the ``/etc/ceph/ceph.conf`` file installed with the appropriate IP address
and host name settings modified in the ``/etc/ceph/ceph.conf`` file.
+.. important:: Mount the Ceph FS file system on a separate host from your Ceph cluster.
+
Kernel Driver
--------------
+=============
Mount Ceph FS as a kernel driver. ::
sudo mount -t ceph {ip-address-of-monitor}:6789:/ /mnt/mycephfs
Filesystem in User Space (FUSE)
--------------------------------
+===============================
Mount Ceph FS as with FUSE. Replace {username} with your username. ::
the ``/etc/ceph/ceph.conf`` file installed with the appropriate IP address
and host name settings modified in the ``/etc/ceph/ceph.conf`` file.
-Create a RADOS Block Device image. ::
+.. important:: Mount the RBD device on a separate host from your Ceph cluster.
+
+#. Create a RADOS Block Device image. ::
rbd create foo --size 4096
-Load the ``rbd`` client module. ::
+#. Load the ``rbd`` client module. ::
sudo modprobe rbd
-Map the image to a block device. ::
+#. Map the image to a block device. ::
sudo rbd map foo --pool rbd --name client.admin
-Use the block device. In the following example, create a file system. ::
+#. Use the block device. In the following example, create a file system. ::
sudo mkfs.ext4 -m0 /dev/rbd/rbd/foo
-Mount the file system. ::
+#. Mount the file system. ::
sudo mkdir /mnt/myrbd
sudo mount /dev/rbd/rbd/foo /mnt/myrbd
Ceph functionality without the deployment overhead associated with a
production-ready storage cluster.
+.. important:: Once you have your cluster running, mount block devices and filesystems using a separate host.
+
Install Debian/Ubuntu
----------------------
+=====================
Install a recent release of Debian or Ubuntu (e.g., 12.04 precise).
Add Ceph Packages
------------------
+=================
To get the latest Ceph packages, add a release key to APT, add a source
location to your ``/etc/apt/sources.list``, update your system and
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ceph
Add a Configuration File
-------------------------
+========================
Execute ``hostname -s`` on the command line to retrieve the name of your
host. Then, replace ``{hostname}`` in the sample configuration file
:language: ini
Deploy the Configuration
-------------------------
+========================
+
To deploy the configuration, create a directory for each daemon as follows::
sudo mkdir /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0
sudo mkcephfs -a -c /etc/ceph/ceph.conf -k ceph.keyring
Start the Ceph Cluster
-----------------------
+======================
Once you have deployed the configuration, start the Ceph cluster. ::