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label volumes

Description

Set labels on the volumes managed by DirectPV

Syntax 

directpv label volumes key=value|key- [flags]
  • Use key=value to add a label key with the value of value to the volume(s).
  • Use key- to remove a label key from the volume(s).

Aliases

You can use the following commands to perform the same functions as kubectl directpv label volumes

  • kubectl directpv label volume
  • kubectl directpv label vol

These aliases have the same results and use the same flags as label volumes.

Parameters

Flags

Flag Description
--drive-id <string> Modify labels on volumes on a specific drive ID.
--pod-names <string> Modify labels for volumes on specific pod names. You can use ellipsis pattern such as minio-{0...4}.
--pod-namespaces <string> Modify labels for volumes on specific pod namespaces. You can use ellipsis pattern such as tenant-{0...3}.
--status <string> Modify labels for volumes in a specific status. Valid statuses are pending or ready.
--labels <string> Modify labels on volumes with the specified labels. Include multiple labels as comma separated key=value pairs, such as tier=hot,region=east.
--ids <string> Modify labels for a specific volume ID.

Global Flags

You can use the following global DirectPV flags with kubectl directpv list:

Flag Description
-d, --drives <string> Filter output by drive names; supports ellipses pattern such as sd{a...z}
--kubeconfig <string> Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests
-n, --nodes <string> Filter output by nodes; supports ellipses pattern such as node{1...10}
--no-headers Don’t print column headers
-o, --output <string> Output format. Valid options are json, yaml, wide
--quiet Suppress printing error messages

Examples

Add a label to all volumes in all nodes

The following command adds a label called tier with a value of hot on all volumes on all nodes.

kubectl directpv label volumes tier=hot --all

Set a label on volumes allocated in specific drives from a node

The following command adds a label called type with a value of fast on the drives nvme1n1, nvme1n2, and nvme1n3 on the node node1. The command uses ellipsis expansion notation to select the three drives.

kubectl directpv label volumes type=fast --nodes=node1 --drives=nvme1n{1...3}

Remove a label from all volumes in all nodes

The following command removes the label tier from all volumes, no matter what the value of tier might be on any volume.

kubectl directpv label volumes tier- --all