.. option:: --mkfs
- Create and mount the any file systems specified in the
- ceph.conf for OSD data storage using mkfs. The "devs" and (if it
- differs from "osd data") "fs path" options must be defined.
-
- **NOTE** Btrfs is still considered experimental. This option
- can ease some configuration pain, but is not required when
- ``osd data`` directories are mounted manually by the adminstrator.
+ Create and mount the file systems specified in the ceph.conf for
+ OSD data storage using mkfs.$type. The ``devs`` option in ceph.conf
+ must specify the device(s) and the ``osd mkfs type`` option must
+ specify the file system type (normally one of btrfs, xfs, or ext4).
.. option:: --no-copy-conf