1CEPH-VOLUME(8) Ceph CEPH-VOLUME(8)
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6 ceph-volume - Ceph OSD deployment and inspection tool
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9 ceph-volume [-h] [--cluster CLUSTER] [--log-level LOG_LEVEL]
10 [--log-path LOG_PATH]
11 ceph-volume inventory
13 ceph-volume lvm [ trigger | create | activate | prepare
15 zap | list | batch]
16 ceph-volume simple [ trigger | scan | activate ]
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21 ceph-volume is a single purpose command line tool to deploy logical
22 volumes as OSDs, trying to maintain a similar API to ceph-disk when
23 preparing, activating, and creating OSDs.
24 It deviates from ceph-disk by not interacting or relying on the udev
26 rules that come installed for Ceph. These rules allow automatic detec‐
27 tion of previously setup devices that are in turn fed into ceph-disk to
28 activate them.
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31 inventory
32 This subcommand provides information about a host's physical disc
33 inventory and reports metadata about these discs. Among this metadata
34 one can find disc specific data items (like model, size, rotational or
35 solid state) as well as data items specific to ceph using a device,
36 such as if it is available for use with ceph or if logical volumes are
37 present.
38 Examples:
40 ceph-volume inventory
42 ceph-volume inventory /dev/sda
43 ceph-volume inventory --format json-pretty
44 Optional arguments:
46 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
48 ·
50 [--format] report format, valid values are plain (default),
52 json and json-pretty
53 lvm
55 By making use of LVM tags, the lvm sub-command is able to store and
56 later re-discover and query devices associated with OSDs so that they
57 can later activated.
58 Subcommands:
60 batch Creates OSDs from a list of devices using a filestore or blue‐
62 store (default) setup. It will create all necessary volume groups and
63 logical volumes required to have a working OSD.
64 Example usage with three devices:
66 ceph-volume lvm batch --bluestore /dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
68 Optional arguments:
70 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
72 · [--bluestore] Use the bluestore objectstore (default)
74 · [--filestore] Use the filestore objectstore
76 · [--yes] Skip the report and prompt to continue provi‐
78 sioning
79 · [--prepare] Only prepare OSDs, do not activate
81 · [--dmcrypt] Enable encryption for the underlying OSD
83 devices
84 · [--crush-device-class] Define a CRUSH device class to assign the OSD
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87 · [--no-systemd] Do not enable or create any systemd units
89 ·
91 [--report] Report what the potential outcome would be for the
93 current input (requires devices to be passed in)
94 ·
96 [--format] Output format when reporting (used along with
98 --report), can be one of 'pretty' (default) or 'json'
99 ·
101 [--block-db-size] Set (or override) the bluestore_block_db_size
103 value,
104 in bytes
105 · [--journal-size] Override the "osd_journal_size" value, in
107 megabytes
108 Required positional arguments:
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112 <DEVICE> Full path to a raw device, like /dev/sda. Multiple
114 <DEVICE> paths can be passed in.
115 activate Enables a systemd unit that persists the OSD ID and its UUID
117 (also called fsid in Ceph CLI tools), so that at boot time it can
118 understand what OSD is enabled and needs to be mounted.
119 Usage:
121 ceph-volume lvm activate --bluestore <osd id> <osd fsid>
123 Optional Arguments:
125 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
127 · [--auto-detect-objectstore] Automatically detect the objecstore by
129 inspecting the OSD
130 · [--bluestore] bluestore objectstore (default)
132 · [--filestore] filestore objectstore
134 · [--all] Activate all OSDs found in the system
136 · [--no-systemd] Skip creating and enabling systemd units and starting
138 of OSD services
139 Multiple OSDs can be activated at once by using the (idempotent) --all
141 flag:
142 ceph-volume lvm activate --all
144 prepare Prepares a logical volume to be used as an OSD and journal
146 using a filestore or bluestore (default) setup. It will not create or
147 modify the logical volumes except for adding extra metadata.
148 Usage:
150 ceph-volume lvm prepare --filestore --data <data lv> --journal <journal device>
152 Optional arguments:
154 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
156 · [--journal JOURNAL] A logical group name, path to a logical volume,
158 or path to a device
159 · [--bluestore] Use the bluestore objectstore (default)
161 · [--block.wal] Path to a bluestore block.wal logical volume or
163 partition
164 · [--block.db] Path to a bluestore block.db logical volume or
166 partition
167 · [--filestore] Use the filestore objectstore
169 · [--dmcrypt] Enable encryption for the underlying OSD
171 devices
172 · [--osd-id OSD_ID] Reuse an existing OSD id
174 · [--osd-fsid OSD_FSID] Reuse an existing OSD fsid
176 · [--crush-device-class] Define a CRUSH device class to assign the OSD
178 to
179 Required arguments:
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183 --data A logical group name or a path to a logical volume
185 For encrypting an OSD, the --dmcrypt flag must be added when preparing
187 (also supported in the create sub-command).
188 create Wraps the two-step process to provision a new osd (calling pre‐
190 pare first and then activate) into a single one. The reason to prefer
191 prepare and then activate is to gradually introduce new OSDs into a
192 cluster, and avoiding large amounts of data being rebalanced.
