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LINBIT & OpenNebula TechDays: About Building IaaS Clouds
Open Source Block Storage for OpenNebula Clouds The LINBIT® OpenNebula TechDays was our mutual attempt to share our combined knowledge with the open source and
Rancher’s K3s and LINBIT SDS
K3s is a very popular Kubernetes distribution from Rancher Labs designed to be both simple to set up and lightweight (in terms of system resources,
What are the benefits of running DRBD in Diskless mode?
Introduction As the developers of DRBD®, LINBIT® has led the way in high availability since 2001. DRBD has been included in the Linux kernel since
Automated Testing at LINBIT with Virter
My previous blog post described Virter, a tool for running virtual machines (VMs). This post will show how we use that to test our software
Virter – Cloud Image Virtual Machines on Your Workstation
Virtual machines on your workstation At LINBIT® we like tools that are simple, convenient, and integrated. Managing virtual machines (VMs) for development and automated testing
OpenShift on IBM Z with LINBIT SDS
High-performance software-defined storage with full OpenShift integration, available on IBM Z OpenShift is RedHat’s enriched version of Kubernetes. An important building block for modern cloud
Tutorial: How to Integrate MinIO with LINSTOR to Distribute Data on Kubernetes
While LINSTOR® is on the way to becoming an industry standard as software defined block storage. MinIO stands out as the number one product in
Using DRBD Block Devices for Kubevirt
This demonstrates how to use DRBD® block devices provisioned by the LINSTOR® CSI driver. We assume that the CSI driver is working (e.g., by installing
Optimizing DRBD for Persistent Memory
Persistent Memory (PMEM) is an exciting storage tier with much lower latency than SSDs. LINBIT® has optimized DRBD® for when its metadata is stored on
Use Case: Bank replaces Veritas Volume Replicator with LINBIT HA
Just in the last few months, LINBIT® closed with the help of Red Hat a deal with a large, well-known retail and commercial bank with
How to make DRBD compatible to the Linux kernel
The Linux kernel’s interface towards device drivers is not set in stone. It evolves with the evolvement of Linux. Sometimes driven by hardware improvements, sometimes
LINBIT Announces DRBD Support for Amazon Linux
The Digital Transformation The concept of “Digital Transformation” for executive teams at Fortune-sized companies is no longer a new and flashy phrase. An important part
Kubernetes Operator: LINSTOR’s Little Helper
Before we describe what our LINSTOR® Operator does, it is a good idea to discuss what a Kubernetes Operator actually is. If you are already
NuoDB on LINSTOR Provisioned Kubernetes Volumes
NuoDB and LINBIT® put our technologies together to see just how well they performed, and we are both happy with the results. We decided to
Cheap Votes: DRBD Diskless Quorum
One of the most important considerations when implementing clustered systems is ensuring that a cluster remains cohesive and stable given unexpected conditions. DRBD® already has
Key/Value Store in LINSTOR
Recently we introduced a Key/Value store in LINSTOR® and exposed it in a developer-friendly way in the Python API (python-linstor). The first question is why
