Remember CephFS
Full name: Ceph File System
Memory aid: Ceph adds a shared File System interface.
CephFS metadata and data services have different operational roles.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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CephFS — Ceph File System
Provides a distributed filesystem backed by Ceph.
Why learn CephFS — Ceph File System?
Provides a distributed filesystem backed by Ceph.
Where it came from
CephFS metadata and data services have different operational roles.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Ceph adds a shared File System interface.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand CephFS: Ceph File System.
- Recall this memory aid: Ceph adds a shared File System interface.
- Explain the practical use: Provides a distributed filesystem backed by Ceph.
- Explain this distinction: CephFS metadata and data services have different operational roles.
- Identify CephFS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Ceph storage architecture (docs.ceph.com)