CloudStack and LINBIT SDS Integration
Andrija Panić starts the session by discussing the different approaches an organisation would take when building a cloud, as well as some key considerations which are worth implementing, such as avoiding vendor lock-in. Following this, he discusses a chart detailing some of the well-known cloud orchestration platforms, and their relevance to functionality and cost of ownership. Andrija also highlights some of the features when choosing a Traditional Storage Solution, versus a Software-Define Storage Solution. Furthermore, he delves into both the technical and business benefits of implementing Apache CloudStack and LINBIT. In the second section of the session, Rene Peinthor gives a technical breakdown of LINBIT SDS. He also discusses some of the planned features, including an optional backup snapshot to secondary storage, VM Snapshots (if all volumes are on LINSTOR storage) and an optional copy template provisioning, instead of faster cloning. Rene spent the rest of the session giving a demo on how to add LINSTOR primary storage. ----------------------------------------- On October 10th 2023, ShapeBlue, Ampere Computing and LINBIT held a joint virtual event – Building Next-Generation IaaS. The event explored how the synergy between ARM, Apache CloudStack and LINBIT’s storage solutions can achieve a formidable price-to-performance ratio. There were a total of 3 sessions held by speakers from all 3 organisations.
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- 1. www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com 2. CloudStack & LINBIT SDS Integration +
- 2. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Speakers Rene Peinthor LINSTOR Developer Andrija Panić Cloud Architect
- 3. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Building Next-Generation IaaS The Process: ● Define objectives and requirements ● Planning capacity and scalability ● Architecture design including choice of technology: ○ Storage ○ Virtualization Management ○ Hypervisor ○ Networking Design, etc. ● Costs analysis ● Security and disaster recovery Considerations: ● Scalability ● Performance ● Avoiding vendor lock-in ● Cost-efficiency ● TCO in the long-term
- 4. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Choosing an IaaS Platform ● Open-source vs. proprietary ● Features/Capabilities/Release cycles ● Cost-efficiency ● Support Functionality TCO Savings
- 5. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Choosing a Storage Solution Traditional Storage: ● Proven in production ● Well supported ● High upfront cost ● Not always flexible scaling Software-Defined Storage: ● Runs on “commodity” HW ● Scales very well ● Storage selection ● Free / low cost ● Can require in-house expertise vs.
- 6. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Why Apache CloudStack and LINBIT
- 7. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com • LINSTOR Satellite’s installed on each node • LINSTOR Controller is independent and can be anywhere in the cluster. (HA capabilities) • Apache CloudStack plugin connects Apache CloudStack with LINSTOR Controller • Resource-Volumes in LINSTOR reflected as a backend disk in Apache CloudStack • VM’s can be “Migrate” between hosts • LINBIT SDS Supports Apache CloudStack perfectly
- 8. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com Cluster Set-up ● Install LINSTOR in to all hypervisor nodes ● Form a cluster out of LINSTOR nodes with the CLI (command line interface) ● Install the LINSTOR plugin to Apache CloudStack ● Connect the LINSTOR controller to the Apache CloudStack ● Modify the storage pools, definitions replica counts etc.
- 9. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com New planned Linbit - Cloudstack features ● Optional backup snapshot to secondary storage (PR#8067) ● VM Snapshots (if all volumes on Linstor) + revert ● Optional copy template provisioning, instead of faster cloning
- 10. www.amperecomputing.com | www.linbit.com | www.shapeblue.com
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