================== Configuring Ceph ================== When you start the Ceph service, the initialization process activates a series of daemons that run in the background. A :term:`Ceph Storage Cluster` runs two types of daemons: - :term:`Ceph Monitor` (``ceph-mon``) - :term:`Ceph OSD Daemon` (``ceph-osd``) Ceph Storage Clusters that support the :term:`Ceph Filesystem` run at least one :term:`Ceph Metadata Server` (``ceph-mds``). Clusters that support :term:`Ceph Object Storage` run Ceph Gateway daemons (``radosgw``). For your convenience, each daemon has a series of default values (*i.e.*, many are set by ``ceph/src/common/config_opts.h``). You may override these settings with a Ceph configuration file. .. _ceph-conf-file: The Configuration File ====================== When you start a Ceph Storage Cluster, each daemon looks for a Ceph configuration file (i.e., ``ceph.conf`` by default) that provides the cluster's configuration settings. For manual deployments, you need to create a Ceph configuration file. For tools that create configuration files for you (*e.g.*, ``ceph-deploy``, Chef, etc.), you may use the information contained herein as a reference. The Ceph configuration file defines: - Cluster Identity - Authentication settings - Cluster membership - Host names - Host addresses - Paths to keyrings - Paths to journals - Paths to data - Other runtime options The default Ceph configuration file locations in sequential order include: #. ``$CEPH_CONF`` (*i.e.,* the path following the ``$CEPH_CONF`` environment variable) #. ``-c path/path`` (*i.e.,* the ``-c`` command line argument) #. ``/etc/ceph/ceph.conf`` #. ``~/.ceph/config`` #. ``./ceph.conf`` (*i.e.,* in the current working directory) The Ceph configuration file uses an *ini* style syntax. You can add comments by preceding comments with a pound sign (#) or a semi-colon (;). For example: .. code-block:: ini # <--A number (#) sign precedes a comment. ; A comment may be anything. # Comments always follow a semi-colon (;) or a pound (#) on each line. # The end of the line terminates a comment. # We recommend that you provide comments in your configuration file(s). .. _ceph-conf-settings: Config Sections =============== The configuration file can configure all Ceph daemons in a Ceph Storage Cluster, or all Ceph daemons of a particular type. To configure a series of daemons, the settings must be included under the processes that will receive the configuration as follows: ``[global]`` :Description: Settings under ``[global]`` affect all daemons in a Ceph Storage Cluster. :Example: ``auth supported = cephx`` ``[osd]`` :Description: Settings under ``[osd]`` affect all ``ceph-osd`` daemons in the Ceph Storage Cluster, and override the same setting in ``[global]``. :Example: ``osd journal size = 1000`` ``[mon]`` :Description: Settings under ``[mon]`` affect all ``ceph-mon`` daemons in the Ceph Storage Cluster, and override the same setting in ``[global]``. :Example: ``mon addr = 10.0.0.101:6789`` ``[mds]`` :Description: Settings under ``[mds]`` affect all ``ceph-mds`` daemons in the Ceph Storage Cluster, and override the same setting in ``[global]``. :Example: ``host = myserver01`` ``[client]`` :Description: Settings under ``[client]`` affect all Ceph Clients (e.g., mounted Ceph Filesystems, mounted Ceph Block Devices, etc.). :Example: ``log file = /var/log/ceph/radosgw.log`` Global settings affect all instances of all daemon in the Ceph Storage Cluster. Use the ``[global]`` setting for values that are common for all daemons in the Ceph Storage Cluster. You can override each ``[global]`` setting by: #. Changing the setting in a particular process type (*e.g.,* ``[osd]``, ``[mon]``, ``[mds]`` ). #. Changing the setting in a particular process (*e.g.,* ``[osd.1]`` ). Overriding a global setting affects all child processes, except those that you specifically override in a particular daemon. A typical global setting involves activating authentication. For example: .. code-block:: ini [global] #Enable authentication between hosts within the cluster. #v 0.54 and earlier auth supported = cephx #v 0.55 and after auth cluster required = cephx auth service required = cephx auth client required = cephx You can specify settings that apply to a particular type of daemon. When you specify settings under ``[osd]``, ``[mon]`` or ``[mds]`` without specifying a particular instance, the setting will apply to all OSDs, monitors or metadata daemons respectively. A typical daemon-wide setting involves setting journal sizes, filestore settings, etc. For example: .. code-block:: ini [osd] osd journal size = 1000 You may specify