Volumes

The Volumes menu is used to create and manage storage that can be accessed by containers running in a pod on the Service Portal Cloudeka. The Volumes menu provides features for creating and deleting volumes.

Create New Volumes

Create Volumes is used to create Persistent Volumes (PV) or Persistent Volume Claims (PVC) that function as persistent storage for various components in the Service Portal Cloudeka, such as Notebooks, Pipelines, and other components that require consistent data storage. On the Volumes page, click the + New Volume button.

The New Volume window appears. The fields that can be configured are Name, Volume Size (Gi), Storage Class, and Access Mode. After completing all required fields in the New Volume window, click the Create button to create a new volume.

PVCViewer

PVC Viewer is used to simplify the process of viewing and managing Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs) in Kubernetes.

To use the download and upload features in PVC Viewer, ensure that the volume access mode is set to ReadWriteMany when creating the volume. Then, click the Folder icon to open PVC Viewer.

After clicking the Folder icon, a new tab appears, as shown in the following image.

Create New Folder

Create New Folder is used to create a new directory within a PVC for organizing data. On the PVC Viewer page, click the New Folder button.

The New Directory window appears. Enter the folder name, then click the Create button.

If the folder is created successfully, it appears in the directory list.

Create New File

Create New File is used to create a new file in a PVC. On the PVC Viewer page, click the New File button.

The New File window appears. Enter the file name, then click the CREATE button.

After the file is created, a new tab opens automatically, allowing you to enter and save the file content.

Setting PVCViewer

PVC Viewer Settings is used to manage PVC Viewer configurations, such as access permissions, display settings, and storage integration. On the PVC Viewer page, click the Settings button.

On the PVCViewer Settings page, four tabs are available including:

a. Profile Settings is used to manage access permissions, users, and global settings that affect how PVCs are used, updated, and shared within the Cloudeka Deka MLOps Service Portal environment. The Profile Settings tab contains the following sections:

• Profile Settings provides the following options:

  • Hide dotfiles, used to hide files or directories that begin with a dot (.) in the file manager view.

  • Use single clicks to open files and directories, used to open files and folders with a single click.

  • Set exact date format, used to define the date and time format displayed in the file viewer.

  • Language, used to change the display language.

• Change Password is used to update the account password.

b. Share Management is used to configure a dataset as read-only for other team members and read-write for administrators.

c. Global Settings is used to ensure that no PVC exceeds 50 GiB in size and to configure a weekly backup policy for PVCs used in the main pipeline.

d. User Management is used to add new team members to Kubeflow and assign them the Editor role, allowing them to manage script files without changing global settings or deleting volumes.

Upload File in PVCViewer

Upload File in PVC Viewer is used to upload files from a local computer to a specific directory within a PVC. On the PVC Viewer page, click the Upload icon.

The Upload window appears. Select the file to upload from your computer.

Download File in PVCViewer

Download File in PVC Viewer is used to download files or folders from a PVC to a local computer. On the PVC Viewer page, click the Download icon.

The Download Files window appears. Select the file format to be downloaded.

Delete PVCViewer

To delete a volume in the Cloudeka Deka MLOps Service Portal, open the Volumes menu and select the volume you want to delete by clicking the Delete icon.

Click the Delete button to continue the volume deletion process.