5 The ``ceph-deploy`` tool is a way to deploy Ceph relying only upon SSH access to
6 the servers, ``sudo``, and some Python. It runs on your workstation, and does
7 not require servers, databases, or any other tools. If you set up and
8 tear down Ceph clusters a lot, and want minimal extra bureaucracy,
9 ``ceph-deploy`` is an ideal tool. The ``ceph-deploy`` tool is not a generic
10 deployment system. It was designed exclusively for Ceph users who want to get
11 Ceph up and running quickly with sensible initial configuration settings without
12 the overhead of installing Chef, Puppet or Juju. Users who want fine-control
13 over security settings, partitions or directory locations should use a tool
14 such as Juju, Puppet, `Chef`_ or Crowbar.
17 With ``ceph-deploy``, you can develop scripts to install Ceph packages on remote
18 hosts, create a cluster, add monitors, gather (or forget) keys, add OSDs and
19 metadata servers, configure admin hosts, and tear down the clusters.
23 <table cellpadding="10"><tbody valign="top"><tr><td>
27 Preflight Checklist <preflight-checklist>
28 Install Ceph <ceph-deploy-install>
36 Create a Cluster <ceph-deploy-new>
37 Add/Remove Monitor(s) <ceph-deploy-mon>
38 Key Management <ceph-deploy-keys>
39 Add/Remove OSD(s) <ceph-deploy-osd>
40 Add/Remove MDS(s) <ceph-deploy-mds>
49 Purge Hosts <ceph-deploy-purge>
50 Admin Tasks <ceph-deploy-admin>
55 </td></tr></tbody></table>
58 .. _Chef: http://tracker.ceph.com/projects/ceph/wiki/Deploying_Ceph_with_Chef