1. There are different types of storage pools that SWIFT supports. You can create either local ZFS or cloud object storage.
2. A storage pool is a logical storage group created by SWIFT.
3. If you are performing a stage 1 sync, you must create a storage pool with an attached disk. Then your data will be backed up to the SWIFT local ZFS storage pool.
4. Also you can store the data in cloud storage pool.
Pre-requisite:
Local ZFS storage pool details view
1.Once you create a ZFS storage pool, you will be able to view all the details such as the storage pool name, storage manager type, cloud type, and block devices. You can refer to the screenshot below for reference.
2.Click on the Storage Pool, and you will see the properties listed below. In the Summary tab, you can view details such as the storage pool name, status, total capacity (GB), used capacity (GB), created by, and other information. 
3. In the ‘Image Groups’ tab, you can see all the image groups created by SWIFT during the synchronization process.
Remote storage pool details view
1.Login into the SWIFT dashboard, navigate to the Business Community & DR section tab, and select Storage Pools.
2. Now click on 'New' button to create a remote storage pool.
| Field | Field Description |
| Friendly Name | Provide any friendly name as per your environment. |
| Storage manager type | Select the Cloud Storage from dropdown for remote pool. |
| Cloud type | Select the cloud type from dropdown for cloud object storage. |
| ZFS storage pool for IG | It will come automatically when you create a storage pool. |
| Access key | The access key to authenticate your S3 access, while the region defines the storage location. |
| Region | The Region in AWS defines where your S3 bucket and data are physically stored. |
| Secret key | The Secret key to authenticate your S3 access, while the region defines the storage location. |
3. Once you click on create button , then it will be created.
4. When you click on it, you will see detailed insights of the remote storage pool. As shown in the screenshot below, it displays a summary that includes the storage manager type, AWS access key, secret key, and other related information.
5 Similarly, you can create remote storage pools for other cloud object storages. You just need to select the desired cloud type from the dropdown in the Cloud Type section.
