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  • Blueworks Live

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  • IBM Process Mining


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Workspace Content and Capture Services - other
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 6, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Support Multiple CSI Drivers in Cloud Pak for Business Automation (FileNet CPE)

We request support for multiple Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers within a single Cloud Pak for Business Automation deployment, specifically for FileNet Content Platform Engine workloads running on Red Hat OpenShift.

Currently, CP4BA deployments are effectively limited to a single storage vendor CSI driver. This restriction creates significant architectural, operational, and commercial challenges for customers operating large-scale enterprise content management platforms.

Many enterprise organizations have multiple storage technologies deployed for different purposes, such as:

  • High-performance NAS storage for transactional workloads
  • Object storage for long-term content retention
  • Cost-optimized storage platforms for archive workloads
  • Existing strategic storage investments from different vendors

The current single CSI driver limitation prevents customers from fully leveraging these storage platforms within a single CP4BA environment.

Allow CP4BA and FileNet CPE to support and consume Persistent Volumes provisioned through multiple CSI drivers simultaneously.

Examples include:

  • NetApp Trident + Dell PowerScale CSI
  • NetApp Trident + OpenShift Data Foundation CSI
  • Dell PowerScale CSI + Vendor Object Storage CSI
  • Any combination of OpenShift-certified CSI drivers

Storage classes should be selectable at component, namespace, or workload level, allowing individual CP4BA capabilities to consume storage from the most appropriate platform.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Oct 6, 2026

    Yes, we're looking for this feature. 

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