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Azure Arc-enabled data services Kubernetes validation

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Azure Arc-enabled data services team has worked with industry partners to validate specific distributions and solutions to host Azure Arc-enabled data services. This validation extends the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes validation for the data services. This article identifies partner solutions, versions, Kubernetes versions, SQL engine versions, and PostgreSQL server versions that have been verified to support the data services.

To see how all Azure Arc-enabled components are validated, see Validation program overview

Note

At the current time, SQL Managed Instance enabled by Azure Arc is generally available in select regions.

Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL server is available for preview in select regions.

Partners

DataON

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
DataON AZS-6224 1.24.11 1.20.0_2023-06-13 16.0.5100.7242 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)

Dell

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
PowerStore 1.25.15 1.25.0_2023-11-14 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
Unity XT 1.24.3 1.15.0_2023-01-10 16.0.816.19223 Not validated
PowerFlex 1.25.0 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)

Hitachi

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Hitachi UCP with Red Hat OpenShift 1.25.11 1.25.0_2023-11-14 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
Hitachi Virtual Storage Software Block software-defined storage (VSSB) 1.24.12 1.20.0_2023-06-13 16.0.5100.7242 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 1.24.12 1.19.0_2023-05-09 16.0.937.6221 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
Hitachi UCP with VMware Tanzu 1.23.8 1.16.0_2023-02-14 16.0.937.6221 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)

HPE

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
HPE Superdome Flex 280 1.25.12 1.22.0_2023-08-08 16.0.5100.7242 Not validated
HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus 1.22.6 1.11.0_2022-09-13 16.0.312.4243 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

Kublr

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Kublr 1.26.0 1.26.4, 1.25.6, 1.24.13, 1.23.17, 1.22.17 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
Kublr 1.21.2 1.22.10 1.9.0_2022-07-12 16.0.312.4243 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

Lenovo

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 1.26.6 1.24.0_2023-10-10 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX1020 1.26.6 1.24.0_2023-10-10 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX3520 1.22.6 1.10.0_2022-08-09 16.0.312.4243 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

Nutanix

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Karbon 2.2
AOS: 5.19.1.5
AHV: 20201105.1021
PC: Version pc.2021.3.02
 1.19.8-0 1.0.0_2021-07-30 15.0.2148.140 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

PureStorage

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Portworx Enterprise 2.7 1.22.5 1.20.7 1.1.0_2021-11-02 15.0.2148.140 Not validated
Portworx Enterprise 2.9 1.22.5 1.1.0_2021-11-02 15.0.2195.191 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

Red Hat

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
OpenShift 4.15.0 1.28.6 1.27.0_2024-02-13 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
OpenShift 4.13.4 1.26.5 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
OpenShift 4.10.16 1.23.5 1.11.0_2022-09-13 16.0.312.4243 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

VMware

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
TKGs 2.2 1.25.7 1.23.0_2023-09-12 16.0.5100.7246 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
TKGm 2.3 1.26.5 1.23.0_2023-09-12 16.0.5100.7246 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
TKGm 2.2 1.25.7 1.19.0_2023-05-09 16.0.937.6223 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)
TKGm 2.1.0 1.24.9 1.15.0_2023-01-10 16.0.816.19223 14.5 (Ubuntu 20.04)

Wind River

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version PostgreSQL server version
Wind River Cloud Platform 22.12 1.24.4 1.26.0_2023-12-12 16.0.5100.7246 Not validated
Wind River Cloud Platform 22.06 1.23.1 1.9.0_2022-07-12 16.0.312.4243 12.3 (Ubuntu 12.3-1)

Data services validation process

The Sonobuoy Azure Arc-enabled data services plug-in automates the provisioning and testing of Azure Arc-enabled data services on a Kubernetes cluster.

Prerequisites

v1.22.5+vmware.1

Create a Kubernetes config file configured to access the target Kubernetes cluster and set as the current context. How this file is generated and brought local to your computer is different from platform to platform. See Kubernetes.io.

Process

The conformance tests run as part of the Azure Arc-enabled Data services validation. A pre-requisite to running these tests is to pass on the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes tests for the Kubernetes distribution in use.

These tests verify that the product is compliant with the requirements of running and operating data services. This process helps assess if the product is enterprise ready for deployments.

The tests for data services cover the following in indirectly connected mode

  1. Deploy data controller in indirect mode
  2. Deploy SQL Managed Instance enabled by Azure Arc
  3. Deploy Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL server

More tests will be added in future releases of Azure Arc-enabled data services.

Additional information

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