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IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide

by Bradley Leonard, Hao Jia, Johan Verstrepen, Jussi Lehtinen, Lars Lauber, Patrik Jelinko, Vasfi Gucer

July 2019

Intermediate to advanced

144 pages

3h 24m

English

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1.1 Introduction1.1.1 Key concepts and terminology1.2 How IBM Cloud Object Storage system works1.2.1 Dispersed storage-defined solution1.2.2 Information Dispersal Algorithm1.2.3 Security1.2.4 Access method1.3 Software-defined storage1.3.1 Software-defined storage in storage-defined architecture framework1.3.2 IBM Cloud Object Storage for software-defined storage1.4 Typical workloads and use cases1.4.1 Use case 1: Internet of Things (IoT)1.4.2 Use case 2: Analytics and cognitive systems1.4.3 Use case 3: Backup repository1.4.4 Use case 4: Active archive1.4.5 Use case 5: Enterprise file services1.4.6 Use case 6: Content repository
2.1 Planning for capacity2.1.1 Initial capacity requirement2.1.2 Alternative way to plan for capacity for Standard Dispersal mode2.1.3 Incremental capacity requirements2.1.4 Summary2.2 Planning for performance2.2.1 Accesser node layer performance for a single site system2.2.2 Accesser node layer performance for a multisite system2.2.3 Accesser node layer performance for a two-site mirrored system2.2.4 Slicestor node layer performance2.2.5 IDAâ€™s effect on performance2.2.6 Network performance2.2.7 Measuring performance2.3 Planning for high reliability and availability2.4 Network planning2.4.1 Multi networks with IBM Cloud Object Storage2.4.2 Network Time Protocol (NTP)2.4.3 Load balancers2.4.4 Firewalls
3.1 Gen2 hardware appliance overview3.1.1 Highlights3.2 Appliance details3.2.1 The Manager appliance3.2.2 The Accesser appliance3.2.3 The Slicestor appliances3.3 Appliance specifications3.4 Performance3.4.1 Accesser performance3.4.2 Slicestor performance
4.1 Introduction4.2 IBM hardware appliances4.3 Third-party appliances4.4 Embedded Accesser4.4.1 Enabling Embedded Accesser functions4.5 IBM Cloud Object Storage system virtual appliances4.5.1 Configure the appliance environment4.6 Appliance containers on Docker4.6.1 Accesser container4.6.2 Manager container4.6.3 System and network configuration4.6.4 Configure the appliance container4.6.5 Deployment
5.1 Information needed for installation5.1.1 Required information5.1.2 Optional information5.2 Example information5.3 Step 1: Installing the solution5.3.1 Physical appliance5.3.2 Virtual appliance5.3.3 Container appliance5.4 Step 2: Installing IBM Cloud Object Storage Appliance software5.5 Step 3: Appliance configuration5.5.1 Manager5.5.2 Accesser5.5.3 Slicestor5.6 Step 4 - Manager GUI configuration5.6.1 Initial login5.6.2 Creating a new system5.6.3 Creating a site5.6.4 Accept pending devices5.6.5 Creating a storage pool5.6.6 Create vault5.6.7 Create access pool5.6.8 Enable Access Key Authentication5.6.9 Creating a user5.6.10 Generate Access Key ID5.7 Step 5: Verify the solution5.7.1 Programs to verify and test IBM Cloud Object Storage5.7.2 Configure AWS CLI5.7.3 Uploading an object5.7.4 Listing objects5.7.5 Downloading an object5.7.6 Deleting an object5.7.7 For more information5.8 Basic installation troubleshooting5.8.1 Networking issues5.8.2 Installing IBM Cloud Object Storage5.8.3 Pending appliances5.8.4 S3 API issues
6.1 Scaling an IBM Cloud Object Storage System6.1.1 Non-disruptive upgrade6.2 Scaling for performance6.2.1 Adding Accesser nodes6.2.2 Removing Accesser nodes6.2.3 Automating performance with Docker and Kubernetes6.3 Scaling for capacity6.3.1 Adding a device set to an existing storage pool6.3.2 Replacing a device set6.3.3 Removing a device set6.3.4 Adding a new storage pool6.3.5 Planning for scalability
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Overview

Object storage is the primary storage solution used in the cloud and on-premises solutions as a central storage platform for unstructured data. IBM® Cloud Object Storage (COS) is a software-defined storage platform that breaks down barriers for storing massive amounts of data by optimizing the placement of data on commodity x86 servers across the enterprise.

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the major features, use case scenarios, deployment options, configuration details, initial customization, performance, and scalability considerations of IBM Cloud Object Storage on-premises offering. You can find a detailed description of the IBM Cloud Object Storage architecture and technology behind the product in the IBM Redpaper™ IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide, SG24-8439.

The target audience for this book is IBM Cloud Object Storage IT specialists and storage administrators.

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IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide

by Bradley Leonard, Hao Jia, Johan Verstrepen, Jussi Lehtinen, Lars Lauber, Patrik Jelinko, Vasfi Gucer

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