The :term:`Ceph Storage Cluster` is the foundation for all Ceph deployments.
Based upon :abbr:`RADOS (Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store)`, Ceph
-Storage Clusters consist of two types of daemons: a :term:`Ceph OSD Daemon`
-(OSD) stores data as objects on a storage node; and a :term:`Ceph Monitor` (MON)
-maintains a master copy of the cluster map. A Ceph Storage Cluster may contain
-thousands of storage nodes. A minimal system will have at least one
-Ceph Monitor and two Ceph OSD Daemons for data replication.
+Storage Clusters consist of several types of daemons:
+
+ 1. a :term:`Ceph OSD Daemon` (OSD) stores data as objects on a storage node
+ 2. a :term:`Ceph Monitor` (MON) maintains a master copy of the cluster map.
+ 3. a :term:`Ceph Manager` manager daemon
+
+A Ceph Storage Cluster might contain thousands of storage nodes. A
+minimal system has at least one Ceph Monitor and two Ceph OSD
+Daemons for data replication.
The Ceph File System, Ceph Object Storage and Ceph Block Devices read data from
and write data to the Ceph Storage Cluster.
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+ <h3>Config and Deploy</h3>
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+ Ceph Storage Clusters have a few required settings, but most configuration
+ settings have default values. A typical deployment uses a deployment tool
+ to define a cluster and bootstrap a monitor. See :ref:`cephadm` for details.
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-Ceph Storage Clusters have a few required settings, but most configuration
-settings have default values. A typical deployment uses a deployment tool
-to define a cluster and bootstrap a monitor. See `Deployment`_ for details
-on ``cephadm.``
+ Configuration <configuration/index>
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- Configuration <configuration/index>
- Deployment <../cephadm/index>
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+ <h3>Operations</h3>
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+ Once you have deployed a Ceph Storage Cluster, you may begin operating
+ your cluster.
-Once you have deployed a Ceph Storage Cluster, you may begin operating
-your cluster.
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- Operations <operations/index>
+ Operations <operations/index>
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+ :maxdepth: 1
- Man Pages <man/index>
+ Man Pages <man/index>
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-Most Ceph deployments use `Ceph Block Devices`_, `Ceph Object Storage`_ and/or the
-`Ceph File System`_. You may also develop applications that talk directly to
-the Ceph Storage Cluster.
+ <h3>APIs</h3>
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+ Most Ceph deployments use `Ceph Block Devices`_, `Ceph Object Storage`_ and/or the
+ `Ceph File System`_. You may also develop applications that talk directly to
+ the Ceph Storage Cluster.
- APIs <api/index>
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+ APIs <api/index>
.. _Ceph Block Devices: ../rbd/
.. _Ceph File System: ../cephfs/