-==============
- RBD Commands
-==============
+=======================
+ Block Device Commands
+=======================
+
+.. index:: Ceph Block Device; image management
The ``rbd`` command enables you to create, list, introspect and remove block
device images. You can also use it to clone images, create snapshots,
the ``rbd`` command, see `RBD – Manage RADOS Block Device (RBD) Images`_ for
details.
-.. important:: To use RBD commands, you must have a running Ceph cluster.
+.. important:: To use Ceph Block Device commands, you must have access to
+ a running Ceph cluster.
+
Creating a Block Device Image
=============================
-Before you can add a block device to a Ceph client, you must create an image for
-it in the OSD cluster first. To create a block device image, execute the
-following::
+Before you can add a block device to a node, you must create an image for it in
+the :term:`Ceph Storage Cluster` first. To create a block device image, execute
+the following::
rbd create {image-name} --size {megabytes} --pool {pool-name}
Listing Block Device Images
===========================
-To list block devices in the ``rbd`` pool, execute the following::
+To list block devices in the ``rbd`` pool, execute the following
+(i.e., ``rbd`` is the default pool name)::
rbd ls
Resizing a Block Device Image
=============================
-RBD images are thin provisioned. They don't actually use any physical storage
-until you begin saving data to them. However, they do have a maximum capacity
-that you set with the ``--size`` option. If you want to increase (or decrease)
-the maximum size of a RADOS block device image, execute the following::
+:term:`Ceph Block Device` images are thin provisioned. They don't actually use
+any physical storage until you begin saving data to them. However, they do have
+a maximum capacity that you set with the ``--size`` option. If you want to
+increase (or decrease) the maximum size of a Ceph Block Device image, execute
+the following::
rbd resize --image foo --size 2048