HashiCorp Nomad Container Storage Interface (CSI) Beta

Nomad 0.11 introduces support for the Container Storage Interface (CSI), allowing users to manage external storage volumes for stateful workloads. CSI is an industry standard that enables storage vendors to develop plugins once, which can be used across multiple container orchestration systems. With Nomad's integration, users can launch jobs that claim storage volumes from various cloud providers, such as AWS EBS and GCP persistent disks, without needing to write custom orchestration code. The CSI plugin architecture allows for dynamic management of plugins, enabling users to register volumes with the new `nomad volume register` command and use them in job configurations. Nomad's integration is currently in beta, but it provides a significant improvement in managing external storage volumes, making it easier for operators to deploy stateful workloads.

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