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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
IOPS World Record Broken – LINBIT Tops 14.8 million IOPS
In a performance test LINBIT® measured 14.8 million IOPS on a 12 node cluster built from standard off-the-shelf Intel servers. This is the highest storage
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
LINBIT Announces Piraeus Datastore – Software-Defined Storage for Kubernetes
Piraeus Datastore offers high performance, highly reliable SDS solution for Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes San Diego, November 18., 2019 – LINBIT®, the inventor of the
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
LINSTOR LDAP Authentication
New Features of LINSTOR Release – July 2019 The Newest LINSTOR® release (July 2019) came with a bunch of new features, and one that is
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
DRBD/LINSTOR vs Ceph – a technical comparison
The aim of this article is to give you some insight into CEPH, DRBD® and LINSTOR® by outlining their basic functions. The following points should
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
Containerize LINSTOR
LINBIT® and its Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solution LINSTOR® has provided integration with Linux containers for quite some time. These range from a Docker volume plugin,
How LINBIT Improved the DRBD Sync-Rate Logic
About nine years ago, LINBIT® introduced the dynamic sync-rate controller in DRBD® 8.3.9. The goal behind this was to tune the amount of resync traffic
A new star is born: LIN:BEAT – The Band
LINBIT® is opening up a new division to specifically address our community’s desire to turn the music up to 11! As you all know, LINBIT
