Methods for Migrating Virtual Machines From VMware ESXi to Linux-Based Hypervisors
Many system administrators have been migrating away from VMware ESXi due to extreme increases in total cost of ownership (TCO)
Discover System76: A Partner in Open Source
In the past I’ve written about how LINBIT uses open source software throughout our infrastructure. Our commitment to open source
Kubernetes Roundup – LINSTOR Operator 2.12.0 Release & Updates
I’ll begin this Kubernetes roundup by sharing details about the new LINSTOR Operator 2.12.0 release. The new standout feature is
Insight into the latest DRBD Release
Just a couple of days ago, I released drbd-9.2.20 and drbd-9.3.4, which was an unusual release. As I explained in
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Dynamically Creating HA Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes by Using LINSTOR
If you need to run stateful applications and workloads in Kubernetes, you will need to make use of Kubernetes persistent volumes. Although Kubernetes might be
Exciting New DRBD Features
DRBD 9.2.16 and 9.3 are released. While 9.2.16 is the boring bugfix release, drbd-9.3 brings exciting new features. The newest DRBD update now supports the
Kubernetes Roundup – LINSTOR Updates, RWX, & Events
This edition of the LINBIT Kubernetes newsletter begins with some big software news. We recently released LINSTOR Operator 2.10.0 (and a follow-up bug fix: LINSTOR
Securing the LINSTOR Encryption Passphrase By Using systemd-creds and TPM 2.0
Before version 1.33.0, LINSTORⓇ did not have a method of entering the LINSTOR controller service master passphrase when the service was restarted unless it was
Controlling LINSTOR Replica Placement During Node Evacuation
When maintaining or decommissioning a group of nodes in a LINSTORⓇ cluster, it’s common to use the linstor node evacuate command to automatically relocate resources from one
Homelabbing LINBIT Storage Solutions
One of the benefits of using open source software such as the storage solutions that the LINBIT® team develops is that you do not need
How to Setup LINSTOR on Proxmox VE
Authors: Ryan Ronnander & Roland Kammerer — In this technical blog post, I will show you how to integrate the open source software-defined storage (SDS)
Setting Up Highly Available Storage for Proxmox Using LINSTOR & the LINBIT GUI
This article is a companion article to “How to Setup LINSTOR on Proxmox VE”. Instructions in this article will guide you through installing and integrating LINSTOR®
Implementing Disaster Recovery for Proxmox VE with a Stretched LINSTOR Cluster
In this blog, you will delve into the necessary steps and settings for creating a stretched LINSTOR® cluster to provide disaster recovery (DR) capabilities for
AWS Outage & LINBIT Software Updates for Kubernetes
We recently witnessed an AWS outage. I then saw an article that called for European digital sovereignty in the context of the outage, but those
Fraudsters & Technology
AI technologies are changing our world quickly. Of course, fraudsters also adopt these technologies and create increasingly sophisticated CFO scams. Recently, my CFO shared an
Reduce Contractual Risk with Open-Source Software
In a recent conversation with Doug Milburn, CEO of 45Drives, I picked up the term ‘contractual risk’. You add to the contractual risk of your organisation
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
Project Updates & New Features
I will use this newsletter edition to share progress on projects that we will release soon. The first one the team has been working on
Backing up and Restoring Kubernetes Workloads by Using CloudCasa with LINSTOR
This article overviews some of the features and benefits of using the CloudCasa™ data protection platform for Kubernetes with a LINSTOR® deployment in Kubernetes, and
Creating SUSE Harvester Persistent Storage with HA & DR Capability by Using LINSTOR
SUSE Harvester is an open source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) virtualization management platform, built on top of Rancher, the SUSE-developed management platform for Kubernetes. Harvester deployments