Sankofa/docs/ceph/DRIVES_VISIBLE_STATUS.md

250GB SSDs Status - Visible and Ready

Date: 2025-12-13
Status: ✅ ALL 6 DRIVES VISIBLE AND READY

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Current Status

✅ All 6x 250GB SSDs Detected

Drive	Size	Model	Partition	Status
sdc	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sdc1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready
sdd	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sdd1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready
sde	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sde1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready
sdf	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sdf1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready
sdg	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sdg1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready
sdh	232.9G	CT250MX500SSD1	sdh1 (232.9G)	✅ Ready

Key Observations

• ✅ All drives visible to the system
• ✅ Partitions created (sdc1, sdd1, etc.)
• ✅ No filesystem (FSTYPE empty) - clean and ready
• ✅ Not mounted - available for use
• ✅ Proxmox can see them - ready for storage configuration

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Proxmox Storage Status

Current storage pools:

• ceph-fs: inactive (mount error - needs fixing)
• ceph-rbd: inactive
• local: active (81.5 GB)
• local-lvm: active (179.6 GB)

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Next Steps

Option 1: Create Ceph OSDs (Recommended)

Use these drives for Ceph OSDs to fix the TOO_FEW_OSDS error:

# Remove partitions first (Ceph needs raw devices)
for drive in sdc sdd sde sdf sdg sdh; do
    wipefs -a /dev/$drive
    ceph-volume lvm create --data /dev/$drive
done

Option 2: Add as Proxmox Storage

Add them as Directory or LVM storage in Proxmox:

1. Via Web UI: Datacenter > Storage > Add
2. Via CLI: Use pvesm commands

Option 3: Use for Ceph OSD (One at a Time)

Start with one drive to fix the immediate issue:

# Use sdc for third OSD
wipefs -a /dev/sdc
ceph-volume lvm create --data /dev/sdc

# Verify
ceph osd tree
ceph health

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Summary

Current State

• ✅ 6x 250GB SSDs formatted and visible
• ✅ Partitions created (ready for use)
• ✅ No filesystem (clean slate)
• ✅ Proxmox can see them

Ready For

• ✅ Ceph OSD creation
• ✅ Proxmox storage configuration
• ✅ Any storage use case

Next Action

Choose how to use the drives:

1. Ceph OSDs (fixes TOO_FEW_OSDS error)
2. Proxmox storage (for VMs)
3. Both (some for Ceph, some for storage)

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Last Updated: 2025-12-13
Status: ✅ DRIVES READY - CHOOSE USE CASE