Chapter 8. Managing pools on the Ceph dashboard

Procedure

1. From the dashboard navigation, go to Cluster→Pools.
2. Click Create.

3. Fill out the Create Pool form.

   Figure 8.1. Creating pools

   

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   Note

   The form changes based off of selection. Not all fields are mandatory.

   • Set the name of the pool and select the pool type.
   • Select the Pool type, either replicated or erasure. Erasure is referred to as Erasure Coded (EC).
   • Optional: Select if the PG Autoscale is on, off, or warn.
   • Optional: If using a replicated pool type, set the replicated size.
   • Optional: If using an EC pool type configure the following additional settings.
   • Optional: To see the settings for the currently selected EC profile, click the question mark.
   • Optional: Add a new EC profile by clicking the plus symbol.
   • Optional: Click the pencil symbol to select an application for the pool.
   • Optional: Set the CRUSH rule, if applicable.
   • Optional: If compression is required, select passive, aggressive, or force.
   • Optional: Set the Quotas.
   • Optional: Set the Quality of Service configuration.

4. To save the changes and complete creating the pool, click Create Pool.

   A notification displays that the pool was created successfully.

Procedure

1. From the dashboard navigation, go to Cluster→Pools.
2. To edit the pool, select the pool row and click Edit.
3. In the Edit Pool form, edit the required parameters.

4. Save changes, by clicking Edit Pool.

   A notification displays that the pool was updated successfully.

Procedure

1. From the dashboard navigation, go to Administration→Configuration.

2. From the Configuration table, select mon_allow_pool_delete, and click Edit.

   Note

   If needed, clear filters and search for the configuration.

3. From the Edit mon_allow_pool_delete form, in Values, set all values to true.

4. Click Update.

   A notification displays that the configuration was updated successfully.

5. Go to Cluster→Pools.
6. Select the pool to be deleted, and click Delete from the action drop-down.

7. In the Delete Pool dialog, select Yes, I am sure. and complete, by clicking Delete Pool.

   A notification displays that the pool was deleted successfully.