Storage requirements

Before you install IBM® Software Hub, review the storage requirements for the control plane, the shared cluster components, and the services that you plan to install.

IBM Software Hub platform storage requirements

An IBM Software Hub deployment requires several types of storage:

Storage for images in the private container registry
Depending on your environment, you might need to store images in a private container registry rather than pulling them directly from the IBM Entitled Registry.

If you use a private container registry, you must have sufficient space for the IBM Software Hub components that you plan to install.

Sizing
A minimum of 500 GB of storage space in the private container registry.
Best practices:
Local storage for container images
Each node on your cluster must have local storage for the container images that are running on that node.
Storage location
The container images are stored in the root file system on the nodes.

On Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform, local copies of the images are stored in /var/lib/containers. For details, see Data storage management in the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform documentation:

Sizing
A minimum of 500 GB of storage space per node.
Persistent storage
IBM Software Hub supports and is optimized for several types of persistent storage:
Storage option Version Notes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • Version 4.12 or later fixes
  • Version 4.14 or later fixes
  • Version 4.15 or later fixes
  • Version 4.16 or later fixes
  • Version 4.17 or later fixes
 Available in Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus.

Ensure that you install a version of OpenShift Data Foundation that is compatible with the version of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform that you are running. For details, see https://access.redhat.com/articles/4731161.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • Version 2.8.2 with the latest hotfix or later fixes
  • Version 2.9.0 with the latest hotfix or later fixes (Recommended)
 Available in IBM Fusion.

Ensure that you install a version of IBM Fusion Data Foundation that is compatible with the version of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform that you are running.

It is strongly recommended that you use IBM Fusion Version 2.9, which offers performance and scalability improvements.

Important: If you upgrade to IBM Fusion Version 2.9, the first backup after the upgrade is a full backup, not an incremental backup. After the full backup, the subsequent backups are incremental.
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform
  • Version 2.8.2 with the latest hotfix or later fixes
  • Version 2.9.0 with the latest hotfix or later fixes (Recommended)
 Available in IBM Fusion or IBM Fusion HCI System.

It is strongly recommended that you use IBM Fusion Version 2.9, which offers performance and scalability improvements.

Important: If you upgrade to IBM Fusion Version 2.9, the first backup after the upgrade is a full backup, not an incremental backup. After the full backup, the subsequent backups are incremental.
IBM Storage Scale Container Native (with IBM Storage Scale Container Storage Interface) Version 5.1.7 or later fixes, with CSI Version 2.9.0 or later fixes Available in the following storage:
  • IBM Fusion
  • IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks
Portworx
  • Version 2.13.3 or later fixes
  • Version 3.0.2 or later fixes
 If you are running Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Version 4.12, you must use Portworx Version 2.13.3 or later.

If you are running Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Version 4.14, you must use Portworx Version 3.0.2 or later.
NFS Version 3 or 4
Version 3 is recommended if you are using any of the following services:
  • Data Product Hub
  • DataStage
  • Data Virtualization
  • Db2
  • Db2 Big SQL
  • Db2 Warehouse
  • IBM Knowledge Catalog
  • IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium
  • IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard
  • IBM Manta Data Lineage
  • OpenPages (with an internal database)
  • watsonx.governance™ Risk and Compliance Foundation (with an internal database)

If you use Version 4, ensure that your storage class uses NFS Version 3 as the mount option. For details, see Setting up dynamic provisioning.
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Not applicable In addition to EBS storage, your environment must also include EFS storage.
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) Not applicable It is recommended that you use both EBS and EFS storage.
NetApp Trident Version 23.07 or later fixes This information applies to both self-managed and managed NetApp Trident.
Nutanix Installing the following versions of each component:
  • Nutanix Prism Central Version pc.2024.1.0.2 or later fixes
  • Nutanix AOS 6.8.1 or later fixes
  • Nutanix AHV el8.nutanix.20230302.101026 or later fixes
  • Nutanix Files 5.1.0 or later fixes
  • Nutanix CSI 3.1.0 or later fixes
  
When you plan your environment, ensure that you review the storage types that are supported by the components that you plan to install:
Tip: The preceding storage options have been evaluated by IBM. You can run the IBM Software Hub storage validation tool to assess storage that is provided by other vendors. However, this tool does not guarantee support for other types of storage. You can use other storage environments at your own risk.
Sizing
The minimum amount of storage depends on the type of storage that you plan to use. For details, see the Resource requirements section under Storage comparison.

