Object tiering is the moving of the data of an object from one set of hardware to another set of hardware. This is often done as a cost-saving measure, keeping more expensive and performant hardware for the newest or most accessed objects while placing other objects to less expensive and less performant storage solutions. Retrieve a tiered object When MinIO AIStor moves an object to another tier, the object’s metadata remains on the primary tier while the object’s data moves to the secondary tier. When MinIO AIStor needs to serve a tiered object, it transparently retrieves the object from the secondary tier.

Object tiering is the moving of the data of an object from one set of hardware to another set of hardware. This is often done as a cost-saving measure, keeping more expensive and performant hardware for the newest or most accessed objects while placing other objects to less expensive and less performant storage solutions. Retrieve a tiered object When MinIO AIStor moves an object to another tier, the object’s metadata remains on the primary tier while the object’s data moves to the secondary tier. When MinIO AIStor needs to serve a tiered object, it transparently retrieves the object from the secondary tier.