.. _ceph-volume-lvm-activate:

``activate``
============
Once :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-prepare` is completed, and all the various steps
that entails are done, the volume is ready to get "activated".

This activation process enables a systemd unit that persists the OSD ID and its
UUID (also called ``fsid`` in Ceph CLI tools), so that at boot time it can
understand what OSD is enabled and needs to be mounted.

.. note:: The execution of this call is fully idempotent, and there is no
          side-effects when running multiple times

New OSDs
--------
To activate newly prepared OSDs both the :term:`OSD id` and :term:`OSD uuid`
need to be supplied. For example::

    ceph-volume lvm activate --bluestore 0 0263644D-0BF1-4D6D-BC34-28BD98AE3BC8

.. note:: The UUID is stored in the ``fsid`` file in the OSD path, which is
          generated when :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-prepare` is used.

requiring uuids
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The :term:`OSD uuid` is being required as an extra step to ensure that the
right OSD is being activated. It is entirely possible that a previous OSD with
the same id exists and would end up activating the incorrect one.


Discovery
---------
With OSDs previously created by ``ceph-volume``, a *discovery* process is
performed using :term:`LVM tags` to enable the systemd units.

The systemd unit will capture the :term:`OSD id` and :term:`OSD uuid` and
persist it. Internally, the activation will enable it like::

    systemctl enable ceph-volume@lvm-$id-$uuid

For example::

    systemctl enable ceph-volume@lvm-0-8715BEB4-15C5-49DE-BA6F-401086EC7B41

Would start the discovery process for the OSD with an id of ``0`` and a UUID of
``8715BEB4-15C5-49DE-BA6F-401086EC7B41``.

.. note:: for more details on the systemd workflow see :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-systemd`

The systemd unit will look for the matching OSD device, and by looking at its
:term:`LVM tags` will proceed to:

# mount the device in the corresponding location (by convention this is
  ``/var/lib/ceph/osd/<cluster name>-<osd id>/``)

# ensure that all required devices are ready for that OSD. In the case of
a journal (when ``--filestore`` is selected) the device will be queried (with
``blkid`` for partitions, and lvm for logical volumes) to ensure that the
correct device is being linked. The symbolic link will *always* be re-done to
ensure that the correct device is linked.

# start the ``ceph-osd@0`` systemd unit

.. note:: The system infers the objectstore type (filestore or bluestore) by
          inspecting the LVM tags applied to the OSD devices

Existing OSDs
-------------
For exsiting OSDs that have been deployed with different tooling, the only way
to port them over to the new mechanism is to prepare them again (losing data).
See :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-existing-osds` for details on how to proceed.

Summary
-------
To recap the ``activate`` process for :term:`bluestore`:

#. require both :term:`OSD id` and :term:`OSD uuid`
#. enable the system unit with matching id and uuid
#. Create the ``tmpfs`` mount at the OSD directory in
   ``/var/lib/ceph/osd/$cluster-$id/``
#. Recreate all the files needed with ``ceph-bluestore-tool prime-osd-dir`` by
   pointing it to the OSD ``block`` device.
#. the systemd unit will ensure all devices are ready and linked
#. the matching ``ceph-osd`` systemd unit will get started

And for :term:`filestore`:

#. require both :term:`OSD id` and :term:`OSD uuid`
#. enable the system unit with matching id and uuid
#. the systemd unit will ensure all devices are ready and mounted (if needed)
#. the matching ``ceph-osd`` systemd unit will get started