swift-object-server
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Name
swift-object-server - OpenStack Swift object server.
Synopsis
/usr/lib/swift/swift-object-server [CONFIG] [-h|--help]
[-v|--verbose]
Description
OpenStack Swift swift-object-server(1)
NAME
swift-object-server - OpenStack Swift object server.
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/swift/swift-object-server [CONFIG] [-h|--help]
[-v|--verbose]
DESCRIPTION
The Object Server is a very simple blob storage server that
can store, retrieve and delete objects stored on local
devices. Objects are stored as binary files on the filesys-
tem with metadata stored in the file's extended attributes
(xattrs). This requires that the underlying filesystem
choice for object servers support xattrs on files. Some
filesystems, like ext3, have xattrs turned off by default.
Each object is stored using a path derived from the object
name's hash and the operation's timestamp. Last write always
wins, and ensures that the latest object version will be
served. A deletion is also treated as a version of the file
(a 0 byte file ending with ".ts", which stands for tomb-
stone). This ensures that deleted files are replicated cor-
rectly and older versions don't magically reappear due to
failure scenarios.
The object server should be enabled and disabled using the
Solaris Service Management Facility, smf(5). The service
FMRI for the object server is:
svc:/application/openstack/swift/swift-object-server
DOCUMENTATION
More in depth documentation in regards to swift-object-
server and also about OpenStack Swift as a whole can be
found at http://swift.openstack.org/index.html and
http://docs.openstack.org
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
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+---------------+-----------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Availability | cloud/openstack/swift |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+-----------------------+
SEE ALSO
object-server.conf(4), smf(5)
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from http://launch-
pad.net/swift/havana/1.10.0/+download/swift-1.10.0.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://www.openstack.org/.
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