Introduction

Functional Overview

SwiftStack’s Filesystem Gateway provides open and scalable file-based access to Swift. The SwiftStack Filesystem Gateway combines the advantages of object storage – scale, durability, availability and low cost – with the ability to integrate with existing file-based applications. This guide is an introduction to the SwiftStack Gateway and includes the configuration and use of the gateway.

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The Gateway is an SMB/CIFS and NFS server; it is capable of providing either or both protocols. It exposes the configured filesystem(s), handles all requests from clients, and uses the Swift API to read/write data on Swift storage. On the client side, users do not install any third-party software. All they need to do is connect to the gateway configured and shared folders to access their data.