FAQs

• General
  • Which Linux distributions does SwiftStack support?
  • Can I run the SwiftStack controller in my own data center?
• SwiftStack Cluster Hardware Requirements
  • Networked Nodes Architecture
    • Networking
  • Load Balancing
    • Node Configuration
  • Zones
    • Services
  • General Hardware Information
    • Example Server Models
  • Specific Hardware Sizing
    • On-Premises Controller
    • Proxy/Account/Container/Object (PACO) Nodes
    • Proxy Nodes
    • Proxy/Account/Container (PAC) Nodes
    • Account/Container/Object (ACO) Nodes
    • Object (O) Nodes
• How to Reinstall a SwiftStack Node
• Getting Started
  • How should I format and partition my OS drive for a SwiftStack node?
  • What operating system should I install SwiftStack Node on?
• Internet Access During Installs
  • Zero-Internet Installs
  • Internet Installs
  • Getting Help
• Security
  • How should I set up the firewall rules on my node?
  • Generating and Applying SSL Certificates
• Troubleshooting
  • The controller says it can't connect to the node. What should I do?
  • My drives are not formatting and mounting. What's wrong?
  • I have some problems with my SwiftStack cluster
    • Enable Remote Diagnostics
    • Disable Remote Diagnostics
• Integration
  • Using a dedicated load balancer
  • How can I monitor my nodes using Nagios?
• Third Party Tools
  • How can I use Cyberduck with my Swift cluster?
• Operations
  • How can I back up the OS drive of a SwiftStack node?
  • Is there a list of Swift commands I can use with my cluster?
• Benchmarking
  • How can I benchmark my Swift cluster?