Tag Archives: iSCSI

The BeaST storage concept side-notes

Posted on 12.08.2020 by mezzantrop

The BeaST Quorum daemon updated to version 1.2. Actually, I added only auto-detection of the block-size of the drive to work with sectors larger than 512 bytes. While trying to setup the Grid configuration of the BeaST storage system concept … Continue reading →

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Configuring Linux server to work with the BeaST storage system over iSCSI protocol

Posted on 26.10.2018 by mezzantrop

I continue to test the BeaST on a real hardware and here is an update to the Linux client configuration guide:

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Configuring Linux server to work with the BeaST storage system over iSCSI protocol

Posted on 14.07.2018 by mezzantrop

It’s weekend, so I continue to work on the BeaST storage system. Here is my small HOW-TO describing multipath connection with the BeaST from a RHEL/Centos Linux server via iSCSI: Configuring Linux server to work with the BeaST storage system over … Continue reading →

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The BeaST again!

Posted on 03.06.2018 by mezzantrop

I’m working hard now to run the BeaST Storage system on the real hardware and hope to have some results and good news to post in the future. Meanwhile, I have updated The BeaST Classic – dual-controller storage system with RAID … Continue reading →

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First sketches of the new BeaST Grid family storage system

Posted on 28.05.2017 by mezzantrop

“The BeaST Grid” is a work name of the reliable storage cluster concept. It will consist of a few Controller Nodes with optional internal drives and several Drive only Nodes. All nodes are commodity computers with internal drives. Controller Nodes will … Continue reading →

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The BeaST storage system with ZFS and CTL HA, latest news

Posted on 23.05.2017 by mezzantrop

Finally, I did it! The BeaST storage system with ZFS and CTL HA works in ALUA mode with zpools balanced over controllers. The BeaST Quorum automates Failover/Failback operations. Yes, I have something to say now: Read the full description on … Continue reading →

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Fighting with ZFS to make zpools failover/failback possible

Posted on 12.05.2017 by mezzantrop

After success with single zpool switching, I’m trying now to create a reliable and balanced construction with two controllers and two pools. When one of the controllers is dead, its pool successfully migrates to the other controller. But when the … Continue reading →

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The BeaST Classic with RAID arrays and CTL HA + the BeaST Quorum

Posted on 07.04.2017 by mezzantrop

I have just uploaded the guide for the BeaST Classic in the confuguration with RAID arrays and CTL HA + the BeaST Quorum, so now we have complete documentation for the RAID part of the BeaST Classic. The BeaST with … Continue reading →

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My article on FreeBSD CTL High Availability and ALUA functions is shown on BSD Now TV!

Posted on 15.11.2016 by mezzantrop

In the issue #165 of BSD Now two awesome guys, Allan Jude and Kris Moore, show my paper while explaining FreeBSD CTL HA and ALUA subsystem.

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Playing with the renewed CTL High Availability implementation in FreeBSD

Posted on 19.10.2016 by mezzantrop

As I promised lately, here is my small report on trying to use the new CTL HA in the BeaST storage system. “This CTL HA enhancement looks extremely important for the BeaST storage system as implementation of high available native … Continue reading →

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