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+=================
+ Ceph Deployment
+=================
+
+The ``ceph-deploy`` tool is a way to deploy Ceph relying only upon SSH access to
+the servers, ``sudo``, and some Python. It runs on your workstation, and does
+not require servers, databases, or any other tools. If you set up and
+tear down Ceph clusters a lot, and want minimal extra bureaucracy,
+``ceph-deploy`` is an ideal tool. The ``ceph-deploy`` tool is not a generic
+deployment system. It was designed exclusively for Ceph users who want to get
+Ceph up and running quickly with sensible initial configuration settings without
+the overhead of installing Chef, Puppet or Juju. Users who want fine-control
+over security settings, partitions or directory  locations should use a tool
+such as Juju, Puppet, `Chef`_ or Crowbar. 
+
+
+With ``ceph-deploy``, you can develop scripts to install Ceph packages on remote
+hosts, create a cluster, add monitors, gather (or forget) keys, add OSDs and
+metadata servers, configure admin hosts, and tear down the clusters.
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+	<table cellpadding="10"><tbody valign="top"><tr><td>
+
+.. toctree:: 
+
+   Preflight Checklist <preflight-checklist>	
+	Install Ceph <ceph-deploy-install>
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+	</td><td>	
+	
+.. toctree::
+	
+	Create a Cluster <ceph-deploy-new>
+	Add/Remove Monitor(s) <ceph-deploy-mon>
+	Key Management <ceph-deploy-keys>
+	Add/Remove OSD(s) <ceph-deploy-osd>
+	Add/Remove MDS(s) <ceph-deploy-mds>
+
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+	</td><td>	
+
+.. toctree::
+
+	Purge Hosts <ceph-deploy-purge>
+	Admin Tasks <ceph-deploy-admin>
+
+	
+.. raw:: html
+
+	</td></tr></tbody></table>
+
+
+.. _Chef: http://tracker.ceph.com/projects/ceph/wiki/Deploying_Ceph_with_Chef