This section describes how to verify operation of the Object Storage service. The swift client requires the -V 3 parameter to use the Identity version 3 API. Perform these steps on the controller node. Source the demo credentials: $ source demo-openrc.sh Show the service status: $ swift -V 3 stat Account: AUTH_c75cafb58f5049b8a976506737210756 Containers: 0 Objects: 0 Bytes: 0 X-Put-Timestamp: 1429736713.92936 X-Timestamp: 1429736713.92936 X-Trans-Id: txdea07add01ca4dbdb49a2-0055380d09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Upload a test file: $ swift -V 3 upload demo-container1 FILE FILE Replace FILE with the name of a local file to upload to the demo-container1 container. List containers: $ swift -V 3 list demo-container1 Download a test file: $ swift -V 3 download demo-container1 FILE FILE [auth 0.295s, headers 0.339s, total 0.339s, 0.005 MB/s] Replace FILE with the name of the file uploaded to the demo-container1 container.