ceph/doc/config-cluster/index.rst
John Wilkins d49c3d29a7 Removed "Ceph Development Status" per Bryan
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Renamed create_cluster to config-cluster
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Deleted "Why use Ceph" and "Introduction to Storage Clusters"



Signed-off-by: John Wilkins <john.wilkins@dreamhost.com>
2012-05-02 20:31:35 -07:00

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Configuring a Storage Cluster
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Ceph can run with a cluster containing thousands of Object Storage Devices
(OSDs). A minimal system will have at least two OSDs for data replication. To
configure OSD clusters, you must provide settings in the configuration file.
Ceph provides default values for many settings, which you can override in the
configuration file. Additionally, you can make runtime modification to the
configuration using command-line utilities.
When Ceph starts, it activates three daemons:
- ``ceph-osd`` (mandatory)
- ``ceph-mon`` (mandatory)
- ``ceph-mds`` (mandatory for cephfs only)
Each process, daemon or utility loads the host's configuration file. A process
may have information about more than one daemon instance (*i.e.,* multiple
contexts). A daemon or utility only has information about a single daemon
instance (a single context).
.. note:: Ceph can run on a single host for evaluation purposes.
.. toctree::
file_system_recommendations
Configuration <ceph_conf>
Deploy Config <deploying_ceph_conf>
deploying_ceph_with_mkcephfs