Now that the ring files are on each storage node, you can start the services. On each storage node, run the following command: # for service in \ swift-object swift-object-replicator swift-object-updater swift-object-auditor \ swift-container swift-container-replicator swift-container-updater swift-container-auditor \ swift-account swift-account-replicator swift-account-reaper swift-account-auditor; do \ service $service start; done # for service in \ openstack-swift-object openstack-swift-object-replicator openstack-swift-object-updater openstack-swift-object-auditor \ openstack-swift-container openstack-swift-container-replicator openstack-swift-container-updater openstack-swift-container-auditor \ openstack-swift-account openstack-swift-account-replicator openstack-swift-account-reaper openstack-swift-account-auditor; do \ service $service start; chkconfig $service on; done To start all swift services at once, run the command: # swift-init all start To know more about swift-init command, run: $ man swift-init