Getting started with object storage

Get to know the relevant tasks that are required for working with Ceph Object Gateway.

See Compatibility matrix for a list of backup vendors that are certified with IBM Storage Ceph as an S3 target.

There are specific network and hardware requirements to work with Ceph object storage. For more information, see Considerations and recommendations.

Managing Object Gateway through the dashboard

For detailed information, see Managing Ceph Object Gateway.

Deploying the Ceph Object Gateway using CLI

For detailed information, see Deploying the Ceph Object Gateway using CLI.

Setting up Ingress service

For detailed information, see High availability service.

Setting up S3 server-side security

For detailed information, see Server side encryption.

Multi-site Asynchronous replication for High Availability and Disaster Recovery

For detailed information, see Failover and disaster recovery.

Deploying Ceph Object Gateway with Ceph Orchestrator

Ceph Object Gateway is deployed by either using the Ceph Orchestrator with the command line interface or by using the service specification. You can also configure multi-site Ceph Object Gateways, and remove the Ceph Object Gateway using the Ceph Orchestrator. The cephadm command deploys the Ceph Object Gateway as a collection of daemons that manages a single-cluster deployment or a particular realm and zone in a multi-site deployment.

For full Ceph Object Gateway deployment information and instructions, see Deployment.

Alternatively, you can deploy Ceph Object Gateway using the command-line interface. For more information, see Deploying the Ceph Object Gateway using the command line interface.

Creating S3 users and testing S3 access