Question 1

What is the Palette Portworx Pack?

Accepted Answer

The Palette Portworx Pack is a Spectro Cloud-approved integration that simplifies the deployment and management of Portworx’s Kubernetes-native storage platform across edge clusters using Spectro Cloud Palette.

Question 2

Why is storage difficult in edge Kubernetes environments?

Accepted Answer

Edge environments are distributed, disconnected, and hard to manage consistently. Adding persistent storage increases complexity — including storage policy enforcement and day 2 operations like upgrades and patching.

Question 3

How does Palette simplify Portworx storage management?

Accepted Answer

Palette lets you apply Portworx configurations through Cluster Profiles across any number of bare metal clusters. You gain consistent lifecycle management and unified support via Spectro Cloud.

Question 4

What Portworx editions are supported?

Accepted Answer

The Portworx Pack supports Essentials, Enterprise, and Enterprise Pay as You Grow editions — all deployable through any edition of Palette and usable in any Cluster Profile.

Question 5

How do I get started with the Portworx Pack in Palette?

Accepted Answer

Add the Portworx Pack to a Cluster Profile in Palette, choose the edition you want to use, add your license key in the manifest, and deploy the profile to your cluster as usual. Ensure prerequisites are met before starting.

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