Swift as backup
Swift is a revolutionary object storage solution that started with the earliest release of OpenStack. Besides other storage systems integrated in the OpenStack ecosystem, Swift has mainly been designed to store data in the form of objects and it is exposed in a flat hierarchy. This new design compared to block storage, file-based systems, and object storage systems handles data placement and their availability very well. Since its earliest release, Swift has been used for archiving, repository stores, and backups. In this section, we will explore how Swift can be useful to back up volumes. Unlike other systems, Swift provides an optimized way to perform full back up in a short time window. Cinder supports the Swift backup ...
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