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diff --git a/doc/ceph-volume/lvm/create.rst b/doc/ceph-volume/lvm/create.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c90d1f6f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/ceph-volume/lvm/create.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.. _ceph-volume-lvm-create: + +``create`` +=========== +This subcommand wraps the two-step process to provision a new osd (calling +``prepare`` first and then ``activate``) into a single +one. The reason to prefer ``prepare`` and then ``activate`` is to gradually +introduce new OSDs into a cluster, and avoiding large amounts of data being +rebalanced. + +The single-call process unifies exactly what :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-prepare` and +:ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-activate` do, with the convenience of doing it all at +once. + +There is nothing different to the process except the OSD will become up and in +immediately after completion. + +The backing objectstore can be specified with: + +* :ref:`--filestore <ceph-volume-lvm-prepare_filestore>` +* :ref:`--bluestore <ceph-volume-lvm-prepare_bluestore>` + +All command line flags and options are the same as ``ceph-volume lvm prepare``. +Please refer to :ref:`ceph-volume-lvm-prepare` for details. |