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Enabling Long Distance Replication for Disaster Recovery Using LINSTOR & DRBD Proxy
In this video Matt Kereczman from LINBIT® combines components of LINBIT SDS and LINBIT to demonstrate extending an existing LINSTOR® managed DRBD® volume to a


Configuring Highly Available NVMe-oF Attached Storage in Proxmox VE
LINBIT® develops and supports software used to build high availability clusters for almost any application or platform out there. It does this by creating tools


The Stretched Cluster Disaster Recovery Strategy
My colleague, Yusuf Yildiz, a solutions architect here at LINBIT® strongly believes disaster recovery (DR) should be thought of as a plan, rather than a


NAS High Availability Using a Synology NAS Appliance & LINBIT Software
Recently I came across Synology’s spin on high availability. After perusing through their documentation I noticed an all too familiar protocol: DRBD®. Recognizing this software and having a


Highly Available SCST & LIO iSCSI Clustering How-To Guide Update & Comparison
Companion Tech Guide Updated using Community Feedback on 3/21/24 LINBIT®️ has been building and supporting Highly Available (HA) iSCSI clusters using DRBD®️ and Pacemaker for


Migrating Manually Created DRBD Resources to LINSTOR Software-Defined Storage
DRBD® has been a long-standing and proven solution for creating high-availability (HA) storage. LINSTOR®, the LINBIT®-developed software-defined storage (SDS) solution, is a relatively newer offering.


The Continuous Increase in GDPR Conflicts with the Spirit of Open Source
When the EU introduced the GDPR, I initially thought that ‘rights for individuals’ could only be positive. Deleting an individual’s data upon request is something


Apache CloudStack as a VMware Alternative: A Deep Dive into CloudStack Features Anticipating VMware Migration
The Apache CloudStack Project is observing a significant interest from Cloud Service Providers, who are looking for a VMware alternative after the VMware Broadcom acquisition and the announcement of significant changes in the VMware Partner Connect Program, licensing models and VMware pricing.


How Yellowbrick Data Contributed to Improving LINBIT Open Source Software
One of the reasons that LINBIT® uses an open source licensing model1 for nearly all of the software that LINBIT developers create is because the


A Risky Move for Broadcom + Another Win for Open Source
Happy New Year! We will rock 2024, improving high availability and high-performance data storage on Linux. In the coming year, I look forward to doing


Using VDO with DRBD on RHEL 9
This blog will provide installation and configuration instructions for implementing Red Hat’s Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) and LINBIT®’s DRBD®. VDO is a virtual block device


Comparing LINSTOR & Ceph Storage Clusters
Over the many years that I’ve worked for LINBIT®, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been asked, “How does a LINSTOR® (or DRBD®) cluster


Using a Cluster Resource Manager and DRBD to Minimize System Maintenance Downtime
Besides helping to make your applications and services highly available, one of the lesser known benefits of using DRBD® is using it to help minimize


Managing Highly Available NVMe-oF, iSCSI, and NFS Data Stores with LINBIT VSAN
LINBIT VSAN is a turnkey SDS appliance that manages highly available NVMe-oF, iSCSI, and NFS data stores. It uses LINBIT® software from LINBIT SDS and


The Impact of Network Latency on Write Performance When Using DRBD
Keeping write latency low and throughput high is fundamental in designing or implementing storage systems. With standalone servers running applications using direct attached storage, this


Setting Up LINBIT SDS with OpenNebula for Resilient & Flexible Storage
Authors: Michael Troutman & Rene Peinthor — This post will guide you through integrating LINBIT SDS (LINSTOR® and DRBD®) with OpenNebula, to provide fast, scalable,