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+ Add/Remove Metadata Server
+============================
+
+With ``ceph-deploy``, adding and removing metadata servers is a simple task. You
+just add or remove one or more metadata servers on the command line with one
+command.
+
+.. note:: CephFS is in production using 1 metadata server per cluster. You
+ **MUST** deploy at least one metadata server to use CephFS.
+
+See `MDS Config Reference`_ for details on configuring monitors.
+
+
+Add a Metadata Server
+=====================
+
+Once you deploy monitors and OSDs you may deploy the metadata server(s). ::
+
+ ceph-deploy mds create {host-name}[:{daemon-name}] [{host-name}[:{daemon-name}] ...]
+
+You may specify a daemon instance a name (optional) if you would like to run
+multiple daemons on a single server.
+
+
+Remove a Metadata Server
+========================
+
+If you have a metadata server in your cluster that you'd like to remove, you may use
+the ``destroy`` option. ::
+
+ ceph-deploy mds destroy {host-name}[:{daemon-name}] [{host-name}[:{daemon-name}] ...]
+
+You may specify a daemon instance a name (optional) if you would like to destroy
+a particular daemon that runs on a single server with multiple MDS daemons.
+
+.. note:: Ensure that if you remove a metadata server, the remaining metadata
+ servers will be able to service requests from CephFS clients. If that is not
+ possible, consider adding a metadata server before destroying the metadata
+ server you would like to take offline.
+
+
+.. _MDS Config Reference: ../../../cephfs/mds-config-ref