As a general rule, IBM Software Hub with all services installed can use up to 700 GB of storage space. Review the Storage comparison to ensure that you have sufficient storage space available for user data based on the type of storage that you select. You can add additional capacity depending on your user data volume requirements.

IBM Software Hub control plane persistent storage requirements

The IBM Software Hub control plane supports all of the persistent storage options that are supported by the platform.

The control plane uses ReadWriteOnce (RWO) storage, which is specified through the --block_storage_class option. However, the installation and upgrade commands include both of the following options:
  • --block_storage_class
  • --file_storage_class
The following table lists the recommended storage classes. If your cluster uses different storage class names, ensure that you specify equivalent storage classes.

  • The --block_storage_class option should point to block storage or to a file storage class that supports ReadWriteOnce (RWO) access.

  • The --file_storage_class option should point to a file storage class that supports ReadWriteMany (RWX) access.

Storage option Recommended block storage class Recommended file storage class Notes
OpenShift Data Foundation ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd ocs-storagecluster-cephfs The default storage class names are different if you use external mode.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd ocs-storagecluster-cephfs The default storage class names are different if you use external mode.
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Either of the following storage classes:
  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
 Either of the following storage classes:
  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
 IBM Fusion Global Data Platform supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.

Specify the same storage class for block storage and file storage.
IBM Storage Scale Container Native ibm-spectrum-scale-sc ibm-spectrum-scale-sc IBM Storage Scale Container Native supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.

Specify the same storage class for block storage and file storage.
Portworx portworx-metastoredb-sc portworx-rwx-gp3-sc For more information about the recommended Portworx storage classes, see Creating Portworx storage classes.
NFS managed-nfs-storage managed-nfs-storage NFS supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.

Specify the same storage class for block storage and file storage.
Amazon Elastic Block Store Either of the following storage classes:
  • gp2-csi
  • gp3-csi
 Not applicable. Your environment must include Amazon Elastic File System storage in addition to Amazon Elastic Block Store.
Amazon Elastic File System Not applicable. efs-nfs-client It is strongly recommended that you use both Amazon Elastic Block Store storage and Amazon Elastic File System storage.
  • The IBM Software Hub control plane is more performant when you provide both file and block storage.
  • You can install services that require both file and block storage.

If you use only Amazon Elastic File System, specify efs-nfs-client for both file and block storage.
NetApp Trident ontap-nas ontap-nas NetApp Trident supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.

Specify the same storage class for block storage and file storage.
Nutanix nutanix-volume nutanix-file For more information about the recommended Nutanix storage classes, see Setting up Nutanix.

Shared component persistent storage requirements

The following table indicates the type of storage that each component supports. For information about the recommended storage classes for each component, see Recommended storage classes for the shared components.

  • File req indicates that a service can use the specified block storage only if file storage is also provided.
  • -- indicates that the service does not use persistent storage.

In the following table, Data Foundation means either Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation or IBM Fusion Data Foundation.

Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
IBM Cloud Pak foundational services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
scheduling service -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Common core services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓

Recommended storage classes for the shared components

If you use different storage class names on your cluster, ensure that you specify equivalent storage classes.

Note: The scheduling service is not included in this list because it does not require persistent storage.
IBM Cloud Pak foundational services

See Storage options in the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services documentation:

Important: If you plan to integrate IBM Software Hub with the Identity Management Service, ensure that you create the required storage class for the MongoDB database that the Identity Management Service uses. For more information, see MongoDB settings in Configuring foundational services in the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services documentation:
Common core services

Common core services use file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for common core services. The storage classes are used when the common core services are installed by a service with a dependency on the common core services.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation  
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation  
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Fusion Global Data Platform supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native IBM Storage Scale Container Native supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx  
  • File storage:
    • portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

      (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS NFS supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage On Amazon Elastic storage, this service can use either:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident

NetApp Trident supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix  
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Service persistent storage requirements

The following table indicates the type of storage that each component supports. Additional information about the recommended storage classes for each component are provided after the table.

