Create multiple file share dynamically under existing storage account

Question

I am learning kubernetes(AKS),

I am playing around azure. I have a scenario where I need to create multiple file share in azure storage account and I am able to create with set of commands but the twist is I need to create those dynamically as per requirement .

Example: I have two application both need azure storage account, instead of creating two different storage account I can create two file share under same storage account. Here I want to create file share dynamically as the application started to deploy. Because I might need 2nd application or may be I can start third application. So instead of creating multiple file share before I want to create those as per requirement.

After googling I found this article, but here also share name must be created in storage account already.

My question is, Is it achievable? If yes?

Update

YML for storageClass and PersistentVolumeClaim

---
kind: StorageClass
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: mystorageclass
provisioner: kubernetes.io/azure-file
mountOptions:
  - dir_mode=0777
  - file_mode=0777
  - uid=1000
  - gid=1000
parameters:
  skuName: Standard_LRS
  storageAccount: mystrg
  location: eastus

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: mypvc
spec:
  accessModes:
    - ReadWriteMany
  storageClassName: mystorageclass
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 5Gi

storageClass created successfully but PersistentVolumeClaim status is pending with error resource storageAccount not found. It tries to find storageAccount under resource-group which is created by kubernetes?

Answer 1

The short answer is Yes. When you use the persistent volume in AKS dynamic created from the Azure File Share, you can create the storage account before, then you can use that storage account in the storage class like this:

kind: StorageClass
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: azurefile
provisioner: kubernetes.io/azure-file
mountOptions:
  - dir_mode=0777
  - file_mode=0777
  - uid=1000
  - gid=1000
parameters:
  skuName: Standard_LRS
  storageAccount: azureaksstore
  location: eastus

And when you create the PVC with this SC, Azure will create the file share in this storage account for you. It shows like below in the storage account:

For more details, see Dynamically create and use a persistent volume with Azure Files in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).