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{pve} unifies your compute and storage systems, that is, you can use the same
physical nodes within a cluster for both computing (processing VMs and
After starting the installation, the wizard will download and install all the
required packages from {pve}'s Ceph repository.
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After finishing the installation step, you will need to create a configuration.
This step is only needed once per cluster, as this configuration is distributed
[[pve_ceph_pools]]
Ceph Pools
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A pool is a logical group for storing objects. It holds a collection of objects,
known as **P**lacement **G**roups (`PG`, `pg_num`).
You can create and edit pools from the command line or the web-interface of any
{pve} host under **Ceph -> Pools**.
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When no options are given, we set a default of **128 PGs**, a **size of 3
replicas** and a **min_size of 2 replicas**, to ensure no data loss occurs if
any OSD fails.
Pool Options
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The following options are available on pool creation, and partially also when
editing a pool.