Hitachi VSP One Block Storage Achieves Certification for SUSE Virtualization

By Subhash Chandra Rao Sindhe posted 20 days ago

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VSP One Block Storage Achieves Certification for SUSE Virtualization
Delivering seamless enterprise storage integration for SUSE’s Kubernetes-based virtualization platform.

We’re excited to announce that Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) One Block has been officially validated and certified for SUSE Virtualization - the enterprise edition of the Harvester HCI solution. This certification reinforces our commitment to delivering enterprise-grade storage integration across modern virtualization and Kubernetes environments.

Learn more about the official certification on the SUSE Partner Certification & Solutions.

Bringing Enterprise Storage to SUSE Virtualization

SUSE Virtualization (formerly Harvester) is a Kubernetes-native hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform that unifies virtual machines and container workloads under a single management interface powered by Rancher.
With Hitachi VSP One Block integration, SUSE customers can now leverage high-performance, resilient block storage backed by enterprise reliability for their HCI and cloud-native deployments.

This integration uses the Hitachi Storage Plug-in for Containers (HSPC), our CSI (Container Storage Interface) driver that automates persistent volume provisioning, multipath I/O redundancy, and snapshot operations directly within the SUSE Virtualization ecosystem.

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Why This Matters

Enterprises running SUSE Virtualization can now:
• Deploy and manage persistent storage directly from Hitachi VSP systems.
• Use multipath I/O for full path redundancy and failover resilience.
• Take advantage of Kubernetes-native snapshots and data protection for both VM and container workloads.
• Seamlessly integrate Hitachi’s enterprise storage capabilities into Rancher-managed clusters.

Validated Configuration

Certification testing was performed using SUSE Virtualization 1.5.x (Harvester 1.5.2) with the following components:
• Kubernetes v1.32.7+rke2r1
• Hitachi Storage Plug-in for Containers (HSPC) v3.16.1
• Hitachi VSP One Block Storage Systems

All test scenarios, including persistent volume provisioning, snapshot management, and multipath I/O validation, were successfully executed, confirming interoperability between Hitachi VSP storage and SUSE’s Kubernetes-based virtualization stack.

Figure : Persistent Storage Provisioning via Hitachi HSPC on SUSE Virtualization

Simplified Deployment with the Hitachi CSI Operator

The HSPC Operator automates installation and lifecycle management of the Hitachi CSI driver on SUSE Virtualization clusters. Administrators can:
• Enable multipath support via SUSE CloudInit.
• Deploy the HSPC Operator from GitHub.
• Configure namespaces, secrets, and storage classes using native Kubernetes resources.
• Create and attach persistent volumes to VMs or pods, all through the SUSE Virtualization UI or CLI.

A Unified Future for Virtualization and Storage

This certification highlights Hitachi Vantara’s continuing collaboration with SUSE to empower customers with open, flexible, and enterprise-ready infrastructure. Organizations can now confidently deploy Hitachi VSP storage as part of their SUSE Virtualization clusters, achieving a robust foundation for hybrid workloads spanning virtual machines and containers.