swift-object-server - OpenStack Swift object server.
/usr/lib/swift/swift-object-server [CONFIG] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose]
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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
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 filesystem 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
tombstone). This ensures that deleted files are replicated correctly
and older versions don't magically reappear due to failure scenarios.
The object server should be enabled and disabled using the Solaris Ser-
vice 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.open-
stack.org/index.html and http://docs.openstack.org
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+-----------------------+
|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/kilo/2.3.0/+download/swift-2.3.0.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.openstack.org/.
OpenStack 8/26/2011 swift-object-server(1)