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        Version last updated: 03/25/2025

        RackWare SWIFT

        Product Overview

        -Move and Protect your Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments with RackWare SWIFT. Migrate Kubernetes/OpenShift applications from any environment to the IBM IKS Cloud or IBM OpenShift. Protect critical workloads with SWIFT’s Converged Disaster Recovery and Backup solution.

        -Migration and Disaster Recovery: Move any container application to IBM Kubernetes Service (IKS) or IBM OpenShift or OpenShift Origins on IBM cloud
        -Cross-cloud, Cross-platform, Cross-version replication, backup, and DR support
        -Automated: Configure flexible replication policies for your application to automate lift-and-shift migrations
        Move Stateful AND Stateless applications
        -Automatic storage conversions: Break storage lock-in on the source side by choosing any IBM storage configured in your IKS or OpenShift cluster for the target Large sets of storage types supported for source and all IBM storage types supported for IKS or OpenShift target
        -Migrate or set up DR for your container image registries: SWIFT is the first and only solution that allows setting up migration or DR for diverse set of on-prem and cloud container image registries Deploy and start using the solution in minutes
        -Free migrations: Move two micro-services with up to 400GB worth volumes and four image registries for free for a month! (IBM Cloud storage charges need to be paid separately)

        RackWare SWIFT overview : https://www.rackwareinc.com/swift
        Reuqest a demo : https://www.rackwareinc.com/contact-us

        Before you begin

        -Make sure that you have IBM Cloud account permissions and access.
        -Identify the region and subnet where you want to deploy the SWIFT
        -Create an SSH key that will be needed to connect to SWIFT after deployment. Or you can use the existing ssh key.

        Software Installation/Deployment
        With the help of the following parameters, you can create the SWIFT server instance,

        instance_name = Host name of the SWIFT virtual server instance
        region = IBM Cloud region where all resources will be deployed
        subnet_name = The name of subnet (https://cloud.ibm.com/vpc-ext/network/subnets)
        ssh_key = The name of public SSH key(https://cloud.ibm.com/vpc-ext/compute/sshKeys)
        profile = Profile for compute server (https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/virtual-servers?topic=virtual-servers-about-virtual-server-profiles)
        attach_floating_ip = Create and attach floating public IP Address

        After creation of a SWIFT instance, connect/ssh to the instance and execute the below command to set a password for the 'admin' user.

        sudo swiftcli user modify admin --password

        #Login to the SWIFT dashboard

        To access the SWIFT dashboard, use the URL:
        https:///swift/dashboard

        Username: admin
        Password:

        If you have logged in successfully, then congratulations! You are now ready to migrate the Kubernetes/OpenShift applications to the any Kubernetes Service and/or enable DR/backup.

        #SWIFT Demo
        https://www.youtube.com/embed/DHT3GS7x-xs

        For more demo videos click here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_hexpZmAkQ&list=PL_tHCKPX0KRQSRhWNOqhKgxEi36I22H1n

        #License
        SWIFT is deployed with free tier license which will allow you move two micro-services (with up to 400GB worth of volumes) for free for a month! (IBM Storage charges need to be paid separately) To know more about licensing reach out to us at sales@rackwareinc.com

        #Uninstalling the software
        Complete the following steps to uninstall a Helm chart from your account.

        Go to the Menu > Schematics.
        Select your workspace name.
        Click Actions > Destroy resources. All resources in your workspace are deleted.
        Click Update.
        To delete your workspace, click Actions > Delete workspace.

        #Support
        For support please contact us at support@rackwareinc.com. The support team is available 365x24x7 and will respond to the cases within 24 hours.