From: John Wilkins Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 20:44:20 +0000 (-0700) Subject: doc: Nomenclature update. X-Git-Tag: v0.68~109 X-Git-Url: http://git-server-git.apps.pok.os.sepia.ceph.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0f56e3ebb55b0ae816cac27293c17a4cb0d64f28;p=ceph.git doc: Nomenclature update. Signed-off-by: John Wilkins --- diff --git a/doc/radosgw/index.rst b/doc/radosgw/index.rst index 9251b2411e2d..9f6274c23260 100644 --- a/doc/radosgw/index.rst +++ b/doc/radosgw/index.rst @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ ===================== - Ceph Object Storage + Ceph Object Gateway ===================== -:term:`Ceph Object Storage` is an object storage interface built on top of +:term:`Ceph Object Gateway` is an object storage interface built on top of ``librgw`` and ``librados`` to provide applications with a RESTful gateway to -Ceph Storage Clusters. Ceph Object Storage supports two interfaces: +Ceph Storage Clusters. :term:`Ceph Object Storage` supports two interfaces: #. **S3-compatible:** Provides object storage functionality with an interface that is compatible with a large subset of the Amazon S3 RESTful API. @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Ceph Storage Clusters. Ceph Object Storage supports two interfaces: #. **Swift-compatible:** Provides object storage functionality with an interface that is compatible with a large subset of the OpenStack Swift API. -Ceph Object Storage uses the RADOS Gateway daemon (``radosgw``), which is a -FastCGI module for interacting with ``librgw`` and ``librados``. Since it -provides interfaces compatible with OpenStack Swift and Amazon S3, RADOS Gateway -has its own user management. RADOS Gateway can store data in the same Ceph -Storage Cluster used to store data from Ceph Filesystem clients or Ceph Block -Device clients. The S3 and Swift APIs share a common namespace, so you may write -data with one API and retrieve it with the other. +Ceph Object Storage uses the Ceph Object Gateway daemon (``radosgw``), which is +a FastCGI module for interacting with ``librgw`` and ``librados``. Since it +provides interfaces compatible with OpenStack Swift and Amazon S3, the Ceph +Object Gateway has its own user management. Ceph Object Gateway can store data +in the same Ceph Storage Cluster used to store data from Ceph Filesystem clients +or Ceph Block Device clients. The S3 and Swift APIs share a common namespace, so +you may write data with one API and retrieve it with the other. .. ditaa:: +------------------------+ +------------------------+ | S3 compatible API | | Swift compatible API |