Transit sets a PV reclaimPolicy of Delete for dynamically provisioned disks. What happens when the bound PVC is deleted?
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Short Explanation
Delete reclaim is the self-cleaning rental car—turn in the keys (delete the PVC) and the car gets returned to the lot (backend disk goes away). Great for disposable data; terrifying for irreplaceable archives. Know that policy before you delete claims.
Full Explanation
With reclaimPolicy Delete, after the PVC is removed the bound PV is deleted and dynamic provisioners generally destroy the underlying storage asset. This is common for ephemeral or easily rebuilt data. Delete does not mean “PVC only,” force-retain annotations are not the standard gate, and Kubernetes does not rewrite the volume to hostPath to preserve cloud disks.