Configuring and enabling the Swift Object protocol service

If you want to use the Cluster Export Services (CES) Swift Object service and it was not configured and enabled during the installation, configure Swift Object services.

Important:
  • CES Swift Object protocol feature is not supported from IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 onwards.
  • IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 is the last release that has CES Swift Object protocol.
  • IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 will tolerate the update of a CES node from IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8.
    • Tolerate means:
      • The CES node will be updated to 5.2.0.
      • Swift Object support will not be updated as part of the 5.2.0 update.
      • You may continue to use the version of Swift Object protocol that was provided in IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 on the CES 5.2.0 node.
      • IBM will provide usage and known defect support for the version of Swift Object that was provided in IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 until you migrate to a supported object solution that IBM Storage Scale provides.
      • CES Swift Object is replaced with IBM Storage Scale S3. For more details, refer S3 support overview.
      • For more information about Swift Object in IBM Storage Scale, refer to the IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 documentation.
  • Contact IBM for further details and migration planning.
  1. If a file system for the Swift Object data is created, you must create it now. For more information, see mmcrfs command.