  • Combo pref indicates that a service can be installed with only the specified block storage but it is not recommended. A combination of file storage and block storage is preferred.
  • Block pref indicates that the service can be installed with either file storage or block storage but that block storage is preferred over file storage.
  • Block req indicates that a service can use the specified file storage only if block storage is also provided.
  • File req indicates that a service can use the specified block storage only if file storage is also provided.
  • CCS indicates that the service uses the storage only to install the common core services.
    Remember: Common core services require a combination of block and file storage.
  • Reuse indicates that a service uses the storage that is provisioned by another service.

In the following table, Data Foundation means either Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation or IBM Fusion Data Foundation.

Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
AI Factsheets CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS  
Anaconda Repository for IBM Cloud Pak for Data N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A  
Analytics Engine powered by Apache Spark ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓
Cognos Analytics ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
Cognos Dashboards ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ CCS ✓ ✓ ✓
Data Gate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Block pref ✓  
Data Privacy Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse  
Data Product Hub CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS  
Data Refinery Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse
Data Replication ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
DataStage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ CCS ✓ ✓ ✓
Data Virtualization ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ CCS ✓ ✓ ✓
Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
Db2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Combo pref ✓ ✓  
Db2 Big SQL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓  
Db2 Data Management Console ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓
Db2 Warehouse ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Combo pref ✓ ✓  
Decision Optimization Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse
EDB Postgres ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓      
Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓
IBM Knowledge Catalog ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓
IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓  
IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓  
IBM Manta Data Lineage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓  
IBM Match 360 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
IBM StreamSets       ✓   ✓      
Informix ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓  
MANTA Automated Data Lineage ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓  
MongoDB ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓      
OpenPages ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓
Orchestration Pipelines ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓  
Planning Analytics ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
Product Master ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
RStudio® Server Runtimes Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse
SPSS Modeler Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse
Synthetic Data Generator Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse  
Voice Gateway ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓          
Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
Watson Discovery ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   File req Block req ✓  
Watson Machine Learning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓
Watson OpenScale ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req ✓ ✓ ✓
Watson Speech services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   File req Block req ✓  
Watson Studio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ CCS ✓ ✓ ✓
Watson Studio Runtimes Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse Reuse
watsonx Assistant ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   File req Block req ✓  
watsonx.ai™ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓    
watsonx Code Assistant™ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible® Lightspeed ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
watsonx Code Assistant for Z ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
Component Data Foundation IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Storage Scale Container Native Portworx NFS Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon Elastic File System NetApp Trident Nutanix
watsonx.data™ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓  
watsonx.governance ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ File req Block req ✓  
watsonx™ Orchestrate ✓ ✓   ✓       ✓  

Recommended storage classes for services

AI Factsheets

AI Factsheets uses the file storage and block storage that is provisioned for common core services.

The following storage classes are recommended for common core services. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Analytics Engine powered by Apache Spark

Analytics Engine powered by Apache Spark uses file storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Analytics Engine powered by Apache Spark. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of Analytics Engine powered by Apache Spark.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation   File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Data Foundation   File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform   File storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native   File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx   File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

(Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)
NFS   File storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. File storage: efs-nfs-client
NetApp Trident   File storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix   File storage: nutanix-file

Cognos Analytics

Cognos Analytics uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Cognos Analytics. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Cognos Dashboards

Cognos Dashboards uses file storage. However, this service might install common core services, which requires both file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Cognos Dashboards. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd *
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd *
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
    • portworx-gp3-sc *
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage *
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi *
    • gp3-csi *
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas *
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Data Gate

Data Gate can use either file storage or block storage. However, in some environments, one type of storage is recommended over the other.

