LINSTOR

Funded

Enterprise-grade software-defined storage with high availability and scalability

About LINSTOR

LINSTOR is a software-defined storage management solution designed to simplify the deployment and operation of highly available, scalable block storage across Linux clusters. It primarily serves enterprises requiring reliable, high-performance storage for critical applications and services, supporting environments ranging from bare-metal clusters to cloud, hybrid cloud, virtualized, and containerized infrastructures. LINSTOR integrates natively with platforms such as Kubernetes, CloudStack, Docker, OpenNebula, and Proxmox VE, enabling persistent block storage management with high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.

The solution is built around a controller-satellite architecture that manages storage resources cluster-wide, ensuring data replication and continuity through DRBD technology. LINBIT offers an enterprise subscription, LINBIT SDS, which bundles LINSTOR with DRBD and expert support, helping organizations reduce engineering overhead, streamline storage management, and secure critical business data. LINSTOR’s flexibility and integration capabilities make it suitable for enterprises aiming to future-proof their IT infrastructure with scalable, cost-efficient storage solutions.

Key Capabilities

✓Enterprise cluster-wide volume management
✓High availability with DRBD replication
✓Disaster recovery with snapshot shipping
✓Native Kubernetes CSI driver integration
✓Support for hybrid and containerized environments

Integrations

KubernetesCloudStackProxmox VE

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