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 OpenStack Object Storage
 ========================
 
-OpenStack Object Storage is used to connect to an OpenStack Swift server.
-Two authentication mechanisms are available: one is the generic OpenStack
-mechanism, and the other is used exclusively for Rackspace, a provider of object
-storage that uses the OpenStack Swift protocol.
-
-The bucket will be created if it does not exist.
+OpenStack Object Storage is used to connect to an OpenStack Swift server, or to 
+Rackspace. Two authentication mechanisms are available: one is the generic 
+OpenStack mechanism, and the other is used exclusively for Rackspace, a provider 
+of object storage that uses the OpenStack Swift protocol.
 
 The OpenStack authentication mechanism uses the OpenStack Keystone v2
-protocol, connecting to the server specified in the **URL of Identity 
-Endpoint** field. You need your **Username**, **Tenant name** and **Password**.
+protocol. Your ownCloud configuration needs:
 
-The Rackspace authentication mechanism requires a Rackspace **Username** and
-**API key**.
+* **Bucket**. This is user-defined; think of it as a subdirectory of your total 
+  storage. The bucket will be created if it does not exist.
+* **Username** of your account.
+* **Password** of your account.
+* **Tenant name** of your account. (A tenant is similar to a user group.)
+* **Identity Endpoint URL**, the URL to log in to your OpenStack account.
 
-It may be necessary to specify a **Service name** or **Region**. The timeout of
-HTTP requests is set in the **Request timeout** field, in seconds.
+.. figure:: images/openstack.png
+   :alt: Openstack configuration.
+
+The Rackspace authentication mechanism requires: 
+
+* **Bucket** 
+* **Username**
+* **API key**. 
+
+You must also enter the term **cloudFiles** in the **Service name** field.
+
+.. figure:: images/rackspace.png
+   :alt: Openstack configuration.
+
+It may be necessary to specify a **Region**. Your region should be named in 
+your account information, and you can read about Rackspace regions at 
+`About Regions <https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/about-regions/>`_.
+
+The timeout of HTTP requests is set in the **Request timeout** field, in 
+seconds.
 
 See :doc:`../external_storage_configuration_gui` for additional mount 
 options and information.