Introduction
Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) provides robust solutions to accelerate data access in Kubernetes environments, addressing performance bottlenecks in both persistent volumes (PVs) and node-local storage.
PV access acceleration
Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) offers a feature to accelerate data access in PVs. PVs are designed for persistent storage in Kubernetes and are widely used in scenarios requiring data durability, such as databases and stateful applications. By integrating data acceleration engines such as Fluid, ACK optimizes PV data access to improve the performance of data read and write operations, thereby reducing latency and increasing throughput. This feature is particularly beneficial for storage-intensive scenarios, including big data processing and AI training. You can configure accelerated access to PV data by creating dataset and runtime resources for efficient storage volume data management. For more information, see Use JindoRuntime to accelerate access to PVs.
Host directory acceleration
ACK also enhances access to host directory data. Host directories typically refer to local storage paths on Kubernetes cluster nodes, such as /var and /usr/local. By using Fluid or other acceleration components, ACK optimizes host directory data access to improve read and write speeds and overall access efficiency. This feature is ideal for applications requiring frequent local storage access, including log processing and file caching. You can achieve efficient host directory data access by defining dataset and runtime resources. For more information, see Accelerate access to hostPath volumes.
Summary
PV access acceleration: Optimizes Kubernetes PV data access performance through engines such as Fluid. This solution is ideal for big data and AI workloads.
Host directory acceleration: Improves read and write speeds for local directories on Kubernetes nodes through acceleration components. This solution is designed for high-frequency data access scenarios.
Both features are integral to the data acceleration capabilities provided by ACK, enabling efficient processing and access to storage resources in cloud-native environments.