From a6a0a690194e55e543435df8ff13ce5399d006ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zac Dover Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 22:48:10 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/start: improve MDS explanation Remove a prolix "on behalf of" and streamline some sentences explaining the benefits of MDS. Signed-off-by: Zac Dover (cherry picked from commit 2da1812a1de7e32395cb95c2e0ebeea689c1b810) --- doc/start/intro.rst | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/start/intro.rst b/doc/start/intro.rst index 9881a7205487c..c67b9a23ba87d 100644 --- a/doc/start/intro.rst +++ b/doc/start/intro.rst @@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ The Ceph Metadata Server is necessary to run Ceph File System clients. heartbeat. At least three Ceph OSDs are normally required for redundancy and high availability. -- **MDSs**: A :term:`Ceph Metadata Server` (MDS, ``ceph-mds``) stores - metadata on behalf of the :term:`Ceph File System` (i.e., Ceph Block - Devices and Ceph Object Storage do not use MDS). Ceph Metadata - Servers allow POSIX file system users to execute basic commands (like - ``ls``, ``find``, etc.) without placing an enormous burden on the +- **MDSs**: A :term:`Ceph Metadata Server` (MDS, ``ceph-mds``) stores metadata + for the :term:`Ceph File System`. Ceph Block Devices and Ceph Object Storage + do not use MDS. Ceph Metadata Servers allow POSIX-file-system users to run + basic commands (like ``ls``, ``find``, etc.) without placing a burden on the Ceph Storage Cluster. Ceph stores data as objects within logical storage pools. Using the -- 2.39.5