IBM Cloud Object Storage System Product Guide

Planning and sizing an IBM Cloud Object Storage System

This chapter provides information about designing an IBM Cloud Object Storage System (IBM COS) to suit customer requirements and includes the following topics:

•2.1, “Planning for capacity” on page 22

•2.2, “Performance planning” on page 35

•2.3, “Planning for high reliability and availability” on page 42

•2.4, “Network planning” on page 44

2.1 Planning for capacity

The following aspects of capacity requirements must be considered when designing an IBM COS solution:

•Initial capacity requirement ...