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+=======================================================
+ ceph-volume -- Ceph OSD deployment and inspection tool
+=======================================================
+
+.. program:: ceph-volume
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+| **ceph-volume** [-h] [--cluster CLUSTER] [--log-level LOG_LEVEL]
+|                 [--log-path LOG_PATH]
+
+| **ceph-volume** **inventory**
+
+| **ceph-volume** **lvm** [ *trigger* | *create* | *activate* | *prepare*
+| *zap* | *list* | *batch*]
+
+| **ceph-volume** **simple** [ *trigger* | *scan* | *activate* ]
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+:program:`ceph-volume` is a single purpose command line tool to deploy logical
+volumes as OSDs, trying to maintain a similar API to ``ceph-disk`` when
+preparing, activating, and creating OSDs.
+
+It deviates from ``ceph-disk`` by not interacting or relying on the udev rules
+that come installed for Ceph. These rules allow automatic detection of
+previously setup devices that are in turn fed into ``ceph-disk`` to activate
+them.
+
+
+Commands
+========
+
+inventory
+---------
+
+This subcommand provides information about a host's physical disc inventory and
+reports metadata about these discs. Among this metadata one can find disc
+specific data items (like model, size, rotational or solid state) as well as
+data items specific to ceph using a device, such as if it is available for
+use with ceph or if logical volumes are present.
+
+Examples::
+
+    ceph-volume inventory
+    ceph-volume inventory /dev/sda
+    ceph-volume inventory --format json-pretty
+
+Optional arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]          show the help message and exit
+* [--format]            report format, valid values are ``plain`` (default),
+                        ``json`` and ``json-pretty``
+
+lvm
+---
+
+By making use of LVM tags, the ``lvm`` sub-command is able to store and later
+re-discover and query devices associated with OSDs so that they can later
+activated.
+
+Subcommands:
+
+**batch**
+Creates OSDs from a list of devices using a ``filestore``
+or ``bluestore`` (default) setup. It will create all necessary volume groups
+and logical volumes required to have a working OSD.
+
+Example usage with three devices::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm batch --bluestore /dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
+
+Optional arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]          show the help message and exit
+* [--bluestore]         Use the bluestore objectstore (default)
+* [--filestore]         Use the filestore objectstore
+* [--yes]               Skip the report and prompt to continue provisioning
+* [--prepare]           Only prepare OSDs, do not activate
+* [--dmcrypt]           Enable encryption for the underlying OSD devices
+* [--crush-device-class] Define a CRUSH device class to assign the OSD to
+* [--no-systemd]         Do not enable or create any systemd units
+* [--report]         Report what the potential outcome would be for the
+                     current input (requires devices to be passed in)
+* [--format]         Output format when reporting (used along with
+                     --report), can be one of 'pretty' (default) or 'json'
+* [--block-db-size]     Set (or override) the "bluestore_block_db_size" value,
+                        in bytes
+* [--journal-size]      Override the "osd_journal_size" value, in megabytes
+
+Required positional arguments:
+
+* <DEVICE>    Full path to a raw device, like ``/dev/sda``. Multiple
+              ``<DEVICE>`` paths can be passed in.
+
+
+**activate**
+Enables a systemd unit that persists the OSD ID and its UUID (also called
+``fsid`` in Ceph CLI tools), so that at boot time it can understand what OSD is
+enabled and needs to be mounted.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm activate --bluestore <osd id> <osd fsid>
+
+Optional Arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]  show the help message and exit
+* [--auto-detect-objectstore] Automatically detect the objectstore by inspecting
+  the OSD
+* [--bluestore] bluestore objectstore (default)
+* [--filestore] filestore objectstore
+* [--all] Activate all OSDs found in the system
+* [--no-systemd] Skip creating and enabling systemd units and starting of OSD
+  services
+
+Multiple OSDs can be activated at once by using the (idempotent) ``--all`` flag::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm activate --all
+
+
+**prepare**
+Prepares a logical volume to be used as an OSD and journal using a ``filestore``
+or ``bluestore`` (default) setup. It will not create or modify the logical volumes
+except for adding extra metadata.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm prepare --filestore --data <data lv> --journal <journal device>
+
+Optional arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]          show the help message and exit
+* [--journal JOURNAL]   A logical group name, path to a logical volume, or path to a device
+* [--bluestore]         Use the bluestore objectstore (default)
+* [--block.wal]         Path to a bluestore block.wal logical volume or partition
+* [--block.db]          Path to a bluestore block.db logical volume or partition
+* [--filestore]         Use the filestore objectstore
+* [--dmcrypt]           Enable encryption for the underlying OSD devices
+* [--osd-id OSD_ID]     Reuse an existing OSD id
+* [--osd-fsid OSD_FSID] Reuse an existing OSD fsid
+* [--crush-device-class] Define a CRUSH device class to assign the OSD to
+
+Required arguments:
+
+* --data                A logical group name or a path to a logical volume
+
+For encrypting an OSD, the ``--dmcrypt`` flag must be added when preparing
+(also supported in the ``create`` sub-command).
