EX280 Storage And Persistent Volumes Practice Question
What is the primary difference between PersistentVolumes (PVs) and PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs)?
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
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PVs represent actual cluster storage resources, while PVCs represent user requests for storage.
PVs are actual storage resources in the cluster provisioned by admins, whereas PVCs are requests for storage made by users.
Answer analysis
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PVs represent actual cluster storage resources, while PVCs represent user requests for storage.
Why this is correct
PVs are the storage pieces; PVCs are the claims/requests consumed by pods.
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PVs only support block mode, while PVCs only support filesystem mode.
Why it's wrong here
Both PVs and PVCs support both filesystem and block volume modes.
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PVs are created by developers, while PVCs are created by cluster administrators.
Why it's wrong here
Administrators typically set up PVs/StorageClasses, while developers create PVCs.
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PVs are namespace-scoped, while PVCs are cluster-scoped.
Why it's wrong here
The scoping is the opposite: PVs are cluster-scoped and PVCs are namespace-scoped.
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