Question 740
At Horizon observability, in a disposable simulated environment during a monitored release window: An existing dynamically provisioned PVC metrics-data in observability must be expanded to 10Gi; the StorageClass supports volume expansion. Work only within the stated target and verify before declaring success. Which operational control most directly prevents this failure or configuration drift?
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Verify expansion support and back up data before resizing important volumes. This reduces recurrence of the specific operational failure. It reinforces the action: Run kubectl -n observability patch pvc metrics-data --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"resources":{"requests":{"storage":"10Gi"}}}}'. The relevant mechanism is: PVC expansion requests larger provisioned storage without deleting the claim; the CSI driver and filesystem may require additional expansion steps.
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This routine guards against another mechanism: The reclaim policy controls the fate of backing storage after PVC release; Retain requires an explicit cleanup and reuse process. The recurring exposure in the current case is: PVC expansion requests larger provisioned storage without deleting the claim; the CSI driver and filesystem may require additional expansion steps. The matching preventive check is “Verify expansion support and back up data before resizing important volumes”.
The suggested review tracks a different technical risk: A PVC expresses a namespaced storage request and dynamic provisioning depends on a compatible StorageClass and provisioner. Here the sustained control must address: PVC expansion requests larger provisioned storage without deleting the claim; the CSI driver and filesystem may require additional expansion steps. Choose “Verify expansion support and back up data before resizing important volumes”.
That safeguard is relevant to: VolumeSnapshot is a CSI extension object rather than a core PVC backup; controller and driver capabilities determine success. The current failure instead follows from: PVC expansion requests larger provisioned storage without deleting the claim; the CSI driver and filesystem may require additional expansion steps. Its prevention measure is “Verify expansion support and back up data before resizing important volumes”.