Get to grips with the unified, highly scalable distributed storage system and learn how to design and implement it. Key Features Explore Ceph's architecture in detail Implement a Ceph cluster successfully and gain deep insights into its best practices Leverage the advanced features of Ceph, including erasure coding, tiering, and BlueStore Book DescriptionThis Learning Path takes you through the basics of Ceph all the way to gaining in-depth understanding of its advanced features. You'll gather skills to plan, deploy, and manage your Ceph cluster. After an introduction to the Ceph architecture and its core projects, you'll be able to set up a Ceph cluster and learn how to monitor its health, improve its performance, and troubleshoot any issues. By following the step-by-step approach of this Learning Path, you'll learn how Ceph integrates with OpenStack, Glance, Manila, Swift, and Cinder. With knowledge of federated architecture and CephFS, you'll use Calamari and VSM to monitor the Ceph environment. In the upcoming chapters, you'll study the key areas of Ceph, including BlueStore, erasure coding, and cache tiering. More specifically, you'll discover what they can do for your storage system. In the concluding chapters, you will develop applications that use Librados and distributed computations with shared object classes, and see how Ceph and its supporting infrastructure can be optimized. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have the practical knowledge of operating Ceph in a production environment. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: Ceph Cookbook by Michael Hackett, Vikhyat Umrao and Karan Singh Mastering Ceph by Nick Fisk Learning Ceph, Second Edition by Anthony D'Atri, Vaibhav Bhembre and Karan Singh What you will learn Understand the benefits of using Ceph as a storage solution Combine Ceph with OpenStack, Cinder, Glance, and Nova components Set up a test cluster with Ansible and virtual machine with VirtualBox Develop solutions with Librados and shared object classes Configure BlueStore and see its interaction with other configurations Tune, monitor, and recover storage systems effectively Build an erasure-coded pool by selecting intelligent parameters Who this book is forIf you are a developer, system administrator, storage professional, or cloud engineer who wants to understand how to deploy a Ceph cluster, this Learning Path is ideal for you. It will help you discover ways in which Ceph features can solve your data storage problems. Basic knowledge of storage systems and GNU/Linux will be beneficial.

Implement and manage your software-defined, massively scalable storage system About This Book * Explore Ceph's architecture in order to achieve scalability and high availability * Learn to utilize Ceph efficiently with the help of practical examples * Successfully implement Ceph clusters to scale-out storage solutions along with outstanding data protection Who This Book Is For A basic knowledge of GNU/Linux, and storage systems, and server components is assumed. If you have no experience of software-defined storage solutions and Ceph, but are eager to learn about them, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn * The limitations of existing systems and why you should use Ceph as a storage solution * Familiarity with Ceph's architecture, components, and services * Instant deployment and testing of Ceph within a Vagrant and VirtualBox environment * Ceph operations including maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting * Storage provisioning of Ceph's block, object, and filesystem services * Integrate Ceph with OpenStack * Advanced topics including erasure coding, CRUSH maps, and performance tuning * Best practices for your Ceph clusters In Detail Learning Ceph, Second Edition will give you all the skills you need to plan, deploy, and effectively manage your Ceph cluster. You will begin with the first module, where you will be introduced to Ceph use cases, its architecture, and core projects. In the next module, you will learn to set up a test cluster, using Ceph clusters and hardware selection. After you have learned to use Ceph clusters, the next module will teach you how to monitor cluster health, improve performance, and troubleshoot any issues that arise. In the last module, you will learn to integrate Ceph with other tools such as OpenStack, Glance, Manila, Swift, and Cinder. By the end of the book you will have learned to use Ceph effectively for your data storage requirements. Style and approach This step-by-step guide, including use cases and examples, not only helps you to easily use Ceph but also demonstrates how you can use it to solve any of your server or drive storage issues.