More Info on Object Storage

Videos

The object storage for OpenStack was built by SwiftStack, and they have published several useful videos on the SwiftStack website

They have also published a good introductory video about object storage on YouTube

This series of swiftstack videos provides a more thorough introduction.

You can also search YouTube by keywords 'object storage' or 'swift'. You will find that there are large amount of videos about this topic which can certainly help you.

Documentation

The following documentations provides reference and guidance information for the Swift API:

• Swift Python API reference

• Swift Command Line API Reference

• Swift API Reference

The following documentations explain how to configure and run Swift Object Storage:

• Admin guide for Object Storage

• Operation guide for Object Storage

• Security guide for Object Storage

Books

The following book explain how to use and develop Swift Object Storage:

• OpenStack Swift Using, Administering, and Developing for Swift Object Storage

NeCTAR Support

If you have a problem and you cannot resolve it, you can always go to NecTAR HelpDesk to log a support ticket and the NeCTAR support staff are more than happy to help you.

Useful Links

SwiftStack Resources