settings for particular instances of a daemon. You may specify an instance by entering its type, delimited by a period (.) and by the instance ID. The instance ID for a Ceph OSD Daemon is always numeric, but it may be alphanumeric for Ceph Monitors and Ceph Metadata Servers. .. code-block:: ini [osd.1] # settings affect osd.1 only. [mon.a] # settings affect mon.a only. [mds.b] # settings affect mds.b only. If the daemon you specify is a Ceph Gateway client, specify the daemon and the instance, delimited by a period (.). For example:: [client.radosgw.instance-name] # settings affect client.radosgw.instance-name only. .. _ceph-metavariables: Metavariables ============= Metavariables simplify Ceph Storage Cluster configuration dramatically. When a metavariable is set in a configuration value, Ceph expands the metavariable into a concrete value. Metavariables are very powerful when used within the ``[global]``, ``[osd]``, ``[mon]``, ``[mds]`` or ``[client]`` sections of your configuration file. Ceph metavariables are similar to Bash shell expansion. Ceph supports the following metavariables: ``$cluster`` :Description: Expands to the Ceph Storage Cluster name. Useful when running multiple Ceph Storage Clusters on the same hardware. :Example: ``/etc/ceph/$cluster.keyring`` :Default: ``ceph`` ``$type`` :Description: Expands to one of ``mds``, ``osd``, or ``mon``, depending on the type of the instant daemon. :Example: ``/var/lib/ceph/$type`` ``$id`` :Description: Expands to the daemon identifier. For ``osd.0``, this would be ``0``; for ``mds.a``, it would be ``a``. :Example: ``/var/lib/ceph/$type/$cluster-$id`` ``$host`` :Description: Expands to the host name of the instant daemon. ``$name`` :Description: Expands to ``$type.$id``. :Example: ``/var/run/ceph/$cluster-$name.asok`` ``$pid`` :Description: Expands to daemon pid. :Example: ``/var/run/ceph/$cluster-$name-$pid.asok`` .. _ceph-conf-common-settings: Common Settings =============== The `Hardware Recommendations`_ section provides some hardware guidelines for configuring a Ceph Storage Cluster. It is possible for a single :term:`Ceph Node` to run multiple daemons. For example, a single node with multiple drives may run one ``ceph-osd`` for each drive. Ideally, you will have a node for a particular type of process. For example, some nodes may run ``ceph-osd`` daemons, other nodes may run ``ceph-mds`` daemons, and still other nodes may run ``ceph-mon`` daemons. Each node has a name identified by the ``host`` setting. Monitors also specify a network address and port (i.e., domain name or IP address) identified by the ``addr`` setting. A basic configuration file will typically specify only minimal settings for each instance of monitor daemons. For example: .. code-block:: ini [global] mon_initial_members = ceph1 mon_host = 10.0.0.1 .. important:: The ``host`` setting is the short name of the node (i.e., not an fqdn). It is **NOT** an IP address either. Enter ``hostname -s`` on the command line to retrieve the name of the node. Do not use ``host`` settings for anything other than initial monitors unless you are deploying Ceph manually. You **MUST NOT** specify ``host`` under individual daemons when using deployment tools like ``chef`` or ``ceph-deploy``, as those tools will enter the appropriate values for you in the cluster map. .. _ceph-network-config: Networks ======== See the `Network Configuration Reference`_ for a detailed discussion about configuring a network for use with Ceph. Monitors ======== Ceph production clusters typically deploy with a minimum 3 :term:`Ceph Monitor` daemons to ensure high availability should a monitor instance crash. At least three (3) monitors ensures that the Paxos algorithm can determine which version of the :term:`Ceph Cluster Map` is the most recent from a majority of Ceph Monitors in the quorum. .. note:: You may deploy Ceph with a single monitor, but if the instance fails, the lack of other monitors may interrupt data service availability. Ceph Monitors typically listen on port ``6789``. For example: .. code-block:: ini [mon.a] host = hostName mon addr = 150.140.130.120:6789 By default, Ceph expects that you will store a monitor's data under the following path:: /var/lib/ceph/mon/$cluster-$id You or a deployment tool (e.g., ``ceph-deploy``) must create the corresponding directory. With metavariables fully expressed and a cluster named "ceph", the foregoing directory would evaluate to:: /var/lib/ceph/mon/ceph-a For additional details, see the `Monitor Config Reference`_. .. _Monitor Config Reference: ../mon-config-ref .. _ceph-osd-config: Authentication ============== .. versionadded:: Bobtail 