193 The single-call process unifies exactly what prepare and activate do,
195 with the convenience of doing it all at once. Flags and general usage
196 are equivalent to those of the prepare and activate subcommand.
197 trigger This subcommand is not meant to be used directly, and it is
199 used by systemd so that it proxies input to ceph-volume lvm activate by
200 parsing the input from systemd, detecting the UUID and ID associated
201 with an OSD.
202 Usage:
204 ceph-volume lvm trigger <SYSTEMD-DATA>
206 The systemd "data" is expected to be in the format of:
208 <OSD ID>-<OSD UUID>
210 The lvs associated with the OSD need to have been prepared previously,
212 so that all needed tags and metadata exist.
213 Positional arguments:
215 · <SYSTEMD_DATA> Data from a systemd unit containing ID and UUID of
217 the OSD.
218 list List devices or logical volumes associated with Ceph. An associa‐
220 tion is determined if a device has information relating to an OSD. This
221 is verified by querying LVM's metadata and correlating it with devices.
222 The lvs associated with the OSD need to have been prepared previously
224 by ceph-volume so that all needed tags and metadata exist.
225 Usage:
227 ceph-volume lvm list
229 List a particular device, reporting all metadata about it:
231 ceph-volume lvm list /dev/sda1
233 List a logical volume, along with all its metadata (vg is a volume
235 group, and lv the logical volume name):
236 ceph-volume lvm list {vg/lv}
238 Positional arguments:
240 · <DEVICE> Either in the form of vg/lv for logical volumes,
242 /path/to/sda1 or /path/to/sda for regular devices.
243 zap Zaps the given logical volume or partition. If given a path to a
245 logical volume it must be in the format of vg/lv. Any filesystems
246 present on the given lv or partition will be removed and all data will
247 be purged.
248 However, the lv or partition will be kept intact.
250 Usage, for logical volumes:
252 ceph-volume lvm zap {vg/lv}
254 Usage, for logical partitions:
256 ceph-volume lvm zap /dev/sdc1
258 For full removal of the device use the --destroy flag (allowed for all
260 device types):
261 ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy /dev/sdc1
263 Multiple devices can be removed by specifying the OSD ID and/or the OSD
265 FSID:
266 ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy --osd-id 1
268 ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy --osd-id 1 --osd-fsid C9605912-8395-4D76-AFC0-7DFDAC315D59
269 Positional arguments:
271 · <DEVICE> Either in the form of vg/lv for logical volumes,
273 /path/to/sda1 or /path/to/sda for regular devices.
274 simple
276 Scan legacy OSD directories or data devices that may have been created
277 by ceph-disk, or manually.
278 Subcommands:
280 activate Enables a systemd unit that persists the OSD ID and its UUID
282 (also called fsid in Ceph CLI tools), so that at boot time it can
283 understand what OSD is enabled and needs to be mounted, while reading
284 information that was previously created and persisted at /etc/ceph/osd/
285 in JSON format.
286 Usage:
288 ceph-volume simple activate --bluestore <osd id> <osd fsid>
290 Optional Arguments:
292 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
294 · [--bluestore] bluestore objectstore (default)
296 · [--filestore] filestore objectstore
298 Note: It requires a matching JSON file with the following format:
300 /etc/ceph/osd/<osd id>-<osd fsid>.json
302 scan Scan a running OSD or data device for an OSD for metadata that can
304 later be used to activate and manage the OSD with ceph-volume. The scan
305 method will create a JSON file with the required information plus any‐
306 thing found in the OSD directory as well.
307 Optionally, the JSON blob can be sent to stdout for further inspection.
309 Usage on all running OSDs:
311 ceph-voume simple scan
313 Usage on data devices:
315 ceph-volume simple scan <data device>
317 Running OSD directories:
319 ceph-volume simple scan <path to osd dir>
321 Optional arguments:
323 · [-h, --help] show the help message and exit
325 · [--stdout] Send the JSON blob to stdout
327 · [--force] If the JSON file exists at destination, over‐
329 write it
330 Optional Positional arguments:
332 · <DATA DEVICE or OSD DIR> Actual data partition or a path to the run‐
334 ning OSD
335 trigger This subcommand is not meant to be used directly, and it is
337 used by systemd so that it proxies input to ceph-volume simple activate
338 by parsing the input from systemd, detecting the UUID and ID associated
339 with an OSD.
340 Usage:
342 ceph-volume simple trigger <SYSTEMD-DATA>
344 The systemd "data" is expected to be in the format of:
346 <OSD ID>-<OSD UUID>
348 The JSON file associated with the OSD need to have been persisted pre‐
350 viously by a scan (or manually), so that all needed metadata can be
351 used.
352 Positional arguments:
354 · <SYSTEMD_DATA> Data from a systemd unit containing ID and UUID of
356 the OSD.
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359 ceph-volume is part of Ceph, a massively scalable, open-source, dis‐
360 tributed storage system. Please refer to the documentation at
361 http://docs.ceph.com/ for more information.
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364 ceph-osd(8), ceph-disk(8),
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