LATEST UPDATES
NVMe/TCP support is GA
UNLEASH THE FULL POTENTIAL OF PROXMOX WITH FAST SHARED STORAGE.
Proxmox is disrupting virtualization with affordable VM infrastructure and enterprise features. Blockbridge is the high-performance option for Proxmox shared storage that’s efficient and reliable.
LATEST UPDATES
NVME/TCP is now GA
KEY FEATURES
Multi-Host Shared Storage
High-Availability
Native Integration w/ Proxmox VE
Native Snapshots & Clones
Non-Disruptive Upgrades
High-Performance & Low-Latency
At-Rest & In-Flight Encryption
Multi-Path Support
Multi-Tenant Isolation
Multi-Proxmox Support
Data Reduction
Works with Proxmox Backup
Supports Protected Volumes
- Volume Mobility Across VMs
Automated Performance Tiers
PROXMOX SHARED STORAGE, SNAPSHOTS & HA
Choose Three. Blockbridge is shared storage that’s highly-available and integrates with Proxmox to support native snapshots. That means you can use the full suite of Proxmox VM mobility and HA features without sacrificing performance or your DR plan.
NATIVE INTEGRATION
Blockbridge natively integrates with Proxmox VE6, VE7, and VE8 without patching. You can manage storage directly from the GUI, take snapshots, create templates, and use Proxmox Backup Services using the standard interface.
PERFORMANCE FORWARD
With up to to 90% less write latency than the default Ceph/RBD, your applications run up to 10x faster. And, they are more secure with always-on encryption as well as less expensive with latency optimized data reduction.
RELIABLE OPERATION
Simplify upgrades, improve performance consistency, and increase reliability with storage that is separate from computing. There’s no need to evacuate hosts or have VMs fight for CPU and memory resources. And, of course, no custom kernel drivers.
ALWAYS ON.
Transparent failover, software upgrades, and storage management for non-stop ops.
ALWAYS FAST.
Up to 100x faster than traditional HDD and hybrid SSD SANs, even on a legacy 10G network.
ALWAYS FLEXIBLE.
Freedom to use off the shelf hardware and optimize TCO.
WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
“Absolutely hands down the best storage solution that we have come across for Proxmox. It just works – really nicely integrated with PVE, and the Blockbridge team are really excellent to deal with – nothing is ever too much trouble.”
“We have been a Blockbridge customer since 2016 after having tried just about every solution imaginable with our various hypervisor platforms (VMware, KVM on OpenStack, and now KVM on Proxmox). Every solution had their issues, except for Blockbridge. “
“Our team was using Ceph before, and we were constantly dealing with slow read and write speeds. But since we switched to Blockbridge, everything has been running so much faster, delivering great IOPS performance as well.”
“Their driver directly integrates Blockbridge storage with Proxmox. The performance and reliability have been outstanding. For us, the solution has been set it and forget it.”
“I tried CEPH on the Proxmox machines, and it was not good. Since deploying dedicated Blockbridge storage, there are no problems at all. Low latency, high performance.”
KNOWLEDGE BASE RESOURCES
EXPERT GUIDANCE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. Proxmox allows you to seamlessly migrate from your existing Ceph storage onto Blockbridge while a virtual machine runs, providing an immediate performance improvement without a reboot.
Yes. You can instantly move virtual machines between hosts in a Proxmox cluster without copying data. Live VM migration allows you to perform host maintenance, software upgrades, and hardware replacement non-disruptively.
Yes. Blockbridge supports native snapshot and rollback operations that are fully offloaded to storage. Snapshots are space-efficient, non-disruptive, and significantly faster than copy-on-write (COW) based systems.
Yes, it is fully compatible. You can backup to and restore from PBS without limitation.
Blockbridge dramatically simplifies Proxmox upgrades by letting you quickly evacuate a host to perform maintenance without moving data or affecting storage redundancy.
Yes. Blockbridge fully supports the Proxmox high-availability features, including automatic VM recovery after host failure.
No. Blockbridge does not modify PVE core software. Blockbridge natively integrates with Proxmox VE using a supported plugin API.
No. We strongly recommend against using 3rd party kernel modules as they can compromise Proxmox supportability and introduce complexity into routine upgrades.
Yes. You can use existing networking, cabling, and NICs as-is. There is no need to introduce complexity with RDMA interconnects such as InfiniBand and ROCE.
Yes. Blockbridge presents storage that conforms to the iSCSI and NVMe protocol standards. These protocols are committee-designed, peer-reviewed, and widely deployed.
No. Blockbridge does not recommend hyper-converged storage for performance-sensitive applications.
Yes. Blockbridge is a multi-tenant storage solution offering secure data and management isolation. You can run 100s of Proxmox clusters on a single storage system.
Yes. You can easily present multiple storage pools with different IOPS and bandwidth characteristics and fully automate performance management. Blockbridge allows you to define the performance characteristics of storage presented to Proxmox programmatically.
RECOMMENDED ALL-FLASH STORAGE SYSTEMS
Get blazing-fast performance, ultra-low latency, and high availability using off-the-shelf hardware. Scale capacity incrementally by adding drives and pay-as-you-go for what you use.
NVME-48-DELL-ZEN4
| CHASSIS | DELL R7615 |
| CPU | AMD EPYC™ ZEN4 |
| MEDIA | 48x ALL-FLASH NVME |
| NETWORKING | 10/25/40/50/100/200/400G |
| HIGH AVAILABILITY | YES |
| MAX ENGINES | 6 |
| MAX BANDWIDTH | 60 GB/s |
| MAX IOPS | 6.0 Million |
NVME-24-SMC-ZEN4
| CHASSIS | SUPERMICRO AS-1115HS-TNR |
| CPU | AMD EPYC™ ZEN4 |
| MEDIA | 24x ALL-FLASH NVME |
| NETWORKING | 10/25/40/50/100/200G |
| HIGH AVAILABILITY | YES |
| MAX ENGINES | 4 |
| MAX BANDWIDTH | 40 GB/s |
| MAX IOPS | 4.0 Million |
NVME-20-DELL-ZEN4
| CHASSIS | DELL R6615 |
| CPU | AMD EPYC™ ZEN4 |
| MEDIA | 20x ALL-FLASH NVME |
| NETWORKING | 10/25/40/50/100/200G |
| HIGH AVAILABILITY | YES |
| MAX ENGINES | 4 |
| MAX BANDWIDTH | 40 GB/s |
| MAX IOPS | 4.0 Million |