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Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 4: Storage

Access modes: ReadWriteOnce, ReadOnlyMany, ReadWriteMany, ReadWriteOncePod

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Access modes describe how a volume can be mounted. They appear in both PVs (what the storage supports) and PVCs (what the workload needs), and a claim only binds to a volume that supports the requested modes. There are four, each with a short form you will see in kubectl output.

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