Chapter 7. Kernel Module Operations
To use kernel module operations, you must have a running Ceph cluster.
This feature has been added in Red Hat Ceph Storage v1.3 for use with RHEL 7.1 and Ubuntu 14.04.
7.1. Get a List of Images
To mount a block device image, first return a list of the images.
To do so, execute the following:
rbd list
7.2. Map a Block Device
Use rbd to map an image name to a kernel module. You must specify the image name, the pool name and the user name. rbd will load RBD kernel module on your behalf if it’s not already loaded.
To do so, execute the following:
sudo rbd map {image-name} --pool {pool-name} --id {user-name}For example:
sudo rbd map --pool rbd myimage --id admin
If you use cephx authentication, you must also specify a secret. It may come from a keyring or a file containing the secret.
To do so, execute the following:
sudo rbd map --pool rbd myimage --id admin --keyring /path/to/keyring sudo rbd map --pool rbd myimage --id admin --keyfile /path/to/file
7.3. Show Mapped Block Devices
To show block device images mapped to kernel modules with the rbd command, specify the showmapped option.
To do so, execute the following:
rbd showmapped
7.4. Unmapping a Block Device
To unmap a block device image with the rbd command, specify the unmap option and the device name (by convention the same as the block device image name).
To do so, execute the following:
sudo rbd unmap /dev/rbd/{poolname}/{imagename}For example:
sudo rbd unmap /dev/rbd/rbd/foo
