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+# Use Cases
+
+- [Object Store NAS Gateway Using MinIO](uc-object-store-nas-gateway-using-minio/README.md) 
+
+## Submitting a use case
+
+- Submit a PR based on [template.md](template.md)
+- Rename it to `README.md` and place it in a directory under a directory named
+  using the title of the document.
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+---
+title: Use Case Template
+authors:
+  - "@janedoe"
+owning-sig: sig-xxx
+participating-sigs:
+  - sig-aaa
+  - sig-bbb
+reviewers:
+  - TBD
+  - "@alicedoe"
+approvers:
+  - TBD
+  - "@oscardoe"
+editor: TBD
+creation-date: yyyy-mm-dd
+last-updated: yyyy-mm-dd
+status: provisional|implementable|implemented|deferred|rejected|withdrawn|replaced
+see-also:
+  - "/sig-aaa/20190101-we-heard-you-like-keps.md"
+  - "/sig-bbb/20190102-everyone-gets-a-kep.md"
+replaces:
+  - "/sig-ccc/20181231-replaced-kep.md"
+superseded-by:
+  - "/sig-xxx/20190104-superceding-kep.md"
+---
+
+# Use Case: USE CASE TITLE
+
+<!-- REMOVE THIS COMMENT
+
+- Keep the template simple and easy to read
+- Link back to the appropriate section in the Storage Landscape paper when necessary
+- Try to keep the text maximum column to less than 80
+- Use GitHub Markdown format
+- Feel free to add more sections at the end as needed
+
+-->
+
+A brief description about the use case
+
+## Goals
+
+## Non-goals
+
+## Storage Landscape Summary
+
+Below use :x: or :heavy_check_mark: for the _Recommended_ column, then add
+brief notes. You may choose to add or remove information form the _Notes_
+column for :x: storage stypes.
+
+### [Storage Stacks](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.baxsjwj26tbn)
+
+| Storage Stack  | Recommended | Notes |
+| -------------- | :---------: | ----- |
+| Centralised    |     :x:     | ADD   |
+| Distributed    |     :x:     | ADD   |
+| Sharded        |     :x:     | ADD   |
+| Hyperconverged |     :x:     | ADD   |
+
+### [Block Stores](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.tvi9orfkisq7)
+
+| Block Stores | Recommended | Notes |
+| ------------ | :---------: | ----- |
+| Local        |             |       |
+| Remote       |             |       |
+| Distributed  |             |       |
+
+### [File Systems](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.ysbf15wa3ar5)
+
+| File Systems | Recommended | Notes |
+| ------------ | :---------: | ----- |
+| Local        |             |       |
+| Remote       |             |       |
+| Distributed  |             |       |
+
+### [Other Stores](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.lrlu2fsu69n8)
+
+| Stores          | Recommended | Notes |
+| --------------- | :---------: | ----- |
+| Object Store    |             |       |
+| Key-Value Store |             |       |
+
+## Other notes
+
+## References
+
+If any.
+
+Links to application information and other style
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+---
+title: Object Store NAS Gateway Using MinIO
+authors:
+  - "@lpabon"
+owning-sig: sig-storage
+reviewers:
+  - TBD
+approvers:
+  - TBD
+creation-date: 2019-11-13
+last-updated: yyyy-mm-dd
+status: deferred|rejected|withdrawn|replaced
+---
+
+# Use Case: Object Store NAS Gateway Using MinIO
+
+This document describes a recommended storage model for deploying an
+object store NAS gateway using [MinIO](https://min.io/). This model can be
+used when there is a requirement to access files from both
+[shared file system](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.pbmybfjw6u9v)
+and
+[object store](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.1y7m8ig3tq5o)
+interfaces.
+
+<!-- This table is created by the VSCode Markdown Addon -->
+- [Use Case: Object Store NAS Gateway Using MinIO](#use-case-object-store-nas-gateway-using-minio)
+  - [Goals](#goals)
+  - [Non-goals](#non-goals)
+  - [Storage Landscape Summary](#storage-landscape-summary)
+    - [Storage Stacks](#storage-stacks)
+    - [Block Stores](#block-stores)
+    - [File Systems](#file-systems)
+    - [Other Stores](#other-stores)
+  - [References](#references)
+
+## Goals
+
+- Save files as object over the object store interface
+- Load files over shared file system interface
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- A step-by-step model of how to accomplish this deployment
+- Describe storage scalibility
+
+## Storage Landscape Summary
+
+### [Storage Stacks](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.baxsjwj26tbn)
+
+<!-- 
+    Alt-Shift-F in VSCode Markdown Addon to automatically size table width.
+    Not necessary
+-->
+
+| Storage Stack  |    Recommended     | Notes                                                          |
+| -------------- | :----------------: | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Centralised    | :heavy_check_mark: | Shared storage is required                                     |
+| Distributed    | :heavy_check_mark:  | Shared storage is required                                     |
+| Sharded        | :heavy_check_mark: | A shared centralised or distributed storage system is required |
+| Hyperconverged | :heavy_check_mark: | Shared storage is required                                     |
+
+### [Block Stores](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.tvi9orfkisq7)
+
+All of the following block stores will require a file system on top
+of the block device and a service to share the volume to other systems.
+It is also highly recommended that the block volume has an appropriate
+[durability](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.dh09gq1vn6a7)
+model.
+
+| Block Stores |    Recommended     | Notes                                                                                                                                                          |
+| ------------ | :----------------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Local        | :heavy_check_mark: |                                                                                                                                                                |
+| Remote       | :heavy_check_mark: | It will also provide more application up-time since it can connect and reconnect from one node to another, for example, in a virtual machine or in Kubernetes. |
+| Distributed  | :heavy_check_mark: |                                                                                                                                                                |
+
+### [File Systems](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.ysbf15wa3ar5)
+
+It is highly recommended that the file system volume has an appropriate
+[durability](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.dh09gq1vn6a7)
+model.
+
+| File Systems |    Recommended     | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| ------------ | :----------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Local        | :heavy_check_mark: | Will require a service to allow clients to access the file system over the network                                                                                                                                                    |
+| Remote       | :heavy_check_mark: | Service to allow clients to access already provided by storage system. It will also provide more application up-time since it can connect and reconnect from one node to another, for example, in a virtual machine or in Kubernetes. |
+| Distributed  | :heavy_check_mark: |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+
+### [Other Stores](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cek8jJ2SPt4xx7Tnx7ih_m4DxzSimj_w26qYHnfrrRQ/edit#heading=h.lrlu2fsu69n8)
+
+The following stores cannot be used in this use case.
+
+| Stores          | Recommended | Notes |
+| --------------- | :---------: | ----- |
+| Object Store    |     :x:     |       |
+| Key-Value Store |     :x:     |       |
+
+## References
+
+- [MinIO NAS Gateway](https://docs.min.io/docs/minio-gateway-for-nas.html)