persistentvolumeclaim

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

Usage

cldkctl describe persistentvolumeclaim [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 persistentvolumeclaim [name]

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

2. To view the resource name, refer to the corresponding get persistentvolumeclaim 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 PVC will appear in your terminal. The output includes metadata, requested storage, and current binding status.

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

Column	Description
spec.accessModes	The desired access mode for the PVC.
spec.resources.requests.storage	The requested storage size for the volume.
spec.storageClassName	The name of the StorageClass that provisions the Persistent Volume for this claim.
spec.volumeName	The name of the Persistent Volume bound to this claim, if any.
spec.volumeMode	The mode in which the volume is exposed to the Pod.
status.phase	Indicates the current state of the claim.

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 persistentvolumeclaim command.