Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure V.6.3 Integration with Commvault, Storware and Coriolis

Virtuozzo International GmbH announced the release of Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure V.6.3, an update to user’ production-ready OpenStack cloud platform.

This version introduces features to enhance DR, streamline backup management, improve storage capabilities, and optimize Kubernetes networking.

• With Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure 6.3, user will benefit from technical integrations with Commvault for backup management, and Storware and Coriolis for DR
• This version also adds external FC storage support, and validated integration of our S3 storage system with OpenText Vertica, the analytical database
• Plus, the ability to update Virtuozzo Storage without VM migration, and production support for Cilium CNI in Kubernetes

Read on for a detailed breakdown of these new features and how they can elevate your cloud operations.

Backup with Commvault Integration
Commvault Systems, Inc., provider of data protection platform, is supported as a backup solution for Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure. This integration allows customers to centralize and simplify backup management across their environments while leveraging the powerful capabilities of Commvault, which supports a range of virtualization platforms, including OpenStack.

This backup option ensures that enterprises can protect their virtual machines and data with confidence, using an industry-proven solution.

DR Solutions: Storware and Cloudbase Coriolis integrations
Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure 6.3 expands DR options by supporting Storware Sp. z o.o. ‘s backup and recovery and Cloudbase Solutions SRL’s Coriolis. These 3rd-party solutions provide robust DR capabilities for VMs, offering customers flexibility in how they protect critical workloads.

By integrating Storware and Coriolis, customers can use Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure for critical workloads that require continuous protection from infrastructure outages. (Storware backup and DR guide)

FC Storage Support
With Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure 6.3, the solution now support external FC storage in addition to existing NFS and iSCSI storage options, providing flexibility and enabling customers to make the most of their existing storage investments. FC support is available through OpenStack Cinder drivers, further extending the platform’s versatility in handling different storage types.

S3 storage integration with OpenText Vertica

Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure now has integration with OpenText Vertica, an analytical database with a massively scalable architecture. 

During our validation testing using the TPC-DS benchmark, the company confirmed compatibility between Vertica in Eon Mode and Virtuozzo S3 storage. This integration enables customers to efficiently store and analyze vast amounts of data with the combined scalability of Vertica’s Eon Mode and the robust S3 object storage offered by Virtuozzo. (Documentation portal for Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure)

Virtuozzo storage updates without VM migration
In this release, the company introduced the ability to update Virtuozzo Storage mountpoints without the need for VM migration. This feature reduces operational disruptions during storage updates, eliminating the need to put nodes into maintenance mode or perform live migrations.

While live migration can still cause brief downtime, this enhancement ensures that storage components can be updated, minimizing interruptions and maintaining high availability of workloads.

Performance Improvements with Q35 chipset
In Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure 6.3, the company have made the Q35 VM chipset the default for all new VMs, delivering enhanced performance and better compatibility, particularly with thin-provisioned volumes.

While Virtuozzo has supported virtio-blk volume type for many years, thin provisioning for these volumes is available only with the Q35 chipset. This advancement allows customers to benefit from improved performance while minimizing storage consumption.

Additional CPU models
The company have also added support for additional CPU models, ensuring compatibility and optimization for these processor generations, including:

• SapphireRapids
• EPYC-Genoa
• EPYC-Milan
• EPYC-Rome

Kubernetes enhancements: Cilium CNI support
Starting with Kubernetes 1.30, Cilium CNI is now the default network plugin for Kubernetes clusters within Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure. Cilium offers superior network visibility, security and scalability compared to Flannel, and allows self-service users to manage Kubernetes networking with greater flexibility and control.

Full release notes
Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure 6.3 also introduces several other updates, including incremental backups to optimize storage efficiency, and additional virtualization enhancements. For the full list of all new features, improvements and fixes, please refer to release notes documentation.

How to upgrade
Go to the Settings > Update section of your admin panel and initiate the upgrade process.

Note: An automated reboot of the nodes will be performed one at a time to complete the upgrade. During the reboot, the storage service and the admin panel may be unavailable on cluster configurations that don’t have redundancy of services or/and data. 

Resources:
Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure page
Video overview 
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