CephFS
CephFS is a distributed POSIX-compatible file system built on the Ceph storage platform. It provides scalable, fault-tolerant shared access to large data sets by separating metadata management from data storage. File data is stored in Ceph as objects within RADOS pools, while directory trees, file permissions, and other metadata are managed by a dedicated cluster of metadata servers.
Architecture: CephFS uses three main components. The data plane stores user data as objects in RADOS and
Key features include snapshots, quotas, and POSIX semantics. CephFS supports multi-MDS deployments for scalability and high
Administration involves monitoring Monitors, OSDs, and MDS daemons, tuning network and storage pools, and using Ceph's