we have decreased max_mds, because max_mds only restricts creation
of new ranks.
-Next, use the ``ceph mds deactivate <rank>`` command to remove the
+Next, use the ``ceph mds deactivate <role>`` command to remove the
unneeded rank:
::
# fsmap e12: 1/1/1 up {0=a=up:active}, 1 up:standby
# fsmap e13: 1/1/1 up {0=a=up:active}, 2 up:standby
+See :doc:`/cephfs/administration` for more details which forms ``<role>`` can
+take.
+
The deactivated rank will first enter the stopping state for a period
of time while it hands off its share of the metadata to the remaining
active daemons. This phase can take from seconds to minutes. If the