Swarm combines the scalable software-defined object storage of Swarm Storage with the components to support diverse implementations:

Swarm Cluster Installer - Browser-based installation utility for vCenter environment
Swarm Cluster Services - Cluster for configuration and storage node deployment
Storage Cluster - Cluster for Swarm storage nodes
Elasticsearch - Cluster for search and historical metrics, with DataCore-specific customization via an RPM
Content Gateway - Gateway for cloud-based client access (S3)
Storage UI - Website for storage cluster management
Content UI - Website for cloud content management
SwarmFS - Optional connector for NFS clients

Swarm 17.0 - Updated February 2025

Storage	SCS	ES, Search	Gateway	Content UI	Storage UI

Storage	SCS	ES, Search	Gateway	Content UI	Storage UI
17.0	1.7.3	8.15, 7.2.1	8.2.1	7.10.1	3.5

Per Domain Index (PDI): Enabled default PDI in Swarm starting from storage 17.0.
ES 8 Support: Added support for Elasticsearch 8 and above.
Internode communication: Optimized Internode communication for better load handling.
Emergency Defragmentation: Introduced this setting to enable high-priority defragmentation without extra configurations.
RPC Improvement: Implemented an exponential back-off for failed RPCs to help under heavy load conditions.
SSD Trim Support: Added support for SAS and SATA-based SSDs on storage nodes.

Swarm Documentation