The following storage classes are recommended for Data Gate. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation On OpenShift Data Foundation, Data Gate uses file storage. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Data Foundation On IBM Fusion Data Foundation, Data Gate uses file storage. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform On IBM Fusion Global Data Platform, Data Gate uses ibm-spectrum-scale-sc to provision storage with ReadWriteOnce access. Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native On IBM Storage Scale Container Native, Data Gate uses ibm-spectrum-scale-sc to provision storage with ReadWriteOnce access. Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx On Portworx, Data Gate uses file storage. File storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
NFS On NFS, Data Gate uses managed-nfs-storage to provision storage with ReadWriteOnce access. Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage On Amazon Elastic storage, block storage is preferred.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident On NetApp Trident, Data Gate uses ontap-nas to provision storage with ReadWriteOnce access. Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Data Privacy

Data Privacy leverages the storage that is provisioned when you install IBM Knowledge Catalog, IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium, or IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard.

Data Product Hub

Data Product Hub uses the file storage and block storage that is provisioned for common core services.

The following storage classes are recommended for common core services. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage *
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by IBM Cloud File Storage. Block storage is provided by IBM Cloud Block Storage.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Data Refinery

Data Refinery leverages the storage that is provisioned when you install IBM Knowledge Catalog, IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium, or IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard.

Data Replication

Data Replication uses block storage. However, this service might install common core services, which requires both file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Data Replication. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs *
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs *
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc *

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage *
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi *
    • gp3-csi *
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas *
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

DataStage

DataStage uses file storage. However, this service might install common core services, which requires both file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for DataStage. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd *
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd *
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc *
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
    • portworx-gp3-sc *
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage *
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi *
    • gp3-csi *
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas *
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Data Virtualization

Storage used during installation

If the common core services are not installed, you must specify storage when you install Data Virtualization.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation  
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation  
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform IBM Fusion Global Data Platform supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native IBM Storage Scale Container Native supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx  
  • File storage:
    • portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

      (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS NFS supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage On Amazon Elastic storage, this service can use either:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident

NetApp Trident supports both ReadWriteMany (RWX access) and ReadWriteOnce (RWO access) with the same storage class.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix  
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume
Storage used during service instance provisioning

Data Virtualization service instances use file and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Data Virtualization. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the Data Virtualization instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for audit storage.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for node and caching storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for audit storage.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for node and caching storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • Use portworx-db2-rwx-sc for caching and audit storage.
  • Use portworx-db2-rwo-sc for node storage.
  • File storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db2-rwo-sc
NFS When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage On Amazon Elastic storage, Data Virtualization uses file storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System.

Block storage, provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store, is not supported.

 File storage: efs-nfs-client
NetApp Trident When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • Use nutanix-file for audit storage.
  • Use nutanix-volume for node and caching storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Db2

Db2 uses file storage and block storage on most storage environments.

The following storage classes are recommended for Db2. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of Db2.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for system data and backup data.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for system data and backup data.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all data.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all data.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx
  • Use portworx-db2-rwx-sc for system data and backup data.
  • Use portworx-db2-rwo-sc for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db2-rwo-sc
NFS Use managed-nfs-storage for all data.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you deploy the service you can specify:
  • Block storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)
If you use both file and block storage:
  • Use efs-nfs-client for system data and backup data.
  • Use gp2-csi or gp3-csi for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Use ontap-nas for all data.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Db2 Big SQL

Db2 Big SQL uses block storage on most storage environments.

The following storage classes are recommended for Db2 Big SQL. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the Db2 Big SQL instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform   Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native   Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx   Block storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
NFS   Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System.

Block storage, provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store, is not supported.

