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'''Volume Snapshot:''' A point-in-time copy of an OpenStack storage volume. Used for backups or as a base to instantiate (launch) other VMs. | '''Volume Snapshot:''' A point-in-time copy of an OpenStack storage volume. Used for backups or as a base to instantiate (launch) other VMs. | ||
'''Object Storage:''' persistent object storage used to store large amounts of data that is mostly read access (such as images and data sets). This is considered 'bulk' storage. Accessible from anywhere in the world. Offered as S3 and Swift protocols. Measured in TB. | '''Object Storage:''' persistent object storage used to store large amounts of data that is mostly read access (such as images and data sets). This is considered 'bulk' storage. Accessible from anywhere in the world. Offered as S3 and Swift protocols. Measured in TB. | ||
'''Shared Filesystem Storage:''' persistent storage offered as a Unix-compliant file system that can be mounted across multiple hosts in a tenant. This is useful for sharing data across multiple hosts. Service runs on CephFS and requires either a Fuse driver (Windows/Linux) or the CephFS kernel driver (Linux) for access. Measured in TB. | '''Shared Filesystem Storage:''' persistent storage offered as a Unix-compliant file system that can be mounted across multiple hosts in a tenant. This is useful for sharing data across multiple hosts. Service runs on CephFS and requires either a Fuse driver (Windows/Linux) or the CephFS kernel driver (Linux) for access. Measured in TB. | ||