Ceph Filesystem

The Ceph Filesystem (Ceph FS) is a POSIX-compliant filesystem that uses a Ceph Storage Cluster to store its data. The Ceph filesystem uses the same Ceph Storage Cluster system as Ceph Block Devices, Ceph Object Storage with its S3 and Swift APIs, or native bindings (librados).

Important

Ceph FS is currently not recommended for production data.

Using the Ceph Filesystem requires at least one Ceph Metadata Server in your Ceph Storage Cluster.

Step 1: Metadata Server To run the Ceph Filesystem, you must have a running Ceph Storage Cluster with at least one Ceph Metadata Server running. Add/Remove MDS MDS Configuration Journaler Configuration Manpage ceph-mds

Step 2: Mount Ceph FS Once you have a healthy Ceph Storage Cluster with at least one Ceph Metadata Server, you may mount your Ceph Filesystem. Ensure that you client has network connectivity and the proper authentication keyring. Mount Ceph FS Mount Ceph FS as FUSE Mount Ceph FS in fstab Manpage cephfs Manpage ceph-fuse Manpage mount.ceph

Additional Details Using Ceph with Hadoop libcephfs Troubleshooting