Install and Configure the Storage Nodes | OpenStack Swift – Part 5

This section describes how to install and configure storage nodes that operate the account, container, and object services. For simplicity, this configuration references two storage..

This section describes how to install and configure storage nodes that operate the account, container, and object services. For simplicity, this configuration references two storage nodes, each containing three empty local block storage devices. The instructions use /dev/sdb , /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd, but you can substitute different values for your particular nodes.

Prepare storage  node3 and node4  as shown  below:

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Create mount point  directory and moun:

$mkdir /srv/node/sdb /srv/node/sdc /srv/node/sdd

$mount -a

Install the supporting utility packages:

$yum install xfsprogs rsync

$vi /etc/rsyncd.conf

Create  or  edit rsyncd.conf file  as  shown  below.  — Replace the ip address with  your storage nodes  IP.

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$systemctl enable rsyncd.service

$systemctl start rsyncd.service

 

Related Topics:

An Overview of Swift – An Object Storage Service | OpenStack Swift – Part 1

Deploy Multi node Openstack Swift – Queens Configuration | OpenStack Swift – Part 2

Configuring Keystone | OpenStack Swift – Part 3

Install and Configure Proxy Server Components | OpenStack Swift – Part 4

Install and Configure the Storage Nodes | OpenStack Swift – Part 5

Install and configure components | OpenStack Swift – Part 6

Create and Distribute Initial Rings | OpenStack Swift – Part 7

Verify Operation | OpenStack Swift – Part 8

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Dr Pranay Jha

Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.

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