0.56 For Bobtail (v 0.56) and beyond, you should expressly enable or disable authentication in the ``[global]`` section of your Ceph configuration file. :: auth cluster required = cephx auth service required = cephx auth client required = cephx Additionally, you should enable message signing. See `Cephx Config Reference`_ for details. .. important:: When upgrading, we recommend expressly disabling authentication first, then perform the upgrade. Once the upgrade is complete, re-enable authentication. .. _Cephx Config Reference: ../auth-config-ref .. _ceph-monitor-config: OSDs ==== Ceph production clusters typically deploy :term:`Ceph OSD Daemons` where one node has one OSD daemon running a filestore on one storage drive. A typical deployment specifies a journal size. For example: .. code-block:: ini [osd] osd journal size = 10000 [osd.0] host = {hostname} #manual deployments only. By default, Ceph expects that you will store a Ceph OSD Daemon's data with the following path:: /var/lib/ceph/osd/$cluster-$id You or a deployment tool (e.g., ``ceph-deploy``) must create the corresponding directory. With metavariables fully expressed and a cluster named "ceph", the foregoing directory would evaluate to:: /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 You may override this path using the ``osd data`` setting. We don't recommend changing the default location. Create the default directory on your OSD host. :: ssh {osd-host} sudo mkdir /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-{osd-number} The ``osd data`` path ideally leads to a mount point with a hard disk that is separate from the hard disk storing and running the operating system and daemons. If the OSD is for a disk other than the OS disk, prepare it for use with Ceph, and mount it to the directory you just created:: ssh {new-osd-host} sudo mkfs -t {fstype} /dev/{disk} sudo mount -o user_xattr /dev/{hdd} /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-{osd-number} We recommend using the ``xfs`` file system when running :command:`mkfs`. (``btrfs`` and ``ext4`` are not recommended and no longer tested.) See the `OSD Config Reference`_ for additional configuration details. Heartbeats ========== During runtime operations, Ceph OSD Daemons check up on other Ceph OSD Daemons and report their findings to the Ceph Monitor. You do not have to provide any settings. However, if you have network latency issues, you may wish to modify the settings. See `Configuring Monitor/OSD Interaction`_ for additional details. .. _ceph-logging-and-debugging: Logs / Debugging ================ Sometimes you may encounter issues with Ceph that require modifying logging output and using Ceph's debugging. See `Debugging and Logging`_ for details on log rotation. .. _Debugging and Logging: ../../troubleshooting/log-and-debug Example ceph.conf ================= .. literalinclude:: demo-ceph.conf :language: ini .. _ceph-runtime-config: Runtime Changes =============== Ceph allows you to make changes to the configuration of a ``ceph-osd``, ``ceph-mon``, or ``ceph-mds`` daemon at runtime. This capability is quite useful for increasing/decreasing logging output, enabling/disabling debug settings, and even for runtime optimization. The following reflects runtime configuration usage:: ceph tell {daemon-type}.{id or *} injectargs --{name} {value} [--{name} {value}] Replace ``{daemon-type}`` with one of ``osd``, ``mon`` or ``mds``. You may apply the runtime setting to all daemons of a particular type with ``*``, or specify a specific daemon's ID (i.e., its number or letter). For example, to increase debug logging for a ``ceph-osd`` daemon named ``osd.0``, execute the following:: ceph tell osd.0 injectargs --debug-osd 20 --debug-ms 1 In your ``ceph.conf`` file, you may use spaces when specifying a setting name. When specifying a setting name on the command line, ensure that you use an underscore or hyphen (``_`` or ``-``) between terms (e.g., ``debug osd`` becomes ``--debug-osd``). Viewing a Configuration at Runtime ================================== If your Ceph Storage Cluster is running, and you would like to see the configuration settings from a running daemon, execute the following:: ceph daemon {daemon-type}.{id} config show | less If you are on a machine where osd.0 is running, the command would be:: ceph daemon osd.0 config show | less Reading Configuration Metadata at Runtime ========================================= Information about the available configuration options is available via the ``config help`` command: :: ceph daemon {daemon-type}.