When Storage Manager is managing your data, it creates copies of those managed files on Storage Manager media. Specifying an object storage media type in a Storage Manager policy directs the copy to object storage media (see Add a Storage Manager Policy).
Note: Devices that make up an Object Storage destination are referred to as Object Storage devices, or Object Storage systems.
An Object Storage destination is a set of external Object Storage devices used for reliable long term data storage.
At the basic level, the Object Storage devices function in the same way as physical tape media or Storage Disk.
- There is no software limit on the number of Object Storage devices or name-spaces you can add. The actual number of name-spaces configured are dependent on expected usage and performance requirements.
- An Object Storage name-space is used like a Storage Disk or a Tape Media. In fact, the name-space is also referred to as an Object Storage Media, a bucket, or a container depending on the Object Storage providers or protocols.
- There can be many name-spaces in a single Object Storage system. A name-space is first created on the Object Storage system, and later, made known to StorNext Storage Manager. StorNext Storage Manager moves data to an Object Storage name-space for long-term retention in addition to (or instead of) tape and Storage Disk.
