Petabytes Data Migration and Load Balancing with Football+MARS

Explore a 30-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au that delves into the use of MARS at 1&1 IONOS for hardware lifecycle management and load balancing of thousands of stateful LXC containers. Learn about the background of MARS, its traditional long-distance data replication capabilities, and the Football toolset. Gain insights from a major migration project to newer hardware, which increased density and saved millions of euros in power costs while improving customer performance. Discover how this open-source solution contributes to the Linux ecosystem and its applications in large-scale data management and infrastructure optimization.