Swift Object Storage: Adding Erasure Codes

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Paul Luse

Kevin Greenan

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Tutorial

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Abstract

This session will provide insight into this extremely successful community effort of adding an Erasure Code capability to the OpenStack Swift Object Storage System by walking the audience through the design and development experience through the eyes of the developers from key contributors. An overview of Swift Architecture and basic Erasure Codes will be followed by design/implementation details.

Learning Objectives

Introduction to Swift Object Storage
Introduction To Erasure Codes
Design overview of Erasure Codes in Swift