.. versionadded:: 0.60
-This **Preflight Checklist** will help you prepare an admin host for use with
-``ceph-deploy``, and server hosts for use with passwordless ``ssh`` and
+This **Preflight Checklist** will help you prepare an admin node for use with
+``ceph-deploy``, and server nodes for use with passwordless ``ssh`` and
``sudo``.
Before you can deploy Ceph using ``ceph-deploy``, you need to ensure that you
-have a few things set up first on your admin host and on hosts running Ceph
+have a few things set up first on your admin node and on nodes running Ceph
daemons.
===========================
Install a recent release of Debian or Ubuntu (e.g., 12.04, 12.10) on your
-hosts. For additional details on operating systems or to use other operating
+nodes. For additional details on operating systems or to use other operating
systems other than Debian or Ubuntu, see `OS Recommendations`_.
Install an SSH Server
=====================
-The ``ceph-deploy`` utility requires ``ssh``, so your server host(s) require an
+The ``ceph-deploy`` utility requires ``ssh``, so your server node(s) require an
SSH server. ::
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Create a User
=============
-Create a user on hosts running Ceph daemons.
+Create a user on nodes running Ceph daemons.
.. tip:: We recommend a username that brute force attackers won't
guess easily (e.g., something other than ``root``, ``ceph``, etc).
sudo passwd ceph
-``ceph-deploy`` installs packages onto your hosts. This means that
+``ceph-deploy`` installs packages onto your nodes. This means that
the user you create requires passwordless ``sudo`` privileges.
.. note:: We **DO NOT** recommend enabling the ``root`` password
Configure SSH
=============
-Configure your admin machine with password-less SSH access to each host
+Configure your admin machine with password-less SSH access to each node
running Ceph daemons (leave the passphrase empty). ::
ssh-keygen
Your identification has been saved in /ceph-client/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /ceph-client/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
-Copy the key to each host running Ceph daemons::
+Copy the key to each node running Ceph daemons::
ssh-copy-id ceph@ceph-server
-Modify your ~/.ssh/config file of your admin host so that it defaults
+Modify your ~/.ssh/config file of your admin node so that it defaults
to logging in as the user you created when no username is specified. ::
Host ceph-server
===========
To clone the ``ceph-deploy`` repository, you will need install ``git``
-on your admin host. ::
+on your admin node. ::
sudo apt-get install git
cd ceph-deploy
./bootstrap
-Add ``ceph-deploy`` to your path so that so that you can execute it without
-remaining in ``ceph-deploy`` directory (e.g., ``/etc/environment``,
-``~/.pam_environment``). Once you have completed this pre-flight checklist, you
-are ready to begin using ``ceph-deploy``.
+Add ``ceph-deploy`` to your path (e.g., ``/etc/environment``,
+``~/.pam_environment``) so that you can execute it without remaining in the
+directory that contains ``ceph-deploy``.
+
+
+Ensure Connectivity
+===================
+
+Ensure that your Admin node has connectivity to the network and to your Server
+node (e.g., ensure ``iptables``, ``ufw`` or other tools that may prevent
+connections, traffic forwarding, etc. to allow what you need).
+
+.. tip:: The ``ceph-deploy`` tool is new and you may encounter some issues
+ without effective error messages.
+
+Once you have completed this pre-flight checklist, you are ready to begin using
+``ceph-deploy``.
.. _OS Recommendations: ../../../install/os-recommendations
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