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                                         |     osd.1      |
                                         \----------------/
 
-For best results, create a directory on your admin node node for maintaining the
-configuration that ``ceph-deploy`` generates for your cluster. ::
-
-	mkdir my-cluster
-	cd my-cluster
-
-.. tip:: The ``ceph-deploy`` utility will output files to the 
-   current directory. Ensure you are in this directory when executing
-   ``ceph-deploy``.
-
-.. tip:: ``ceph-deploy`` is talking to the
-   local admin host (``admin-node``). This host must be reachable by
-   its hostname. If necessary, modify ``/etc/hosts`` to add the name
-   of the admin host.