 File storage: efs-nfs-client
NetApp Trident   Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Db2 Data Management Console

Db2 Data Management Console uses file storage or file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Db2 Data Management Console. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the Db2 Data Management Console instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, you must specify file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, you must specify file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform
  • If you provision Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, ibm-spectrum-scale-sc is used as file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native
  • If you provision Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, ibm-spectrum-scale-sc is used as file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, you must specify file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage: portworx-db-gp3-sc
NFS
  • If you provision Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, managed-nfs-storage is used as file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, you must specify file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident
  • If you provision Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, ontap-nas is used as file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console service instance from the UI, you must specify file storage.
  • If you provision a Db2 Data Management Console by creating a custom resource, you can specify:
    • File storage only

      Use the storageClass parameter.

    • File storage and block storage (recommended)

      Use the fileStorageClass and blockStorageClass parameters.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Db2 Warehouse

Db2 Warehouse uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Db2 Warehouse. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of Db2 Warehouse.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for system data and backup data.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for system data and backup data.
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all data.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all data.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx
  • Use portworx-db2-rwx-sc for system data and backup data.
  • Use portworx-db2-rwo-sc for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

    Ensure that you select the 4K sector size option in the web client or specify DB2_4K_DEVICE_SUPPORT: "ON" in the instance custom resource.
  • File storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db2-rwo-sc
NFS Use managed-nfs-storage for all data.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you deploy the service you can specify:
  • Block storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)
If you use both file and block storage:
  • Use efs-nfs-client for system data and backup data.
  • Use gp2-csi or gp3-csi for user data, archive logs transaction logs, and table space data.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Use ontap-nas for all data.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Decision Optimization

Decision Optimization leverages the storage that is provisioned when you install Watson Studio.

EDB Postgres

EDB Postgres uses block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for EDB Postgres. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of EDB Postgres.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform   Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native   Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx   Block storage: portworx-db-gp
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store. Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • gp2-csi
  • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Not supported. Not applicable.
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.
Restriction: This service does not support the backup and restore methods provided by the underlying storage. For example,
  • If you use IBM Fusion Data Foundation or IBM Fusion Global Data Platform for storage, the service cannot use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for backups.
  • If you use Portworx for storage, the service cannot use PX-Backup for backups
For information on backing up this service, see Services that support backup and restore.

Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop

Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop uses file storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes. File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

(Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)
NFS When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System.

 File storage: efs-nfs-client
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information. File storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

IBM Knowledge Catalog

IBM Knowledge Catalog uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for IBM Knowledge Catalog. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage:
    • portworx-cassandra-sc
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-db2-rwo-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
    • portworx-kafka-sc
    • portworx-metastoredb-sc
    • portworx-solr-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium

IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage:
    • portworx-cassandra-sc
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-db2-rwo-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
    • portworx-kafka-sc
    • portworx-metastoredb-sc
    • portworx-solr-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard

IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage:
    • portworx-cassandra-sc
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-db2-rwo-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
    • portworx-kafka-sc
    • portworx-metastoredb-sc
    • portworx-solr-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

IBM Manta Data Lineage

IBM Manta Data Lineage uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for IBM Manta Data Lineage. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-db2-rwx-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db2-rwo-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

IBM Match 360

IBM Match 360 uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for IBM Match 360. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

IBM StreamSets

IBM StreamSets can use either file storage or block storage.

IBM StreamSets uses the default storage class on the cluster.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation Not supported. Not applicable.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation Not supported. Not applicable.
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Not supported. Not applicable.
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Not supported. Not applicable.
Portworx Ensure that a default storage class is configured on the cluster before you install IBM StreamSets. When you install IBM StreamSets, it uses the default storage class on the cluster. No specific storage class is recommended.
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.

Ensure that a default storage class is configured on the cluster before you install IBM StreamSets. When you install IBM StreamSets, it uses the default storage class on the cluster.

