VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 is mostly out there to the market as of 27th November 2023. In June, model 2.2.2 was launched with enhancements to tenant onboarding, bucket assist and backup restore capabilities. Model 2.2.3 introduces options that speed up buyer onboarding time with enhancements to the deployment, and person mapping processes and has expanded the interoperability matrix.
New Options
Deployment Course of Optimization
The OSE server deployment performance has been optimized to enhance the RPM/DEB set up course of. VIP server and Kubernetes Backup and Restore deployer are not part of the Object Storage Extension set up. Please notice, there isn’t any influence to localization and Kubernetes backup and restore performance.
API Token to combine with VMware Cloud Director
Throughout the Object Storage Extension set up, Cloud Suppliers and tenants can use an API token to authenticate with VMware Cloud Director occasion the place the plug-in might be put in.
Customized Storage Consumer Mapping
Beginning with model 2.2.3 Cloud Suppliers have visibility over use mapping and the customers can now be related or de-associated with VCD storage customers from any supported S3 platform. For instance: One tenant person might be mapped to a number of storage customers. This characteristic was designed to speed up the onboarding of legacy buckets and objects into Cloud Director tenants.
OSIS Adapter Title
OSIS adapter identify is not utilized in Object Storage Extension because it induced configuration points up to now attributable to incorrect mapping.
Enhancements
- Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 now helps OpenSSL3 for importing or producing certificates with the command-line script ‘ose cert’.
- Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 expands the working system variations it helps and integrates with DELL ECS 3.8.
Newest Announcement
NetApp® StorageGRID® in Storage Providers
VMware and NetApp introduced the mixing of NetApp object storage providers from StorageGRID® inside the VMware Cloud Director extensibility framework. The collectively engineered resolution supplies clients with clever, quick, and future-proofed object storage. By deciding on NetApp® StorageGRID® as the item storage of selection inside the VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension, cloud service suppliers can profit from better information analytics, quicker information retrieval, and enriched scalability which is uncommon with conventional file- or block-based storage. Be taught Extra
Scality RING in Storage Providers
VMware and Scality launched into a joint engineering challenge to develop Scality RING. Scality RING provides cyber-resilient enterprise-grade S3-compatible object Storage built-in into VMware Cloud Director. Cloud Providers Suppliers can create trendy cloud information facilities by selecting RING for a variety of use instances resembling backup-as-a-service, ransomware protection-as-a-service, and large information analytics. Be taught extra
VMware Companion Program™ for Object Storage Extension
Companions can combine any S3-compliant object storage platform with VMware Cloud Director utilizing the Object Storage Interoperability Service (OSIS) extension level. This Companion Prepared program permits companions to validate their OSIS implementations, referred to as an OSIS adapter, utilizing the VMware-offered certification package. By way of the validated OSIS adapter printed within the VMware Market, Cloud suppliers can confidently provide their tenants a variety of VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension-certified storage choices. Be taught extra -> https://bit.ly/osepartnerprogram
Improve
You possibly can improve on to VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 from variations 2.X. See Upgrading VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension.
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