{id} config help | less This metadata is primarily intended to be used when integrating other software with Ceph, such as graphical user interfaces. The output is a list of JSON objects, for example: :: { "name": "mon_host", "type": "std::string", "level": "basic", "desc": "list of hosts or addresses to search for a monitor", "long_desc": "This is a comma, whitespace, or semicolon separated list of IP addresses or hostnames. Hostnames are resolved via DNS and all A or AAAA records are included in the search list.", "default": "", "daemon_default": "", "tags": [], "services": [ "common" ], "see_also": [], "enum_values": [], "min": "", "max": "" } type ____ The type of the setting, given as a C++ type name. level _____ One of `basic`, `advanced`, `dev`. The `dev` options are not intended for use outside of development and testing. desc ____ A short description -- this is a sentence fragment suitable for display in small spaces like a single line in a list. long_desc _________ A full description of what the setting does, this may be as long as needed. default _______ The default value, if any. daemon_default ______________ An alternative default used for daemons (services) as opposed to clients. tags ____ A list of strings indicating topics to which this setting relates. Examples of tags are `performance` and `networking`. services ________ A list of strings indicating which Ceph services the setting relates to, such as `osd`, `mds`, `mon`. For settings that are relevant to any Ceph client or server, `common` is used. see_also ________ A list of strings indicating other configuration options that may also be of interest to a user setting this option. enum_values ___________ Optional: a list of strings indicating the valid settings. min, max ________ Optional: upper and lower (inclusive) bounds on valid settings. Running Multiple Clusters ========================= With Ceph, you can run multiple Ceph Storage Clusters on the same hardware. Running multiple clusters provides a higher level of isolation compared to using different pools on the same cluster with different CRUSH rulesets. A separate cluster will have separate monitor, OSD and metadata server processes. When running Ceph with default settings, the default cluster name is ``ceph``, which means you would save your Ceph configuration file with the file name ``ceph.conf`` in the ``/etc/ceph`` default directory. See `ceph-deploy new`_ for details. .. _ceph-deploy new:../ceph-deploy-new When you run multiple clusters, you must name your cluster and save the Ceph configuration file with the name of the cluster. For example, a cluster named ``openstack`` will have a Ceph configuration file with the file name ``openstack.conf`` in the ``/etc/ceph`` default directory. .. important:: Cluster names must consist of letters a-z and digits 0-9 only. Separate clusters imply separate data disks and journals, which are not shared between clusters. Referring to `Metavariables`_, the ``$cluster`` metavariable evaluates to the cluster name (i.e., ``openstack`` in the foregoing example). Various settings use the ``$cluster`` metavariable, including: - ``keyring`` - ``admin socket`` - ``log file`` - ``pid file`` - ``mon data`` - ``mon cluster log file`` - ``osd data`` - ``osd journal`` - ``mds data`` - ``rgw data`` See `General Settings`_, `OSD Settings`_, `Monitor Settings`_, `MDS Settings`_, `RGW Settings`_ and `Log Settings`_ for relevant path defaults that use the ``$cluster`` metavariable. .. _General Settings: ../general-config-ref .. _OSD Settings: ../osd-config-ref .. _Monitor Settings: ../mon-config-ref .. _MDS Settings: ../../../cephfs/mds-config-ref .. _RGW Settings: ../../../radosgw/config-ref/ .. _Log Settings: ../../troubleshooting/log-and-debug When creating default directories or files, you should use the cluster name at the appropriate places in the path. For example:: sudo mkdir /var/lib/ceph/osd/openstack-0 sudo mkdir /var/lib/ceph/mon/openstack-a .. important:: When running monitors on the same host, you should use different ports. By default, monitors use port 6789. If you already have monitors using port 6789, use a different port for your other cluster(s). To invoke a cluster other than the default ``ceph`` cluster, use the ``-c {filename}.conf`` option with the ``ceph`` command. For example:: ceph -c {cluster-name}.conf health ceph -c openstack.conf health .. _Hardware Recommendations: ../../../start/hardware-recommendations .. _Network Configuration Reference: ../network-config-ref .. _OSD Config Reference: ../osd-config-ref .. _Configuring Monitor/OSD Interaction: ../mon-osd-interaction .. _ceph-deploy new: ../../deployment/ceph-deploy-new#naming-a-cluster