 No specific storage class is recommended.
NetApp Trident Not supported. Not applicable.
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Informix

Informix uses file storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Informix. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of Informix.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation   File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Data Foundation   File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform   File storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native   File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx   File storage: portworx-informix-sc
NFS   File storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. File storage: efs-nfs-client
NetApp Trident   File storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

MANTA Automated Data Lineage

MANTA Automated Data Lineage uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for MANTA Automated Data Lineage. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage:
    • portworx-cassandra-sc
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-db2-rwo-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
    • portworx-kafka-sc
    • portworx-metastoredb-sc
    • portworx-solr-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

MongoDB

MongoDB uses block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for MongoDB. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision an instance of MongoDB.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation   Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform   Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native   Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx   Block storage: portworx-db-gp
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store. Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • gp2-csi
  • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Not supported. Not applicable.
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.
Restriction: This service does not support the backup and restore methods provided by the underlying storage. For example,
  • If you use IBM Fusion Data Foundation or IBM Fusion Global Data Platform for storage, the service cannot use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for backups.
  • If you use Portworx for storage, the service cannot use PX-Backup for backups
For information on backing up this service, see Services that support backup and restore.

OpenPages

OpenPages uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for OpenPages. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the OpenPages instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • For deployments that use an internal database:
    • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for metadata storage, backup storage, and application file storage.
    • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for data storage.
  • For deployments that use an external database, use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for application file storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • For deployments that use an internal database:
    • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for metadata storage, backup storage, and application file storage.
    • Use ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for data storage.
  • For deployments that use an external database, use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for application file storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for all storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx
  • For deployments that use an internal database:
    • Use portworx-rwx-gp3-sc or portworx-shared-gp3 for application file storage.
    • Use portworx-db2-rwx-sc for metadata storage and backup storage.
    • Use portworx-db2-rwo-sc for data storage
  • For deployments that use an external database, use portworx-rwx-gp3-sc or portworx-shared-gp3 for application file storage.
  • File storage:
    • portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

      (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

    • portworx-db2-rwx-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db2-rwo-sc
NFS Use managed-nfs-storage for all storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you deploy the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only

    In this scenario, use efs-nfs-client for all storage.

  • File storage and block storage (recommended)
    In this scenario, choose the appropriate storage based on your environment:
    • For deployments that use an internal database:
      • Use efs-nfs-client for metadata storage, backup storage, and application file storage.
      • Use gp2-csi or gp3-csi for data storage.
    • For deployments that use an external database, use efs-nfs-client for application file storage.
File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Use ontap-nas for all storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix
  • For deployments that use an internal database:
    • Use nutanix-file for metadata storage, backup storage, and application file storage.
    • Use nutanix-volume for data storage.
  • For deployments that use an external database, use nutanix-file for application file storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Orchestration Pipelines

Orchestration Pipelines uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Orchestration Pipelines. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Planning Analytics

Planning Analytics uses file storage or a combination of file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Planning Analytics. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the Planning Analytics instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for TM1 storage.
  • Use either ocs-storagecluster-cephfs or ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for Workspace storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation
  • Use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs for TM1 storage.
  • Use either ocs-storagecluster-cephfs or ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd for Workspace storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for TM1 and Workspace storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc for TM1 and Workspace storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx
  • Use portworx-rwx-gp3-sc for TM1 storage.
  • Use portworx-rwx-gp3-sc, portworx-shared-gp3, or portworx-db-gp3-sc for Workspace storage.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage: portworx-db-gp3-sc
NFS Use managed-nfs-storage for TM1 and Workspace storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
  • Use efs-nfs-client for TM1 storage.
  • Use efs-nfs-client, gp2-csi, or gp3-csi for Workspace storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident Use ontap-nas for TM1 and Workspace storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Product Master

Product Master uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Product Master. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you provision the Product Master instance.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage: portworx-gp3-sc
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage When you create the service instance, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you create the service instance, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

RStudio Server Runtimes

RStudio Server Runtimes leverages the storage that is provisioned when you install Watson Studio.

SPSS Modeler

SPSS Modeler leverages the storage that is provisioned when you install Watson Studio.

Synthetic Data Generator

Synthetic Data Generator uses the file storage and block storage that is provisioned for common core services.

