IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide (For on-premises IBM Cloud Object Storage installations)

IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide (For on-premises IBM Cloud Object Storage installations)

by Vasfi Gucer, Chris de Almeida, Joe Dorio, Israel Feygelman, Max Huber, Michael Knieriemen, Lars Lauber, Jussi Lehtinen, Jaswinder Singh Saini
Released February 2024
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738460130

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Book description

Object storage is the primary storage solution that is used in the cloud and on-premises solutions as a central storage platform for unstructured data. IBM Cloud Object Storage is a software-defined storage (SDS) 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. For more information about the IBM Cloud Object Storage architecture and technology that is behind the product, see IBM Cloud Object Storage Concepts and Architecture , REDP-5537.

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

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. Authors
    2. Now you can become a published author, too
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Summary of changes
    1. June 2023, Fourth Edition
  5. Chapter 1. IBM Cloud Object Storage System overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
      1. 1.1.1 Key concepts and terminology
    2. 1.2 How IBM Cloud Object Storage System works
      1. 1.2.1 Dispersed storage-defined solution
      2. 1.2.2 Information Dispersal Algorithm
      3. 1.2.3 Security
      4. 1.2.4 Access method
    3. 1.3 Software-defined storage
      1. 1.3.1 Software-defined storage in storage-defined architecture framework
      2. 1.3.2 IBM Cloud Object Storage for software-defined storage
    4. 1.4 Typical workloads and use cases
      1. 1.4.1 Use case 1: Backup repository
      2. 1.4.2 Use case 2: Internet of Things
      3. 1.4.3 Use case 3: Analytics and cognitive systems
      4. 1.4.4 Use case 4: Active archive
      5. 1.4.5 Use case 5: Enterprise file services
      6. 1.4.6 Use case 6: Content repository
  6. Chapter 2. Planning and sizing an IBM Cloud Object Storage System
    1. 2.1 Planning for capacity
      1. 2.1.1 Initial capacity requirement
      2. 2.1.2 Alternative method to plan for capacity for Standard Dispersal mode
      3. 2.1.3 Incremental capacity requirements
      4. 2.1.4 Summary
    2. 2.2 Performance planning
      1. 2.2.1 Accesser node layer performance for a single-site system
      2. 2.2.2 Accesser node layer performance for a multisite system
      3. 2.2.3 Accesser node layer performance for a two-site mirrored system
      4. 2.2.4 Slicestor node layer performance
      5. 2.2.5 IDA effect on performance
      6. 2.2.6 Storage engine choice
      7. 2.2.7 Network performance
      8. 2.2.8 Measuring performance
    3. 2.3 Planning for high reliability and availability
      1. 2.3.1 IDA selection
      2. 2.3.2 Best practices for data center planning
      3. 2.3.3 Multiple Manager devices
    4. 2.4 Network planning
      1. 2.4.1 Multi-networks with IBM Cloud Object Storage
      2. 2.4.2 Network Time Protocol
      3. 2.4.3 Load balancers
      4. 2.4.4 Firewalls
      5. 2.4.5 Differences between S3 and IBM Cloud Object Storage APIs
  7. Chapter 3. IBM Cloud Object Storage Gen2 hardware appliances
    1. 3.1 Gen2 hardware appliance overview
      1. 3.1.1 Highlights
    2. 3.2 Appliance overview
      1. 3.2.1 Manager appliance
      2. 3.2.2 Accesser appliance
      3. 3.2.3 Slicestor appliances
    3. 3.3 Appliance specifications
    4. 3.4 Hardware options
      1. 3.4.1 Processor and memory upgrade
      2. 3.4.2 Network interface upgrade
    5. 3.5 Performance
      1. 3.5.1 Accesser performance
      2. 3.5.2 Slicestor performance
    6. 3.6 Rack guidance
      1. 3.6.1 Appliance weight
      2. 3.6.2 Internal dimensions
      3. 3.6.3 Power and PDU placement
  8. Chapter 4. Deployment options
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 IBM hardware appliances
    3. 4.3 Third-party appliances
    4. 4.4 Embedded Accesser
      1. 4.4.1 Enabling Embedded Accesser functions
    5. 4.5 IBM Cloud Object Storage System virtual appliances
      1. 4.5.1 Configuring the appliance environment
