Controlling Data Replication with Snapshot Shipping Using LINSTOR
In distributed data storage environments, ensuring data consistency and availability across multiple nodes is crucial. LINSTOR®, the open source software-defined storage (SDS) software created by LINBIT®, is a robust tool for managing data replication and maintaining data integrity both locally for high availability (HA), and across distances for disaster recovery (DR), backup, and other reasons. […]
Ready-made CloudStack Deployment on Hyperconverged Infrastructure with SDS, HA, and DR Capabilities
In an exciting, possibly world-first offering, the LINBIT® team has created the LINBIT® CloudStack® HCI Appliance. The appliance, built on open source software, is an easy way to deploy CloudStack. Beyond that, the appliance includes LINBIT-developed software such as DRBD®, LINSTOR®, DRBD Reactor, LINSTOR Gateway, and related utilities, plus the LINSTOR integration plugin for CloudStack, […]
Setting Up a Highly Available SMB Share for Windows by Using WinDRBD & DRBD
During my years as a system administrator, I have worked as much with Windows servers as I have with Linux systems. Installing and managing SMB, a file-sharing protocol frequently used in small and medium-sized companies, is relatively straightforward and hassle-free on Windows servers. However, ensuring this service runs continuously can be a challenge. In this […]
Working on a More Straightforward Offering
The Broadcom shock still affects many VMWare users. Some might have initially accepted the higher cost in the short term, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still looking for an exit path from VMWare. Operating a scalable and highly available virtualization platform involves solving multiple challenges. The open-source options for the hypervisor technology are KVM […]
