VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 is generally available to the market as of 27th November 2023. In June, version 2.2.2 was released with improvements to tenant onboarding, bucket support and backup restore capabilities. Version 2.2.3 introduces features that accelerate customer onboarding time with enhancements to the deployment, and user mapping processes and has expanded the interoperability matrix.
New Features
Deployment Process Optimization
The OSE server deployment functionality has been optimized to improve the RPM/DEB install process. VIP server and Kubernetes Backup and Restore deployer are no longer a part of the Object Storage Extension installation. Please note, there is no impact to localization and Kubernetes backup and restore functionality.
API Token to integrate with VMware Cloud Director
During the Object Storage Extension installation, Cloud Providers and tenants can use an API token to authenticate with VMware Cloud Director instance where the plug-in will be installed.
Custom Storage User Mapping
Starting with version 2.2.3 Cloud Providers have visibility over use mapping and the users can now be associated or de-associated with VCD storage users from any supported S3 platform. For example: One tenant user can be mapped to multiple storage users. This feature was designed to accelerate the onboarding of legacy buckets and objects into Cloud Director tenants.
OSIS Adapter Name
OSIS adapter name is no longer used in Object Storage Extension as it caused configuration issues in the past due to incorrect mapping.
Enhancements
- Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 now supports OpenSSL3 for importing or generating certificates with the command-line script ‘ose cert’.
- Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 expands the operating system versions it supports and integrates with DELL ECS 3.8.
Latest Announcement
NetApp® StorageGRID® in Storage Services
VMware and NetApp announced the integration of NetApp object storage services from StorageGRID® within the VMware Cloud Director extensibility framework. The jointly engineered solution provides customers with intelligent, fast, and future-proofed object storage. By selecting NetApp® StorageGRID® as the object storage of choice within the VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension, cloud service providers can benefit from greater data analytics, faster data retrieval, and enriched scalability which is rare with traditional file- or block-based storage. Learn More
Scality RING in Storage Services
VMware and Scality embarked on a joint engineering project to develop Scality RING. Scality RING offers cyber-resilient enterprise-grade S3-compatible object Storage integrated into VMware Cloud Director. Cloud Services Providers can create modern cloud data centers by choosing RING for a wide range of use cases such as backup-as-a-service, ransomware protection-as-a-service, and big data analytics. Learn more
VMware Partner Program™ for Object Storage Extension
Partners can integrate any S3-compliant object storage platform with VMware Cloud Director using the Object Storage Interoperability Service (OSIS) extension point. This Partner Ready program enables partners to validate their OSIS implementations, known as an OSIS adapter, using the VMware-offered certification kit. Through the validated OSIS adapter published in the VMware Marketplace, Cloud providers can confidently offer their tenants a range of VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension-certified storage options. Learn more -> https://bit.ly/osepartnerprogram
Upgrade
You can upgrade directly to VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension 2.2.3 from versions 2.X. See Upgrading VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension.
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