CEPH for Windows

Download Software

• Ceph - https://cloudbase.it/ceph-for-windows/
• Dokany - https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases
• NSSM - https://nssm.cc/download

Configure CEPH

• Copy Base configuration from website to c:\ProgramData\Ceph\ceph.conf
• https://docs.ceph.com/en/reef/install/windows-basic-config/
• I had to make the following changes:
  • Uncomment both uid and guid under the \[client] Section
  • set both uid and guid to 0 (ie root)

Create Keyring

• create a blank text file called keyring in c:\ProgramData\Ceph\ Directory
• Copy your secret from api.cs.vt.edu to this file
• make sure there isn't an extension, or that it matches what is in the configuration file

Create Batch File

• Create a blank text file and add the contents listed below.
  • Change the variables to match the name and directory provided to you by the techstaff team.
• Save the textfile as ceph_connect.bat
  • make sure the extension is shown as .bat and not .bat.txt

 ceph_connect.bat
 @echo off
 set ceph_name=mike_test
 set ceph_directory=/mike_test
 
 ceph-dokan.exe -l x --id %ceph_name% --root_path %ceph_directory%

Configure NSSM Service

• download NSSM
• Copy the appropriate version for your OS to a folder within your path
• run nssm install
• Application Tab
  • Path: Location of ceph_connect.bat
  • Startup Directory: autofilled
• Service Name: CEPH Connect
• Details Tab
  • Display Name: CEPH Connect
  • Description: Connects System to the CEPH Storage Server

Troubleshooting

• Make sure you have access to stash.cs.vt.edu
  • ping should work [ping stash.cs.vt.edu]
  • if ping doesn't work make sure you are added to the firewall
• Access Denied when trying to access the files
  • make sure your uid and guid match 0 in ceph.conf