Dell ObjectScale Application 1.3.x Installation Guide for Red Hat OpenShift

Create an object store

1. 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.
2. Select the appropriate namespace from the namespace drop-down on the upper right the ObjectScale Portal user interface.
3. Click New Object Store.
   The New Object Store wizard appears.
4. 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.

5. 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.
6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.