Accesser® Nodes
View information about the COS Accesser nodes in object storage systems.
A COS Accesser node is a device, such as a server
or a virtual machine, that is used to access the COS Slicestor nodes in IBM
Cloud Object Storage.
The COS Accesser nodes mediate between the client, for example a music or video application, or a backup application such as IBM Storage Protect, and the COS Slicestor nodes. The COS Accesser nodes receive object data, for example, a video or audio file, from the client. The object data is transformed into multiple data slices by the COS Accesser nodes and each slice is stored on a different COS Slicestor node.
Use the information on the Accesser Nodes page to complete the
following monitoring tasks:
- View the sites that the COS Accesser nodes are distributed to.
- View the access pools that the COS Accesser nodes belong to.
Additional information is provided about the following attributes of COS Accesser nodes.
- Access Pool
- The name of the access pool that the COS Accesser node is assigned to. A COS Accesser node can belong to only one access pool. By grouping COS Accesser nodes into access pools, you can quickly deploy vaults to a set of COS Accesser nodes.
- Acknowledged
- Shows whether a user marked the status of the COS Accesser node as acknowledged. An acknowledged status indicates that the status was reviewed and is either resolved or can be ignored.
- Model
- The model of the COS Accesser node. The model name or number is assigned by the hardware vendor or manufacturer.
- Serial Number
- The serial number of the COS Accesser node, which is assigned by the vendor or manufacturer.
- Site
- The location, such as the geographical location or the building, of the COS Accesser node. To ensure high availability for the vault data in IBM Cloud Object Storage, you can distribute the COS Accesser nodes in an access pool to multiple sites.
- Software Version
- The version of the IBM Cloud Object Storage software on the COS Accesser node.
- Status
- The status of the COS Accesser node. Use the status to determine the condition of the node, and if any actions must be taken. If multiple nodes in an access pool have an Error status, the vault data might be unavailable.