VAST Block CSI Driver 2.6.5 is released to General Availability as of February 2026.
To upgrade to VAST Block CSI Driver 2.6.5, follow the upgrade procedure in the VAST Block CSI Driver 2.6 Administrator's Guide.
New Features
Export of Driver Metrics to Prometheus
VAST Block CSI Driver can be configured to expose CSI node and controller metrics in Prometheus format. The metrics include total counts and average durations for CSI RPCs and NVMe connects. For more information and guidelines, see VAST Block CSI Driver 2.6 Administrator's Guide.
Enhancements
VCSI-343: Enhanced driver logging to include detailed information about mount and umount operations.
Provided a new option named
disableUsageStats (in the driver’s Helm configuration file) to control whether the driver sends its usage statistics to the VAST cluster.
Resolved Issues
VCSI-367: Made updates to prevent
DeadlineExceeded timeouts during block volume re-attachment operations.VCSI-346: Made updates to prevent premature NVMe host disconnections during temporary network issues.