Replicate data from GlusterFS volume hosted at IBM cloud to blob storage

Question

Hello, I'm looking for a solution to replicate data from a GlusterFS volume attached to a CentOS VM, both resources hosted at IBM Cloud. I need to send data from that volume to a storage blob in Azure.

Could you provide any guideline for setting this up? I need to understand if a VPN gateway is good enough for getting both IBM and Azure connected, and then how to map the blob storage to the IBM source? Is is possible to mount the volume at the CentOS VM by using an endpoint or any other method?

Thanks,

Fernando.

Answer 1

@Fernando Ariel Chirkinian

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

You can use Azure Blob Fuse for transferring data from a Linux machine to Azure Blob Storage.

Blob fuse: Blob Fuse is a virtual file system driver for Azure Blob Storage. Use Blob Fuse to access your existing Azure block blob data through the Linux file system.

key features in BlobFuse2 include:

• Streaming to support reading and writing large files
• Parallel downloads and uploads to improve access time for large files.
• Multiple mounts to the same container for read-only workloads

Reference article: How to mount an Azure Blob Storage container on Linux with BlobFuse2 - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn

 

VPN gateway: You can leverage VPN gateway to establish connections between two distinct sites or clouds. The bandwidth of a single VPN Gateway Connection can range from 750Mbps to 1.5Gbps, and this bandwidth varies depending on the SKU you choose.

Here is the reference article About Azure VPN Gateway | Microsoft Learn

Kindly let me know if you have any additional questions with regards to this and I would be happy to assist you.

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