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This patch changes the name of the Admin-Guide from the Cloud
Admin Guide to the Administrator guide. This affects the
filename in the repository, and references to cloud administrators
within the document texts.
1.) Changing instances of 'cloud administrator'
to 'administrator'.
2.) Change links from '/admin-guide-cloud/' to
'/admin-guide/' within the Admin Guide.
3.) Adjust .htaccess file.
Change-Id: I7f21a710e922981aa295afc0616de36fd819b523
Implements: blueprint user-guides-reorganised
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Introduction to Object Storage
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OpenStack Object Storage (swift) is used for redundant, scalable data
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storage using clusters of standardized servers to store petabytes of
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accessible data. It is a long-term storage system for large amounts of
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static data which can be retrieved and updated. Object Storage uses a
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distributed architecture
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with no central point of control, providing greater scalability,
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redundancy, and permanence. Objects are written to multiple hardware
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devices, with the OpenStack software responsible for ensuring data
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replication and integrity across the cluster. Storage clusters scale
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horizontally by adding new nodes. Should a node fail, OpenStack works to
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replicate its content from other active nodes. Because OpenStack uses
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software logic to ensure data replication and distribution across
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different devices, inexpensive commodity hard drives and servers can be
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used in lieu of more expensive equipment.
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Object Storage is ideal for cost effective, scale-out storage. It
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provides a fully distributed, API-accessible storage platform that can
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be integrated directly into applications or used for backup, archiving,
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and data retention.
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