Portworx Enterprise Version 3.4.0 is now GA!

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We are excited to announce that Portworx Enterprise 3.4.0 is now Generally Available (GA)! This release advances data management for modern virtualization, expands disaster recovery capabilities for KubeVirt workloads, and introduces new performance, scalability, and operational enhancements for enterprise Kubernetes environments.

Why Portworx Enterprise 3.4.0?

  • Deliver a production-ready virtualization platform with full GA support for KubeVirt VM workloads.

  • Extend business continuity and Synchronous DR protection to Kubernetes-hosted VMs.

  • Provide greater flexibility in storage pool provisioning, labeling, and operations.

  • Improve performance and resiliency through new IO profiling, NIC bonding, and enhanced pool operations.

Key Highlights

KubeVirt & Virtualization Features

  • Shared RWX Block Volumes (GA) - High-performance storage for KubeVirt VMs, enabling live migration across OpenShift clusters.

  • Synchronous DR for KubeVirt (GA): Zero RPO disaster recovery for VMs with PX RWX block volumes on OpenShift 4.18.5+.

  • Support for SUSE Virtualization (Early Access) - RWX block volumes support VM migration and resilience in SUSE Virtualization environments.

Storage & Data Management Enhancements

  • Custom Storage Pool Provisioning - Provision pools during or after installation for better capacity management.

  • Pool Drain - Move volume replicas between pools for maintenance or scaling**.**

  • Custom Labels for Pools - Add labels at install time or to existing pools for simplified volume placement**.**

Performance Improvements

  • Journal IO for PX-StoreV2 - Journal device setup and IO profiling deliver higher performance, especially for databases.

  • Multiple NIC Support with LACP - Improved throughput with multiple/bonded NIC connections.

Pure FlashArray & Cloud Features

  • Cloud Snapshots for FADA (GA) - Snapshots to the cloud and restore support for FlashArray Direct Access volumes.

  • AWS Workload Identity Support - Use IRSA/IAM roles for secure, short-lived cloud credentials.

Deployment Scenarios

  • Enterprises modernizing VM workloads with OpenShift or SUSE Virtualization.

  • Customers needing synchronous DR and synchronous protection for mission-critical workloads.

  • Kubernetes admins requiring flexible pool management and volume placement policies.

  • Database-heavy workloads that benefit from IO profiling and performance optimization.

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Additional Resources and Documentation