Object Storage Install Guide

• Object Storage service overview
• Configure networking
  • First node
  • Second node
• Install and configure the controller node
  • Install and configure the controller node for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise
  • Install and configure the controller node for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  • Install and configure the controller node for Ubuntu
  • Install and configure the controller node for Debian
• Install and configure the storage nodes
  • Install and configure the storage nodes for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise
  • Install and configure the storage nodes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  • Install and configure the storage nodes for Ubuntu and Debian
• Create and distribute initial rings
  • Create account ring
  • Create container ring
  • Create object ring
  • Distribute ring configuration files
• Finalize installation
  • Finalize installation for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise
  • Finalize installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
  • Finalize installation for Ubuntu and Debian
• Verify operation
• Next steps

The Object Storage services (swift) work together to provide object storage and retrieval through a REST API.

This chapter assumes a working setup of OpenStack following the OpenStack Installation Tutorial.

Your environment must at least include the Identity service (keystone) prior to deploying Object Storage.