distributed metadata management and POSIX semantics.
Ceph Block Device
- A software instrument that orchestrates the storage of
- block-based data in Ceph. Ceph Block Device (also called "RBD",
- or "RADOS block device") splits block-based application data
+ Also called "RADOS Block Device" and :term:`RBD`. A software
+ instrument that orchestrates the storage of block-based data in
+ Ceph. Ceph Block Device splits block-based application data
into "chunks". RADOS stores these chunks as objects. Ceph Block
Device orchestrates the storage of those objects across the
- storage cluster. See also :term:`RBD`.
+ storage cluster.
Ceph Block Storage
One of the three kinds of storage supported by Ceph (the other
See :term:`CephFS`
:ref:`CephFS<ceph-file-system>`
- The Ceph File System, or CephFS, is a POSIX-compliant file
- system built on top of Ceph’s distributed object store, RADOS.
- See :ref:`CephFS Architecture <arch-cephfs>` for more details.
+ The **C**\eph **F**\ile **S**\ystem, or CephFS, is a
+ POSIX-compliant file system built on top of Ceph’s distributed
+ object store, RADOS. See :ref:`CephFS Architecture
+ <arch-cephfs>` for more details.
Ceph Interim Release
A version of Ceph that has not yet been put through quality
Architecture document<architecture_cluster_map>` for details.
CRUSH
- Controlled Replication Under Scalable Hashing. It is the
- algorithm Ceph uses to compute object storage locations.
+ **C**\ontrolled **R**\eplication **U**\nder **S**\calable
+ **H**\ashing. The algorithm that Ceph uses to compute object
+ storage locations.
CRUSH rule
The CRUSH data placement rule that applies to a particular
- pool(s).
+ pool or pools.
DAS
- Direct-Attached Storage. Storage that is attached directly to
- the computer accessing it, without passing through a network.
- Contrast with NAS and SAN.
+ **D**\irect-**A**\ttached **S**\torage. Storage that is
+ attached directly to the computer accessing it, without passing
+ through a network. Contrast with NAS and SAN.
:ref:`Dashboard<mgr-dashboard>`
A built-in web-based Ceph management and monitoring application
Node`.
LVM tags
- Extensible metadata for LVM volumes and groups. It is used to
- store Ceph-specific information about devices and its
- relationship with OSDs.
+ **L**\ogical **V**\olume **M**\anager tags. Extensible metadata
+ for LVM volumes and groups. They are used to store
+ Ceph-specific information about devices and its relationship
+ with OSDs.
:ref:`MDS<cephfs_add_remote_mds>`
- The Ceph metadata server daemon. Also referred to as
- "ceph-mds". The Ceph metadata server daemon is required to run
- the CephFS file system. The MDS stores all filesystem metadata.
+ The Ceph **M**\eta\ **D**\ata **S**\erver daemon. Also referred
+ to as "ceph-mds". The Ceph metadata server daemon is required
+ to run the CephFS file system. The MDS stores all filesystem
+ metadata.
MGR
The Ceph manager software, which collects all the state from
See :term:`RGW`.
RBD
- The block storage component of Ceph. Also called "RADOS Block
- Device" or :term:`Ceph Block Device`.
+ **R**\ADOS **B**\lock **D**\evice. See :term:`Ceph Block
+ Device`.
Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store
The core set of storage software which stores the user's data
(MON+OSD). See also :term:`RADOS`.
:ref:`RGW<object-gateway>`
- **R**\ADOS **G**\ate **W**\ay.
+ **R**\ADOS **G**\ate\ **w**\ay.
- The component of Ceph that provides a gateway to both the
- Amazon S3 RESTful API and the OpenStack Swift API. Also called
- "RADOS Gateway" and "Ceph Object Gateway".
+ Also called "Ceph Object Gateway". The component of Ceph that
+ provides a gateway to both the Amazon S3 RESTful API and the
+ OpenStack Swift API.
secrets
Secrets are credentials used to perform digital authentication
keys, private certificates, or encryption keys.
SDS
- Software-defined storage.
+ **S**\oftware-**d**\efined **S**\torage.
systemd oneshot
A systemd ``type`` where a command is defined in ``ExecStart``