I have tested Ceph using VMs but never got to put it to use and had a lot of 
trouble to get it to install.

Now I've been asked to do a production setup using 3 servers (Dell R740) with 
12 4TB each.

My plan is this:
- Use 2 HDDs for SO using RAID 1 (I've left 3.5TB unallocated in case I can use 
it later for storage)
- Install CentOS 7.7
- Use 2 vLANs, one for ceph internal usage and another for external access. 
Since they've 4 network adapters, I'll try to bond them in pairs to speed up 
network (1Gb).
- I'll try to use ceph-ansible for installation. I failed to use it on lab, but 
it seems more recommended.
- Install Ceph Nautilus
- Each server will host OSD, MON, MGR and MDS.
- One VM for ceph-admin: This wil be used to run ceph-ansible and maybe to host 
some ceph services later
- I'll have to serve samba, iscsi and probably NFS too. Not sure how or on 
which servers.

Am I missing anything? Am I doing anything "wrong"?

I searched for some actual guidance on setup but I couldn't find anything 
complete, like a good tutorial or reference based on possible use-cases.

So, is there any suggestions you could share or links and references I should 
take a look?

Thanks;

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Salsa

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