associated Persistent Volume Claim (PVC), if any.

Usage

cldkctl describe persistentvolume [name] [flags]

Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

1. Run the following command in your terminal:

./cldkctl describe persistentvolume [name]

1. Replace [name] with the PV name you want to inspect.

2. To view the resource name, refer to the corresponding get persistentvolume section.

3. If the resource is located in a non-default namespace, include the -n or --namespace flag followed by the namespace name.

./cldkctl describe [resource] [name] -n [namespace]

1. Once completed successfully, the detailed information about the specified Persistent Volume will appear in your terminal. The output includes metadata, storage details, and binding information.

The following table describes the additional fields specific to the PersistentVolume resource.

Column	Description
spec.capacity.storage	The total storage capacity allocated to this Persistent Volume.
spec.hostPath.path	The file system path on the host node where data is stored.
spec.accessModes	The supported access mode for this volume.
spec.persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy	Defines the behavior of the PV when its claim is released.
spec.storageClassName	The name of the StorageClass associated with this Persistent Volume.
spec.volumeMode	Indicates how the volume is exposed to the Pod.
status.phase	Displays the current state of the volume.

Flags

1. This command supports global flags. Refer to the Global Flags section for details.

2. For common metadata fields, refer to the Common Output Fields table at the beginning of this section.

Flag	Description
-h, --help	Help for describe persistentvolume command.