Creating a Ceph Block Device and using it from a Linux kernel module client

Create a Ceph Block Device for a Linux kernel module client on the IBM Storage Ceph Dashboard. As a system administrator, you can map that block device on a Linux client, and partition, format, and mount it, using the command line. After this, you can read and write files to it.

Creating a Ceph Block device for a Linux kernel module client requires:
  • A running IBM Storage Ceph cluster.

  • A Red Hat Enterprise Linux client.