ceph fs volume create <fs_name> --placement="<placement spec>"
where ``fs_name`` is the name of the CephFS and ``placement`` is a
-:ref:`orchestrator-cli-placement-spec`.
+:ref:`orchestrator-cli-placement-spec`. For example, to place
+MDS daemons for the new ``foo`` volume on hosts labeled with ``mds``:
+
+.. prompt:: bash #
+
+ ceph fs volume create foo --placement="label:mds"
+
+You can also update the placement after-the-fact via:
+
+.. prompt:: bash #
+
+ ceph orch apply mds foo 'mds-[012]'
For manually deploying MDS daemons, use this specification:
service_id: fs_name
placement:
count: 3
+ label: mds
The specification can then be applied using: