Initiating storage volume health tests via container orchestration systems

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device comprising at least one processor, a health request that requests a health test of a storage system that is exposed to a container orchestration (CO) system via a container storage interface (CSI) driver that conforms to a CSI standard;
• determining, by the device, that the health request comprises volume data that identifies at least one volume of the storage system and comprises mode data that identifies an operating mode of the health test, wherein the operating mode of the health test is subject to a service status of that at least one volume of the storage system;
• executing, by the device, the health test indicated by the health request;
• reporting, by the device, results of the health test to a control plane of the CO system;
• determining, by the device, the service status of the at least one volume of the storage system that is identified by the volume data, wherein the service status is at least one of an idle status or an in-use status;
• and
• in response to determining that any one of the at least one volume has the in-use status or any different volume on a same drive as the at least one volume has the in-use status
• rejecting, by the device, the health test in response to determining that the operating mode indicated by the mode data is a foreground operating mode, or
• rejecting, by the device, the health test in response to determining that the operating mode indicated by the mode data is a background operating mode and that a number of volumes being tested exceeds a defined threshold.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving, via a control plane of a container orchestration (CO) system, a health request that requests a health test of a storage system that is exposed to the CO system via a container storage interface (CSI) driver that conforms to a CSI standard, wherein the health request comprises:
• volume data that identifies a portion of the storage system to be tested;
• and
• mode data that identifies an operating mode of the health test;
• executing, by the CSI driver, the health test indicated by the health request;
• and
• returning, by the CSI driver, results of the health test to the control plane of the CO system,
• wherein the results of the health test represent testing results from a self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (SMART) procedure implemented by storage devices of the storage system, and
• wherein the SMART procedure is implemented as a SMART short test in response to the mode data indicating a background operating mode, and a SMART long test in response to the mode data indicating a foreground operating mode.