- *RGW*:
- * RGW *metadata search* with ElasticSearch now supports end user requests
- serviced via RGW itself and now supports custom metadata fields
+ * RGW *metadata search* backed by ElasticSearch now supports end
+ user requests service via RGW itself, and also supports custom
+ metadata fields. A query language a set of RESTful APIs were
+ created for users to be able to search objects by their
+ metadata. New APIs that allow control of custom metadata fields
+ were also added.
* RGW now supports *dynamic bucket index sharding*. As the number
of objects in a bucket grows, RGW will automatically reshard the
bucket index in response. No user intervention or bucket size