Getting Started with the LINBIT Deployment Tool
The LINBIT® deployment tool is a graphical tool that steps you through the process of installing and configuring LINSTOR® in
Securing the LINSTOR REST API with Token Authentication
LINSTOR® 1.34 introduces bearer token authentication, a straightforward way to restrict access to its REST API. Before this release, securing
Hidden Software Gems
This week, I want to write about hidden software gems. My first example is an NFS server. When you search
GitLab High Availability With DRBD & Pacemaker
GitLab is a DevOps platform that many organizations and developers rely on around the clock, nearly every day of the
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Using Volume Group Snapshots with LINSTOR in Kubernetes
Version 2.10.0 of the LINSTOR® Operator for Kubernetes, developed by LINBIT®, introduces support for volume group snapshots, a feature that enables crash-consistent, point-in-time snapshots of multiple
Becoming More Accessible to Windows Users
I have recently seen two internal presentations on LINBIT SDS for Windows. The first was about Hyper-V virtual machines running with their virtualized backing disks on
LINSTOR in OpenShift: A Red Hat Certified OperatorHub Offering
The LINSTOR® Operator for managing the LINSTOR life cycle in Kubernetes is a Red Hat certified offering available through the OperatorHub in the OpenShift Container
Creating ReadWriteMany Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes by using LINSTOR
With the release of LINSTOR® Operator 2.10.0 for Kubernetes, users can create ReadWriteMany (RWX) Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs) directly using the LINSTOR Container Storage Interface
Running a Local LLM in Kubernetes with vLLM & LINSTOR
Running large language model (LLM) workloads in-house rather than consuming them through managed API services is a growing trend. Managed API services are convenient, but
Using DRBD to Build a Reliable & High-performing 2-node HA Solution
Since 2024, LINBIT® has partnered with the open source-focused enterprise data storage, compute, and virtualization solutions company, 45Drives. This partnership helps 45Drives bring a high-performing,
Claude, Anthropic’s Mythos, & a Potential Danger
Once more, I am writing about AI. By now, I have become a nearly daily user of Claude Code. I have learned how to work
Working to Put DRBD 9 in the Mainline Linux Kernel
The LINBIT® team has been busy for more than a year on development work that could put DRBD® 9 in the mainline Linux kernel, possibly
Merging DRBD-9.3 into the Linux Upstream
We are currently working on merging DRBD-9.3 into the Linux upstream. But how did we get here? DRBD-8.4 works only with a single peer; it
Integrating External LINSTOR Clusters With Kubernetes by Using the LINSTOR CSI Driver
Much has changed in how LINSTOR® is typically deployed into Kubernetes clusters over the years. I’m referring to the LINSTOR Operator for Kubernetes which is now at
Making a 10+ Year Dream Come True With an AI Coding Agent
As we all know, AI is still going strong as the latest and greatest thing since sliced bread. While it’s an amazing tool and is
Highly Available NFS Storage using LINBIT HA for Kubernetes
While NFS (Network File System) isn’t a new or exciting technology, it is one of the more common storage solutions for Kubernetes clusters that require
The Benefits of High Availability (HA)
This article describes the reasoning behind and the benefits of a high-availability (HA) solution for providing services and applications. This article is intended as a
Replication Speed and CPU Efficiency Improvements in DRBD 9.3.1
The release of DRBD® 9.3.1 brings with it a “streaming I/O” feature. This feature means that DRBD can allocate compound pages from the kernel as
Four Claude-Assisted LINBIT Projects & drbd-9.3.1
In the last few weeks, four LINBITers approached me to show me something. In all four cases, it was people not working in development. Two
Cybersecurity & What LINBIT Does
For a long time, when I told people that LINBIT® helps secure data, I would occasionally hear the reply, “You secure data from bad actors,
