ceph-crush-location hook
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-The ``ceph-crush-location`` utility will generate a default CRUSH location
-string for a given daemon. The location is based on, in order of preference:
+By default, the ``ceph-crush-location`` utility will generate a CRUSH
+location string for a given daemon. The location is based on, in order of
+preference:
#. A ``TYPE crush location`` option in ceph.conf. For example, this
is ``osd crush location`` for OSD daemons.
cluster. This will be provide location awareness to both Ceph daemons
and clients alike.
+It is possible to manage the CRUSH map entirely manually by toggling
+the hook off in the configuration::
+
+ osd crush update on start = false
+
Custom location hooks
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