Infrastructure-as-Code and Automation
One question I’ve been hearing more frequently from OpenStack admins is: “How do I move my instances from ephemeral boot to Cinder-backed volumes?” This shift is becoming increasingly necessary for several reasons, including: In this short post, I’ll walk you through how to migrate an instance that was originally booted with ephemeral storage to a […]
Read More Ephemeral to Cinder: A Quick GuideSome time ago I wrote a post on deploying the Flash Storage FlashArray as a Cinder backend using Kolla as the deployment method. As time has moved on, so has Kolla to the point where it now uses Ansible to deploy OpenStack with the kolla-ansible project. In this post I’m going to explain how to […]
Read More Deploying Pure Storage in OpenStack using kolla-ansiblePure Storage develops Dynatrace integration to extend enterprise class storage observability
Read More Observe More with Dynatrace and Pure StorageA simple review of configuring OpenStack Glance to use S3 object stores combined with Cinder Image-Volume cache.
Read More Simple OpenStack Glance Configuration with S3 and Cinder Image-Volume CacheA deep-dive into configuring OpenStack Glance multistore on Cinder backends and how they can be used in core-edge deployments.
Read More OpenStack Glance with Cinder Multistores – Scurry into the UnknownHow to perform a live migration of an applications data disks from one storage array to another using Ansible.
Read More Introducing Ansible and Pure to Empower Live Application Data MigrationJoin us at the OpenInfrastructure Summit in Vancouver from June 13-15. Network with industry professionals, learn about cutting-edge solutions, and hear from thought leaders in the field. Visit booth A12 to see Pure Storage’s OpenStack integrations and RSVP for our Happy Hour. Don’t miss out!
Read MoreThis post will discuss using Postman to work with Pure Storage FlashArray REST API endpoints.
Read More REST API – The Postman Only Rings Once…Pure announces 3-site Cinder Replication in OpenStack 2023.1 (Antelope)
Read More OpenStack Cinder 3-Site ReplicationA brief comparison of Ceph with a Pure Storage FlashArray from an OpenStack perspective
Read More OpenStack Persistent Storage: Ceph v. Pure Storage