The following storage classes are recommended for common core services. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Voice Gateway

You can optionally install Voice Gateway without specifying any storage. However, if you want to retain logs or voice recordings, you can update the custom resource for the service to specify file storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Voice Gateway.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation You can use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs to store logs or voice recordings. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Data Foundation You can use ocs-storagecluster-cephfs to store logs or voice recordings. File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform You can use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc to store logs or voice recordings. File storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native You can use ibm-spectrum-scale-sc to store logs or voice recordings. File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx You can use portworx-rwx-gp3-sc or portworx-shared-gp3 to store logs or voice recordings. File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

(Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage Not supported. Not applicable.
NetApp Trident Not supported. Not applicable.
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.
Restriction: This service does not support the backup and restore methods provided by the underlying storage. For example,
  • If you use IBM Fusion Data Foundation or IBM Fusion Global Data Platform for storage, the service cannot use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for backups.
  • If you use Portworx for storage, the service cannot use PX-Backup for backups
For information on backing up this service, see Services that support backup and restore.

Watson Discovery

Watson Discovery uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Watson Discovery. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc
  • Block storage: portworx-db-gp2-sc
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Watson Machine Learning

Watson Machine Learning uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Watson Machine Learning. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

* indicates that the storage class is used only if common core services needs to be installed.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-gp3-sc
    • portworx-couchdb-sc *
    • portworx-elastic-sc *
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Watson OpenScale

Watson OpenScale uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Watson OpenScale. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Watson Speech services

Watson Speech services use file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Watson Speech services. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-db-gp3-sc
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

Watson Studio

Watson Studio uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for Watson Studio. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage
When you install the service, you can specify:
  • File storage only
  • File storage and block storage (recommended)

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: nutanix-file
  • Block storage: nutanix-volume

Watson Studio Runtimes

The Watson Studio Runtimes leverage the storage that is provisioned when you install Watson Studio.

watsonx.ai

IBM watsonx.ai uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx.ai. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-rwx-gp3-sc

    (Equivalent to portworx-shared-gp3 in older installations)

  • Block storage:
    • portworx-couchdb-sc
    • portworx-elastic-sc
    • portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage. If you specify block storage, the service ignores this information.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System.

 File storage: efs-nfs-client
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx Assistant

watsonx Assistant uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx Assistant. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-watson-assistant-sc
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx Code Assistant

watsonx Code Assistant uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx Code Assistant. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-elastic-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed

watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-elastic-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx Code Assistant for Z

watsonx Code Assistant for Z uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx Code Assistant for Z. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-elastic-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx.data

watsonx.data uses block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx.data. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes. Block storage: portworx-db-gp
NFS When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information.

Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.

 Block storage:

Either of the following storage classes:

  • gp2-csi
  • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify block storage. If you specify file storage, the service ignores this information. Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx.governance

watsonx.governance uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx.governance. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
  • Block storage: ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-gp3-sc
NFS When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: managed-nfs-storage
  • Block storage: managed-nfs-storage
Amazon Elastic storage When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.

File storage is provided by Amazon Elastic File System. Block storage is provided by Amazon Elastic Block Store.
  • File storage: efs-nfs-client
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • gp2-csi
    • gp3-csi
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.

watsonx Orchestrate

watsonx Orchestrate uses file storage and block storage.

The following storage classes are recommended for watsonx Orchestrate. You must specify information about the storage you want to use when you install the service.

Storage Notes Storage classes
OpenShift Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Data Foundation When you install the service, specify file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ocs-storagecluster-cephfs
  • Block storage: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
  • Block storage:

    Either of the following storage classes:

    • ibm-spectrum-scale-sc
    • ibm-storage-fusion-cp-sc
IBM Storage Scale Container Native Not supported. Not applicable.
Portworx When you install the service, the --storage_vendor=portworx option ensures that the service uses the correct storage classes.
  • File storage: portworx-shared-gp3
  • Block storage: portworx-db-gp3-sc
NFS Not supported. Not applicable.
Amazon Elastic storage Not supported. Not applicable.
NetApp Trident When you install the service, specify the same storage class for both file storage and block storage.
  • File storage: ontap-nas
  • Block storage: ontap-nas
Nutanix Not supported. Not applicable.