Ceph

    PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to v1.3 version and not to the latest stable release v1.9

    Rook Toolbox

    The Rook toolbox is a container with common tools used for rook debugging and testing. The toolbox is based on CentOS, so more tools of your choosing can be easily installed with yum.

    Running the Toolbox in Kubernetes

    The rook toolbox can run as a deployment in a Kubernetes cluster. After you ensure you have a running Kubernetes cluster with rook deployed (see the Kubernetes instructions), launch the rook-ceph-tools pod.

    Save the tools spec as toolbox.yaml:

    apiVersion: apps/v1
    kind: Deployment
    metadata:
      name: rook-ceph-tools
      namespace: rook-ceph
      labels:
        app: rook-ceph-tools
    spec:
      replicas: 1
      selector:
        matchLabels:
          app: rook-ceph-tools
      template:
        metadata:
          labels:
            app: rook-ceph-tools
        spec:
          dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
          containers:
          - name: rook-ceph-tools
            image: rook/ceph:v1.3.11
            command: ["/tini"]
            args: ["-g", "--", "/usr/local/bin/toolbox.sh"]
            imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
            env:
              - name: ROOK_ADMIN_SECRET
                valueFrom:
                  secretKeyRef:
                    name: rook-ceph-mon
                    key: admin-secret
            volumeMounts:
              - mountPath: /etc/ceph
                name: ceph-config
              - name: mon-endpoint-volume
                mountPath: /etc/rook
          volumes:
            - name: mon-endpoint-volume
              configMap:
                name: rook-ceph-mon-endpoints
                items:
                - key: data
                  path: mon-endpoints
            - name: ceph-config
              emptyDir: {}
          tolerations:
            - key: "node.kubernetes.io/unreachable"
              operator: "Exists"
              effect: "NoExecute"
              tolerationSeconds: 5
    

    Launch the rook-ceph-tools pod:

    kubectl create -f toolbox.yaml
    

    Wait for the toolbox pod to download its container and get to the running state:

    kubectl -n rook-ceph get pod -l "app=rook-ceph-tools"
    

    Once the rook-ceph-tools pod is running, you can connect to it with:

    kubectl -n rook-ceph exec -it $(kubectl -n rook-ceph get pod -l "app=rook-ceph-tools" -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}') bash
    

    All available tools in the toolbox are ready for your troubleshooting needs.

    Example:

    • ceph status
    • ceph osd status
    • ceph df
    • rados df

    When you are done with the toolbox, you can remove the deployment:

    kubectl -n rook-ceph delete deployment rook-ceph-tools
    

    Troubleshooting without the Toolbox

    The Ceph tools will commonly be the only tools needed to troubleshoot a cluster. In that case, you can connect to any of the rook pods and execute the ceph commands in the same way that you would in the toolbox pod such as the mon pods or the operator pod. If connecting to the mon pods, make sure you connect to the mon most recently started. The mons keep the config updated in memory after starting and may not have the latest config on disk. For example, after starting the cluster connect to the mon2 pod instead of mon0.