STO-006.md

STO-006 PVC has data loss risk

Summary

A PVC is in a state that implies data loss risk (e.g. bound to a PV that is being deleted, or volume is lost). Immediate action may be required to back up or migrate data.

Severity

Warning

Example

N/A

Symptoms

• Report shows: PVC <ns>/<name> has data loss risk
• PVC or associated PV is Lost, Failed, or in a state indicating volume unreachable

Resolution

1. Confirm volume status: kubectl describe pv and kubectl describe pvc
2. If the volume is still present, snapshot or copy data before any destructive action
3. Work with storage provider to recover the volume if possible
4. Recreate PVC/PV and restore from backup if the volume is unrecoverable

References

• PV lifecycle
• Volume snapshots