ceph osd pool create {pool-name} pg_num
-it is mandatory to choose the value of ``pg_num`` because it cannot be
+it is mandatory to choose the value of ``pg_num`` because it cannot (currently) be
calculated automatically. Here are a few values commonly used:
- Less than 5 OSDs set ``pg_num`` to 128
`object distribution`_ and minimize `resource usage`_.
The result should be **rounded up to the nearest power of two.**
-Rounding up is optional, but recommended for CRUSH to evenly balance
+Rounding up is optional, but recommended for CRUSH to more evenly balance
the number of objects among placement groups.
As an example, for a cluster with 200 OSDs and a pool size of 3
ceph osd pool set {pool-name} pgp_num {pgp_num}
-Conversely, when decreasing the number of PGs, ``pgp_num`` must first
-be lowered before ``pg_num`` can be reduced. (Note that support for reducing ``pg_num`` was first added in Mimic 13.2.z.)
+When decreasing the number of PGs, ``pgp_num`` is adjusted
+automatically for you.
Get the Number of Placement Groups
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