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@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ the ``mkcephfs`` shell script.
also simplifies our Chef cookbooks.
+.. _install-chef:
+
Installing Ceph using Chef
==========================
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ Installing Ceph using Chef
Installing Ceph using ``mkcephfs``
==================================
+.. note:: ``mkcephfs`` is meant as a quick bootstrapping tool. It does
+ not handle more complex operations, such as upgrades. For
+ production clusters, you will want to use the :ref:`Chef cookbooks
+ <install-chef>`.
+
Pick a host that has the Ceph software installed -- it does not have
to be a part of your cluster, but it does need to have *matching
versions* of the ``mkcephfs`` command and other Ceph tools