Category Archives: Ceph

OpenStack with Ceph: slow instance boot

This is another article about OpenStack with Ceph as the storage backend. Like my other posts about this topic this is not about how to install and configure your private cloud but it’s more a collection of obstacles you could … Continue reading

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OpenStack with Ceph: Clean up orphaned instances

Working with Ceph and OpenStack can make your life as a cloud administrator really easy, but sometimes you discover its downsides. From time to time I share some findings in this blog, it’s a nice documentation for me and hopefully … Continue reading

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Migrating BlueStore’s block.db

Ceph’s BlueStore storage engine is rather new, so the big wave of migrations because of failing block devices is still ahead – on the other hand, non-optimum device selection because of missing experience or “heritage environments” may have left you … Continue reading

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