Chapter 8. Add Initial Monitors


Add the initial monitor(s) and gather the keys.

ceph-deploy mon create-initial

Once you complete the process, your local directory should have the following keyrings:

  • <cluster-name>.client.admin.keyring
  • <cluster-name>.bootstrap-osd.keyring
  • <cluster-name>.bootstrap-mds.keyring
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