Explanation

The explanatory and conceptual guides in this section provide a better understanding of MicroCeph. They enable you to expand your knowledge and become better at configuring, encrypting, managing, deploying and backing up your workloads.

Working with MicroCeph

Understand the steps to take to successfully deploy and manage your Ceph clusters quickly.

• Cluster network configurations
• Maintenance Mode
• Cluster scaling
• Taking Backups for your Workload
• Remote replication

The Snap content interface

Access MicroCeph’s configuration and credentials.

• Snap content interface for MicroCeph

The MicroCeph charm

The MicroCeph charm helps you deploy and manage your MicroCeph deployment with Juju.

• The MicroCeph charm

Security in MicroCeph

Learn about security approaches in MicroCeph, e.g. enabling support for MicroCeph’s automatic full disk encryption on OSDs and cryptographic technology used in MicroCeph.

• MicroCeph architecture
  • Components
• Security in MicroCeph
  • Access controls
  • Secrets
  • Encryption

If you have a specific goal, but are already familiar with MicroCeph, our how-to guides have more in-depth detail and instructions.

Take a look at our reference section when you need to know which MicroCeph commands to use.

Canonical Ceph reference architecture

Find detailed guidelines for optimising your Ceph architecture. Learn about the different deployment options; what to consider when designing a Canonical Ceph cluster; hardware and software specifications and recommendations, and information on Ubuntu certified hardware.

• Canonical Ceph reference architecture
  • Deployment options for Canonical Ceph
  • Architectural considerations
  • Processor requirements
  • Data persistence mechanisms
  • Server recommendations
  • Disk recommendations
  • Network recommendations
  • Minimum node count and rack layout
  • Data encryption
  • Certified hardware