This session was an interactive session on extending Apache CloudStack with LINSTOR. LINSTOR is Open source Software Defined Storage designed to manage block storage devices for large clusters. The unique structure of LINSTOR helps you overcome countless roadblocks when you want to set up reliable storage. This demo covered; The steps to building a reliable and high-performance SDS for your CloudStack environment, The benefits of the stack Comparing LINSTOR with other SDS offerings – what you should know.
Yusuf Yıldız, Solutions Architect. After many years spending hands on experience for system and storage management, Yusuf started to work as a Solution Architect at LINBIT 3 years ago. His main focus is customer success and contributing to product development and testing. As part of the solution architects team, he is one of the backbone and supporters of the sales team.
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CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2022 took place on 14th-16th November in Sofia, Bulgaria and virtually. The day saw a hybrid get-together of the global CloudStack community hosting 370 attendees. The event hosted 43 sessions from leading CloudStack experts, users and skilful engineers from the open-source world, which included: technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.
2. root@cloudstack1:~# whoami
I am a solution architect with a technical background who has devoted
many years to the storage industry, managed operations in IaaS & SaaS
projects.
working for LINBIT as a Solution Architect since 2019.
I live in Vienna- Austria with my 6-year-old sweet girl and my beloved wife.
Yusuf YILDIZ
Solution Architect @ LINBIT
3. Why do we exist?
OUR MISSION
Open Source
LINBIT is the leading open-source storage solution provider
since 2001 with 100s of customers, including AWS, Cisco, IBM,
Intel, Mellanox, Oracle, Western Digital and many others.
Scalable, Flexible Storage Software
solutions in many use cases across a variety of
deployments. We listen and adopt to their needs.
Low TCO
The solution is open source; support is paid. The
TCO is among the lowest in the market.
High Performance
We hold the world IOPS record. An achievement that
used DRBD and LINSTOR on off-the-shelf servers.
Who We Are
Developer of DRBD and LINSTOR
%100 Founder owned
Offices in Europe and US
Team of highly experienced Linux experts and developers
Providing world class support 24/7/365, responsive to your needs
Never missed an SLA since inception (20+ years)
4. Replication
DRBD was created for real-
time replication and has
been trusted by thousands
of users since 2001.
Cluster Management
Automatic application
failover and controlling
your cluster is flexible
and scalable.
Performance
We deliver enterprise-class
performance with the fastest
replication technology on the
market.
Block Features
Replication, Encryption,
Deduplication
Security
Encrypt your data at rest
& replicate your data
with isolated links.
Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery scenarios are
covered with LINSTOR and
DRBD.
LINSTOR & DRBD
Let's take a quick look at the stack
5. Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery is a must for
many cases. The stack is
capable of providing HA and
DR at the same time. LINBIT
understands this need deeply.
Multi Deployment
Architecture
Hyperconverged, Converged
or Cloud, you select the
architecture and we will
provide seamlesly.
Performance &
Integration
The performance is important
as well as the integration. Both
Cloudstack and LINBIT Dev
teams worked closely to provide
best possible solution.
High- Availability
24/7/365
LINBIT SDS is a perfect
teamplayer for Cloudstack for
providing High Availability to
the workloads. No-Worry setup
helps you to overcome many
tasks without moving a finger.
Solution Overview
6. Business Benefits
24/7/365 High Availability
Rock Solid Replication & Cluster Management
DRBD and LINSTOR is a battle-proven SDS technology. CloudStack is a turnkey
solution that includes the entire "stack" of features most organizations. With these two
technologies combined, have the ultimate stack for your application...
World Class Enterprise Support
When the day comes and you need a hand, our team will be there to hold it. We believe in
shared success stories.
Low TCO with High Performance
Yes, it is possible. With LINBIT software and support, you can lower your costs
while increasing your performance and without compromising your high-
availability.
LINBIT has experience helping our customers create highly available cluster stacks. We listen to
our customers requirements and help them implement them with our solutions. LINSTOR and
DRBD will take care of 24/7 replication and ensure that there will be no application downtime.
If you do a job with your hands, you are a worker.
If you do it with both your hands and your mind, you are a master.
If you do it with your hands, your mind and your heart, it means you are an ARTIST.
7. I t s t i m e f o r a
s h o r t D E M O
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