@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Ceph is a clustered and distributed storage manager. If that's too cryptic,
88then just think of Ceph as a computer program that stores data and uses a
99network to make sure that there is a backup copy of the data.
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11+ Storage Interfaces
12+ ------------------
13+
1114Ceph offers several "storage interfaces", which is another
1215way of saying "ways of storing data". These storage interfaces include:
1316- CephFS (a file system)
@@ -17,18 +20,21 @@ way of saying "ways of storing data". These storage interfaces include:
1720Deep down, though, all three of these are really RADOS object stores. CephFS
1821and RBD are just presenting themselves as file systems and block devices.
1922
23+ Storage Manager: What is It?
24+ ----------------------------
25+
2026Ceph is a clustered and distributed storage manager that offers data
2127redundancy. This sentence might be too cryptic for first-time readers of the
2228Ceph Beginner's Guide, so let's explain all of the terms in it:
2329
2430- **Storage Manager. ** Ceph is a storage manager. This means that Ceph is
2531 software that helps storage resources store data. Storage resources come in
2632 several forms: hard disk drives (HDD), solid-state drives (SSD), magnetic
27- tape, floppy disks, punched tape, Hoellerith -style punch cards, and magnetic
33+ tape, floppy disks, punched tape, Hollerith -style punch cards, and magnetic
2834 drum memory are all forms of storage resources. In this beginner's guide,
2935 we'll focus on hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD).
30- - **Clustered storage manager ** Ceph is a clustered storage manager. That means
31- that the storage manager installed not just on a single machine but on
36+ - **Clustered storage manager. ** Ceph is a clustered storage manager. That
37+ means that the storage manager installed not just on a single machine but on
3238 several machines that work together as a system.
3339- **Distributed storage manager. ** Ceph is a clustered and distributed storage
3440 manager. That means that the data that is stored and the infrastructure that
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