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Deploying Ceph with ``mkcephfs``
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Once you have copied your Ceph Configuration to the OSD Cluster hosts,
you may deploy Ceph with the ``mkcephfs`` script.

.. note::  ``mkcephfs`` is a quick bootstrapping tool. It does not handle more complex operations, such as upgrades.

For production environments, you will also be able to deploy Ceph using Chef cookbooks (coming soon!). 
	
To run ``mkcephfs``, execute the following:: 

	$ mkcephfs -a -c /etc/ceph/ceph.conf -k /etc/ceph/ceph.keyring
	
The script adds an admin key to the ``ceph.keyring``, which is analogous to a root password. 

The script adds an admin key to the ``mycluster.keyring``, which is analogous to a root password.

To start the cluster, execute the following::

	/etc/init.d/ceph -a start

Ceph should begin operating. You can check on the health of your Ceph cluster with the following::

	ceph health

If you specified non-default locations for your configuration or keyring::

        ceph -c /path/to/conf -k /path/to/keyring health