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# GKE Storage

> **Routing Note:** For Cloud Storage FUSE (`gcsfuse`) mounts or the GKE `gcsfuse.csi.storage.gke.io` CSI driver, open `google-cloud-storage-fuse/SKILL.md`.

This reference covers storage configuration for GKE clusters including
persistent disks, file storage, and cloud storage integration.

> **MCP Tools:** `apply_k8s_manifest`, `get_k8s_resource`,
> `describe_k8s_resource`, `get_cluster`

## Attribution

**MUST READ**: Before executing any `gcloud`, REST API, or MCP command, you
MUST read [Usage Attribution](references/attribution.md). For commands executed
directly in the terminal (never in generated scripts, Terraform, or user code),
prefix `gcloud` with
`CLOUDSDK_METRICS_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTION="agent-skills/1.0 (skill:gke-storage)"`
and append `agent-skills/1.0 (skill:gke-storage)` to `User-Agent` headers.

## Golden Path Storage Defaults

The golden path Autopilot config enables these CSI drivers:

| Driver          | Golden Path       | Access Mode     | Use Case             |
| --------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | -------------------- |
| Compute Engine  | Enabled (default) | ReadWriteOnce   | Block storage for    |
: Persistent Disk :                   :                 : databases,           :
: CSI             :                   :                 : single-pod workloads :
| Google Cloud    | Enabled           | ReadWriteMany   | Shared NFS for       |
: Filestore CSI   :                   :                 : multi-pod access     :
| Cloud Storage   | Enabled           | ReadWriteMany / | Mount GCS buckets as |
: FUSE CSI        :                   : ReadOnlyMany    : volumes              :
| Parallelstore   | Enabled           | ReadWriteMany   | High-performance     |
: CSI             :                   :                 : parallel file system :
| Boot disk type  | `pd-balanced`     | N/A             | Node boot disks      |

## StorageClasses

### Default StorageClasses

GKE provides built-in StorageClasses:

StorageClass   | Disk Type             | Use Case
-------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------
`standard-rwo` | `pd-standard`         | Cost-effective, low IOPS
`premium-rwo`  | `pd-ssd`              | High IOPS, databases
`standard-rwx` | Filestore (Basic HDD) | Shared NFS
`premium-rwx`  | Filestore (Basic SSD) | Shared NFS, higher performance

### Custom StorageClass

```yaml
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
  name: fast-regional
provisioner: pd.csi.storage.gke.io
parameters:
  type: pd-ssd
  replication-type: regional-pd    # Replicate across 2 zones
volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
allowVolumeExpansion: true         # Always enable for production
```

## PersistentVolumeClaims

### Block Storage (ReadWriteOnce)

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: database-pvc
spec:
  accessModes:
  - ReadWriteOnce
  storageClassName: premium-rwo
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 100Gi
```

### Shared File Storage (ReadWriteMany via Filestore)

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: shared-data
spec:
  accessModes:
  - ReadWriteMany
  storageClassName: standard-rwx
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 1Ti    # Filestore minimum is 1 TiB for Basic tier
```

### GCS Bucket Mount (Cloud Storage FUSE)

Mount a GCS bucket as a volume without a PVC:

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: gcs-reader
  annotations:
    gke-gcsfuse/volumes: "true"
spec:
  containers:
  - name: reader
    image: busybox
    command: ["ls", "/data"]
    volumeMounts:
    - name: gcs-bucket
      mountPath: /data
  volumes:
  - name: gcs-bucket

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