Add-on compatibility

Amazon EBS CSI Driver EKS compatibility checks

Amazon EBS CSI Driver is a AWS managed dependency to validate before and after Amazon EKS control-plane upgrades. Storage attach/mount behavior is a critical preflight validation point.

Why this add-on matters

  • Storage attach/mount behavior is a critical preflight validation point.
  • Add-on type: AWS managed.
  • Primary source: Amazon EBS CSI driver on EKS.

Preflight commands

  • aws eks describe-addon --cluster-name $CLUSTER --addon-name aws-ebs-csi-driver

Upgrade validation

  • Confirm Amazon EBS CSI Driver is installed and owned by the expected delivery mechanism.
  • Review version compatibility and release notes before changing the EKS control plane.
  • Run workload smoke tests that exercise this add-on after each control-plane hop.
  • Capture output in the change packet with any exceptions or follow-up work.