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What is RBD?

RBD (RADOS Block Device) is a block storage technology within the Ceph distributed storage system. It allows you to provision block devices (similar to hard drives) that are striped and replicated across the Ceph cluster. These block devices can then be used by virtual machines (through KVM, Xen, etc.), databases, or other applications that require block storage. RBD provides features like snapshots, cloning, and thin provisioning, making it well-suited for cloud environments and large-scale storage deployments.

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What other technologies are related to RBD?

RBD Competitor Technologies

CephFS

CephFS is a distributed file system that competes with RBD (Ceph Block Device) as a storage solution, especially for file-based workloads.

mentioned alongside RBD in 26% (64) of relevant job posts

RBD Complementary Technologies

Ceph

Ceph is the underlying storage platform that provides RBD. RBD is a component of Ceph, providing block storage functionality. Thus, it's complementary.

mentioned alongside RBD in 1% (72) of relevant job posts

Ansible

Ansible can be used to automate the deployment and management of Ceph clusters, including the configuration of RBD. Therefore, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside RBD in 0% (54) of relevant job posts

Python

Python is often used for scripting and automation tasks related to Ceph and RBD, such as creating and managing RBD images. Therefore, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside RBD in 0% (108) of relevant job posts