:Type: 32-bit Integer
:Default: ``45``
+``osd max pg per osd hard ratio``
+
+:Description: The ratio of number of PGs per OSD allowed by the cluster before
+ OSD refuses to create new PGs. OSD stops creating new PGs if the number
+ of PGs it serves exceeds
+ ``osd max pg per osd hard ratio`` \* ``mon max pg per osd``.
+
+:Type: Float
+:Default: ``2``
.. _pool: ../../operations/pools
.. _Monitoring OSDs and PGs: ../../operations/monitoring-osd-pg#peering