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Configuring swift¶
Object Storage (swift) is a multi-tenant Object Storage system. It is highly scalable, can manage large amounts of unstructured data, and provides a RESTful HTTP API.
The following procedure describes how to set up storage devices and modify the Object Storage configuration files to enable swift usage.
Optionally, allow all Identity (keystone) users to use swift by setting
swift_allow_all_usersin theuser_variables.ymlfile toTrue. Any users with the_member_role (all authorized keystone users) can create containers and upload objects to Object Storage.If this value is
False, then by default, only users with the admin role or role set inswift_operator_roleare allowed to create containers or manage tenants.When the backend type for the Image Service (glance) is set to
swift, glance can access the swift cluster regardless of whether this value isTrueorFalse.
Overview¶
Object Storage (swift) is configured using the
/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml file and the
/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml file.
When installing swift, use the group variables in the
/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml file for the Ansible
playbooks. Some variables cannot
be changed after they are set, while some changes require re-running the
playbooks. The values in the swift_hosts section supersede values in
the swift section.
To view the configuration files, including information about which variables are required and which are optional, see Appendix A, *OSA Example test environment configuration*.
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