This post will walk through the installation and setup procedures for deploying LINSTOR for a persistent, replicated, and high-performance source of block storage within DevStack version of OpenStack running on an Ubuntu host. We will refer to this Ubuntu host as the LINSTOR Controller. This setup also requires at least one additional Ubuntu node handling […]
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This time it’s no April Fools’ joke: LINBIT is porting its flagship technology, the DRBD software, to the Microsoft Windows platforms. Linux inside … To achieve that while still being able to support the latest DRBD 9 features, a Linux kernel emulation layer has been designed and implemented. This layer allows us to use the original […]
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With the LINSTOR volume driver for OpenStack, Linux storage created in OpenStack Cinder can be easily provisioned, managed and seamlessly replicated across a large Linux cluster. LINSTOR is an open-source storage orchestrator designed to deliver easy-to-use software-defined storage in Linux environments. LINSTOR uses LINBIT’s DRBD to replicate block data with minimal overhead and CPU load. […]
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It’s Official. LINSTOR volume driver is now part of OpenStack. With this code merge, LINSTOR volume driver is now officially part of OpenStack and brings a new level of software-defined-storage (SDS) service to Cinder, the OpenStack’s volume service. While the next OpenStack release named ‘Stein’ won’t be out until April, the latest LINSTOR driver is […]
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This post will guide you through the setup of the LINSTOR – OpenNebula Addon. After completing it, you will be able to easily live-migrate virtual machines between OpenNebula nodes, and additionally, have data redundancy. Setup Linstor with OpenNebula This post assumes that you already have OpenNebula installed and running on all of your nodes. At […]
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System maintenance, whether planned or in response to failure, is a necessary part of managing infrastructure. Everyone hopes for the former, rather than the latter. We do our system maintenance quarterly here at LINBIT in hopes that the latter is avoided. These maintenance windows are where we install hardware and software updates, test failovers, and […]
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How to Setup LINSTOR in OpenStack
/0 Comments/in LINSTOR, Tech-Blog /by Woojay PoynterThis post will walk through the installation and setup procedures for deploying LINSTOR for a persistent, replicated, and high-performance source of block storage within DevStack version of OpenStack running on an Ubuntu host. We will refer to this Ubuntu host as the LINSTOR Controller. This setup also requires at least one additional Ubuntu node handling […]
WinDRBD: DRBD for Windows is Coming
/0 Comments/in Tech-Blog /by Johannes ThomaThis time it’s no April Fools’ joke: LINBIT is porting its flagship technology, the DRBD software, to the Microsoft Windows platforms. Linux inside … To achieve that while still being able to support the latest DRBD 9 features, a Linux kernel emulation layer has been designed and implemented. This layer allows us to use the original […]
Why you should use LINSTOR in OpenStack
/0 Comments/in LINSTOR, News, Tech-Blog /by Woojay PoynterWith the LINSTOR volume driver for OpenStack, Linux storage created in OpenStack Cinder can be easily provisioned, managed and seamlessly replicated across a large Linux cluster. LINSTOR is an open-source storage orchestrator designed to deliver easy-to-use software-defined storage in Linux environments. LINSTOR uses LINBIT’s DRBD to replicate block data with minimal overhead and CPU load. […]
It’s Official. LINSTOR Volume Driver is Now a Part of OpenStack Cinder.
/0 Comments/in LINSTOR, News, Tech-Blog /by Brian HellmanIt’s Official. LINSTOR volume driver is now part of OpenStack. With this code merge, LINSTOR volume driver is now officially part of OpenStack and brings a new level of software-defined-storage (SDS) service to Cinder, the OpenStack’s volume service. While the next OpenStack release named ‘Stein’ won’t be out until April, the latest LINSTOR driver is […]
How to Setup LINSTOR with OpenNebula
/0 Comments/in LINSTOR, Tech-Blog /by Rene PeinthorThis post will guide you through the setup of the LINSTOR – OpenNebula Addon. After completing it, you will be able to easily live-migrate virtual machines between OpenNebula nodes, and additionally, have data redundancy. Setup Linstor with OpenNebula This post assumes that you already have OpenNebula installed and running on all of your nodes. At […]
Minimize Downtime During Maintenance
/0 Comments/in News, Tech-Blog /by Brian HellmanSystem maintenance, whether planned or in response to failure, is a necessary part of managing infrastructure. Everyone hopes for the former, rather than the latter. We do our system maintenance quarterly here at LINBIT in hopes that the latter is avoided. These maintenance windows are where we install hardware and software updates, test failovers, and […]