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 extends further than our code and our business applications. We also support the hardware vendors that contribute back to the open source community. One such vendor is System76. We’ve used their hardware for servers, laptops, […]
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 support for shared storage. The Operator can now register LVM storage pools backed by storage shared between nodes, such as a SAN. LINSTOR CSI builds on this: RWX block volumes no longer need a DRBD […]
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 the release notes, we fixed more issues than in any previous development cycle. This is because the team has used ClaudeCode since the start of the year. From our first experiments, it took around six […]
Ansible Inventory Groups for LINSTOR
A well-structured Ansible inventory is fundamental to an automated LINSTOR® cluster deployment. This blog post shows how to structure inventory groups for Day 1 installation and Day 2 operations. It assumes familiarity with Ansible and previous experience setting up a LINSTOR cluster. Inventory group overview Core LINSTOR inventory groups: linstor_controllers: LINSTOR controller nodes linstor_satellites: LINSTOR […]
