Each object store is a unique and independent storage system with an individualized lifecycle. One or more object stores are deployed by each ObjectScale instance. Object stores are created, updated, and deleted independently from all other object stores managed by the shared ObjectScale instance.
From ObjectScale Portal, use the New Object Store wizard to set the initial object store resource requirements based on the information collected to satisfy the demands specified by the administrator.
Steps
From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click
Administration > ObjectScale.
The list of
Object Stores in the selected namespace that the user is authorized to view is displayed.
Select the appropriate namespace from the namespace drop-down on the upper right the ObjectScale Portal user interface.
Click
New Object Store.
The New Object Store wizard appears.
In the
General
configuration page complete the required fields.
Option
Description
Name
Enter the
Name for the object store. You must verify the name by clicking the
VERIFY button next to the name.
Namespace
Verify that you are creating the object store in the correct namespace.
Version
Select the
Version. This logically tags the object store to allow filtering via a group.
Group
Enter the
Group value(s) to apply to the object store. Use the version to logically group the object stores and to filter the object stores with the group.
The
Group field is optional.
My Templates
If previously created, select a template to populate the configuration values for the new object store.
The
My Templates field is optional.
Data protection type
ObjectScale is the only supported data protection type.
User Storage Class
Select the storage class to be used to provision the user storage for object store and bucket metadata.
System Storage Class
Select the storage class to be used to provision the management service storage for metadata, service registration, and metrics data.
It is recommended to choose System Disk Logical Volumes for System Storage Class. Select other options only if there is an extra disk available to hold the System meta data. Please note that one whole disk of the selected storage type will be utilized for LVG allocation.
Click
Quick or
Advanced to continue with the creation of the new object store.
Click
Quick and set the
Requested Raw Capacity for the new object store in the
Storage And Review section of the wizard.
ObjectScale will make workload selections based on this requested value. Optionally, expand and review the selected values, and set any optional labels or other values, at this time.
Afterwards, click
Save to create the object store, which will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to become complete.
Click
Advanced and go through the next steps to manually create the object store.
Optional: Complete the
Labels page.
Type the label name in the Name field. The name can be 63 characters or less. It must begin and end with an alphanumeric character. Names can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), dots (.) and alphanumeric values in between.
Value is an optional field and can be 63 characters or less. It must begin and end with an alphanumeric character. Values can contain dashes (-), underscores (_), dots (.) and alphanumeric values in between.
When adding more than one label, click
ADD LABEL. You can add up to five labels to an object store.
Complete the
Topology configuration page.
Review the available resources and select the desired topology scheduling to apply.
To enable node exclusion using topology labels, select
Advanced and select the nodes to exclude while creating the object store. You can filter the nodes by selecting the
Source,
Key, and
Value of the desired nodes to exclude.
In the
Storage configuration page, set desired
Storage values and click
Next to continue.
In this step define the following storage values for the new object store:
Requested Raw Capacity for the object store. In software defined storage, Requested Raw capacity can be greater than currently licensed capacity but cannot be greater than total cluster capacity.
Storage Server Replica(s) for the object store. The number of storage server replicas should be less than or equal to maximum storage server replica count and available storage server replicas count. When capacity is incremented, the storage server replica count may increase.
Volumes per Storage Server Replica for the object store.
Based on these values, ObjectScale will configure the remaining fields within the
Storage tab.
Optional: Complete the
Connectivity configuration page and click
Next.
Select
Automatic Network Configuration to allow ObjectScale to automatically configure networking with Kubernetes internally signed certifications.
Select
Advanced Network Configuration to customize the network interface types and TLS certificate generation details.
Complete the required connectivity values for the object store
S3,
Management, and
Replication tabs.
For each object store connectivity service, set the
Service type and then the associated connectivity values. Additionally for the S3 and Management services, define the certificate type that each service will use.
NOTE:An object store will not support Bucket Replication features if
ClusterIP is selected as the
Service type for the Replication Service.
NOTE:If necessary, click
Edit to modify any of the values for the object store that have been incorrectly set.
NOTE:Additionally, if you wish to save a portion of the object store settings as a template for future use, simply add a name to the
Save as template field at the bottom of this page of the wizard.
Finally, use the
Review page to review the values to be used for configuring the new object store and click
Save.
The object store creation process begins and will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to become available.
Optional: Refresh the UI to observe the various states of
Health for the object store during the creation process such as
Initializing,
Starting, and
Provisioning. The process is complete when the Health of the object store becomes
Avaliable.
During object store creation, new pods for the object store become visible in the selected namespace.
Results
The new object store has been created. Before you can create buckets or use this object store, you must associate this object store with an IAM account. See
Associate an account with an object store for more information.
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