Basic Ceph Client Setup¶
Client machines need some basic configuration in order to interact with a cluster. This document describes how to configure a client machine for cluster interaction.
Note
Most client machines only need the ceph-common package and its dependencies installed. That will supply the basic ceph and rados commands, as well as other commands like mount.ceph and rbd.
Config File Setup¶
Client machines can generally get away with a smaller config file than a full-fledged cluster member. To generate a minimal config file, log into a host that is already configured as a client or running a cluster daemon, and then run
ceph config generate-minimal-conf
This will generate a minimal config file that will tell the client how to reach the Ceph Monitors. The contents of this file should typically be installed in /etc/ceph/ceph.conf.
Keyring Setup¶
Most Ceph clusters are run with authentication enabled, and the client will need keys in order to communicate with cluster machines. To generate a keyring file with credentials for client.fs, log into an extant cluster member and run
ceph auth get-or-create client.fs
The resulting output should be put into a keyring file, typically /etc/ceph/ceph.keyring.
