SUSE® Storage Overview

SUSE® Storage is a lightweight, reliable, and powerful distributed block storage system for Kubernetes.

SUSE® Storage is derived from the open source project called Longhorn. The name Longhorn is used interchangeably with SUSE® Storage in this documentation.

SUSE® Storage implements distributed block storage using containers and microservices. SUSE® Storage creates a dedicated storage controller for each block device volume and synchronously replicates the volume across multiple replicas stored on multiple nodes. The storage controller and replicas are themselves orchestrated using Kubernetes.

Features

  • Enterprise-grade distributed block storage with no single point of failure

  • Incremental snapshot of block storage

  • Backup to secondary storage (NFS or S3-compatible object storage) built on efficient change block detection

  • Recurring snapshots and backups

  • Automated, non-disruptive upgrades. You can upgrade the entire SUSE® Storage software stack without disrupting running storage volumes.

  • An intuitive GUI dashboard