In your example, you can login to the server in question with the OSD, and run "ceph-volume lvm zap --osd-id <osdid> --destroy" and it will purge the DB/WAL LV. You don't need to reapply your osd spec, it will detect the available space on the nvme and redploy that OSD. On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 3:37 PM Edward R Huyer <erhvks@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok, I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if this is a gap in ceph orch > functionality, or what: > > On a given host all the OSDs share a single large NVMe drive for DB/WAL > storage and were set up using a simple ceph orch spec file. I'm replacing > some of the OSDs. After they've been removed with the dashboard equivalent > of "ceph orch osd rm # --replace" and a new drive has been swapped in, how > do I get the OSD recreated using the chunk of NVMe for DB/WAL storage? > Because the NVMe has data and is still in use by other OSDs, the > orchestrator doesn't seem to recognize it as a valid storage location, so > it won't create the OSDs when I do "ceph orch apply -i osdspec.yml". > > Thoughts? > > ----- > Edward Huyer > Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences > Rochester Institute of Technology > Golisano 70-2373 > 152 Lomb Memorial Drive > Rochester, NY 14623 > 585-475-6651 > erhvks@xxxxxxx<mailto:erhvks@xxxxxxx> > > Obligatory Legalese: > The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for > the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient > is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > destroy any copies of this information. > > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users@xxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave@xxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users@xxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave@xxxxxxx