diff --git a/_data/glossary/dynamic-volume-provisioning.yaml b/_data/glossary/dynamic-volume-provisioning.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..56fb7a88b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/_data/glossary/dynamic-volume-provisioning.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +id: dynamicvolumeprovisioning +name: Dynamic Volume Provisioning +full-link: /docs/concepts/storage/dynamic-provisioning +tags: +- core-object +- storage +short-description: > + Allows users to request automatic creation of storage {% glossary_tooltip text="Volumes" term_id="volume" %}. +long-description: > + Dynamic provisioning eliminates the need for cluster administrators to pre-provision storage. Instead, it automatically provisions storage by user request. + Dynamic volume provisioning is based on an API object, {% glossary_tooltip text="StorageClass" term_id="storage-class" %}, referring to a {% glossary_tooltip text="Volume Plugin" term_id="volume-plugin" %} that provisions a {% glossary_tooltip text="Volume" term_id="volume" %} and the set of parameters to pass to the Volume Plugin.