    6. 4.6 Appliance Docker Containers
      1. 4.6.1 Benefits
      2. 4.6.2 Workflow, use cases, and feature impact
      3. 4.6.3 Accesser container
      4. 4.6.4 Manager container
      5. 4.6.5 System and network configuration
      6. 4.6.6 Configuring the appliance container
      7. 4.6.7 Deployment
  9. Chapter 5. Initial setup and configuration
    1. 5.1 Needed installation information
      1. 5.1.1 Required information
      2. 5.1.2 Optional information
    2. 5.2 Example information
    3. 5.3 Step 1: Installing the solution
      1. 5.3.1 Physical appliance
      2. 5.3.2 Virtual appliance
      3. 5.3.3 Container appliance
    4. 5.4 Step 2: Installing IBM Cloud Object Storage Appliance software
    5. 5.5 Step 3: Configuring the appliance
      1. 5.5.1 Configuring the Manager
      2. 5.5.2 Configuring the Accesser appliance
      3. 5.5.3 Configuring the Slicestor appliance
    6. 5.6 Step 4: Configuring the Manager GUI
      1. 5.6.1 Initial login
      2. 5.6.2 Creating a system
      3. 5.6.3 Creating a site
      4. 5.6.4 Accept pending devices
      5. 5.6.5 Creating a storage pool
      6. 5.6.6 Creating a vault
      7. 5.6.7 Creating an access pool
      8. 5.6.8 Configuring HTTPS certificates for access pools
      9. 5.6.9 Enabling Access Key Authentication
      10. 5.6.10 Creating a user
      11. 5.6.11 Generating Access Key ID
      12. 5.6.12 Granting CLI Access
      13. 5.6.13 Manager configuration backup
      14. 5.6.14 Organizations
      15. 5.6.15 Notification Service
      16. 5.6.16 Vault Index Version
      17. 5.6.17 Vault Deletion Authorization
      18. 5.6.18 Storage Account Portal
    7. 5.7 Step 5: Verifying the solution
      1. 5.7.1 Programs to verify and test IBM Cloud Object Storage
      2. 5.7.2 Configuring AWS CLI
      3. 5.7.3 Uploading an object
      4. 5.7.4 Listing objects
      5. 5.7.5 Downloading an object
      6. 5.7.6 Deleting an object
      7. 5.7.7 Differences between S3 and the IBM Cloud Object Storage System APIs
      8. 5.7.8 For more information
    8. 5.8 Basic installation troubleshooting
      1. 5.8.1 Networking issues
      2. 5.8.2 Installing IBM Cloud Object Storage
      3. 5.8.3 Pending appliances
      4. 5.8.4 S3 API issues
    9. 5.9 IBM Call Home and log collection
      1. 5.9.1 Configuring IBM Call Home
      2. 5.9.2 Log collection
    10. 5.10 Upgrading your IBM Cloud Object Storage instance
      1. 5.10.1 Upgrade procedure considerations
      2. 5.10.2 Upgrading the Manager
      3. 5.10.3 Upgrading IBM Cloud Object Storage devices
    11. 5.11 Configuring multiple Manager devices
      1. 5.11.1 Adding a second Manager device
      2. 5.11.2 Multiple Manager teardown
    12. 5.12 Multi-factor authentication
    13. 5.13 Enabling Write Once Read Many capabilities
      1. 5.13.1 IBM retention vaults
      2. 5.13.2 S3 Object Lock
  10. Chapter 6. Scalability
    1. 6.1 Scaling an IBM Cloud Object Storage System
      1. 6.1.1 Non-disruptive upgrade
    2. 6.2 Scaling for performance
      1. 6.2.1 Adding Accesser nodes
      2. 6.2.2 Removing Accesser nodes
      3. 6.2.3 Automating performance with Docker and Kubernetes
    3. 6.3 Scaling for capacity
      1. 6.3.1 Adding a device set to a storage pool
      2. 6.3.2 Replacing a device set
      3. 6.3.3 Removing a device set
      4. 6.3.4 Adding a storage pool
      5. 6.3.5 Planning for scalability
  11. Chapter 7. IBM Cloud Object Storage System File Access
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Features
    3. 7.3 IBM Cloud Object Storage example use case
    4. 7.4 IBM Cloud Object Storage File Access deployment architecture
      1. 7.4.1 IBM Cloud Object Storage File Access Portal Application Server
      2. 7.4.2 Database Server
      3. 7.4.3 IBM Cloud Object Storage File Access Gateway
    5. 7.5 Conclusion
  12. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Online resources
    3. Help from IBM
  13. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide (For on-premises IBM Cloud Object Storage installations)
  • Author(s): Vasfi Gucer, Chris de Almeida, Joe Dorio, Israel Feygelman, Max Huber, Michael Knieriemen, Lars Lauber, Jussi Lehtinen, Jaswinder Singh Saini
  • Release date: February 2024
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: 9780738460130