+
+
+**create**
+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 ``prepare`` and ``activate`` do,
+with the convenience of doing it all at once. Flags and general usage are
+equivalent to those of the ``prepare`` and ``activate`` subcommand.
+
+**trigger**
+This subcommand is not meant to be used directly, and it is used by systemd so
+that it proxies input to ``ceph-volume lvm activate`` by parsing the
+input from systemd, detecting the UUID and ID associated with an OSD.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm trigger <SYSTEMD-DATA>
+
+The systemd "data" is expected to be in the format of::
+
+    <OSD ID>-<OSD UUID>
+
+The lvs associated with the OSD need to have been prepared previously,
+so that all needed tags and metadata exist.
+
+Positional arguments:
+
+* <SYSTEMD_DATA>  Data from a systemd unit containing ID and UUID of the OSD.
+
+**list**
+List devices or logical volumes associated with Ceph. An association is
+determined if a device has information relating to an OSD. This is
+verified by querying LVM's metadata and correlating it with devices.
+
+The lvs associated with the OSD need to have been prepared previously by
+ceph-volume so that all needed tags and metadata exist.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm list
+
+List a particular device, reporting all metadata about it::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm list /dev/sda1
+
+List a logical volume, along with all its metadata (vg is a volume
+group, and lv the logical volume name)::
+
+    ceph-volume lvm list {vg/lv}
+
+Positional arguments:
+
+* <DEVICE>  Either in the form of ``vg/lv`` for logical volumes,
+  ``/path/to/sda1`` or ``/path/to/sda`` for regular devices.
+
+
+**zap**
+Zaps the given logical volume or partition. If given a path to a logical
+volume it must be in the format of vg/lv. Any filesystems present
+on the given lv or partition will be removed and all data will be purged.
+
+However, the lv or partition will be kept intact.
+
+Usage, for logical volumes::
+
+      ceph-volume lvm zap {vg/lv}
+
+Usage, for logical partitions::
+
+      ceph-volume lvm zap /dev/sdc1
+
+For full removal of the device use the ``--destroy`` flag (allowed for all
+device types)::
+
+      ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy /dev/sdc1
+
+Multiple devices can be removed by specifying the OSD ID and/or the OSD FSID::
+
+      ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy --osd-id 1
+      ceph-volume lvm zap --destroy --osd-id 1 --osd-fsid C9605912-8395-4D76-AFC0-7DFDAC315D59
+
+
+Positional arguments:
+
+* <DEVICE>  Either in the form of ``vg/lv`` for logical volumes,
+  ``/path/to/sda1`` or ``/path/to/sda`` for regular devices.
+
+
+simple
+------
+
+Scan legacy OSD directories or data devices that may have been created by
+ceph-disk, or manually.
+
+Subcommands:
+
+**activate**
+Enables a systemd unit that persists the OSD ID and its UUID (also called
+``fsid`` in Ceph CLI tools), so that at boot time it can understand what OSD is
+enabled and needs to be mounted, while reading information that was previously
+created and persisted at ``/etc/ceph/osd/`` in JSON format.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume simple activate --bluestore <osd id> <osd fsid>
+
+Optional Arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]  show the help message and exit
+* [--bluestore] bluestore objectstore (default)
+* [--filestore] filestore objectstore
+
+Note: It requires a matching JSON file with the following format::
+
+    /etc/ceph/osd/<osd id>-<osd fsid>.json
+
+
+**scan**
+Scan a running OSD or data device for an OSD for metadata that can later be
+used to activate and manage the OSD with ceph-volume. The scan method will
+create a JSON file with the required information plus anything found in the OSD
+directory as well.
+
+Optionally, the JSON blob can be sent to stdout for further inspection.
+
+Usage on all running OSDs::
+
+    ceph-voume simple scan
+
+Usage on data devices::
+
+    ceph-volume simple scan <data device>
+
+Running OSD directories::
+
+    ceph-volume simple scan <path to osd dir>
+
+
+Optional arguments:
+
+* [-h, --help]          show the help message and exit
+* [--stdout]            Send the JSON blob to stdout
+* [--force]             If the JSON file exists at destination, overwrite it
+
+Optional Positional arguments:
+
+* <DATA DEVICE or OSD DIR>  Actual data partition or a path to the running OSD
+
+**trigger**
+This subcommand is not meant to be used directly, and it is used by systemd so
+that it proxies input to ``ceph-volume simple activate`` by parsing the
+input from systemd, detecting the UUID and ID associated with an OSD.
+
+Usage::
+
+    ceph-volume simple trigger <SYSTEMD-DATA>
+
+The systemd "data" is expected to be in the format of::
+
+    <OSD ID>-<OSD UUID>
+
+The JSON file associated with the OSD need to have been persisted previously by
+a scan (or manually), so that all needed metadata can be used.
+
+Positional arguments:
+
+* <SYSTEMD_DATA>  Data from a systemd unit containing ID and UUID of the OSD.
+
+
+Availability
+============
+
+:program:`ceph-volume` is part of Ceph, a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system. Please refer to
+the documentation at http://docs.ceph.com/ for more information.
+
+
+See also
+========
+
+:doc:`ceph-osd <ceph-osd>`\(8),