--- title: Ceph Operator weight: 10100 indent: true --- # Ceph Operator Helm Chart Installs [rook](https://github.com/rook/rook) to create, configure, and manage Ceph clusters on Kubernetes. ## Introduction This chart bootstraps a [rook-ceph-operator](https://github.com/rook/rook) deployment on a [Kubernetes](http://kubernetes.io) cluster using the [Helm](https://helm.sh) package manager. ## Prerequisites - Kubernetes 1.10+ ### RBAC If role-based access control (RBAC) is enabled in your cluster, you may need to give Tiller (the server-side component of Helm) additional permissions. **If RBAC is not enabled, be sure to set `rbacEnable` to `false` when installing the chart.** ```console # Create a ServiceAccount for Tiller in the `kube-system` namespace kubectl --namespace kube-system create sa tiller # Create a ClusterRoleBinding for Tiller kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller --clusterrole cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller # Patch Tiller's Deployment to use the new ServiceAccount kubectl --namespace kube-system patch deploy/tiller-deploy -p '{"spec": {"template": {"spec": {"serviceAccountName": "tiller"}}}}' ``` ## Installing The Ceph Operator helm chart will install the basic components necessary to create a storage platform for your Kubernetes cluster. After the helm chart is installed, you will need to [create a Rook cluster](ceph-quickstart.md#create-a-rook-cluster). The `helm install` command deploys rook on the Kubernetes cluster in the default configuration. The [configuration](#configuration) section lists the parameters that can be configured during installation. It is recommended that the rook operator be installed into the `rook-ceph` namespace (you will install your clusters into separate namespaces). Rook currently publishes builds of the Ceph operator to the `release` and `master` channels. ### Release The release channel is the most recent release of Rook that is considered stable for the community. ```console helm repo add rook-release https://charts.rook.io/release helm install --namespace rook-ceph rook-release/rook-ceph ``` ### Master The master channel includes the latest commits, with all automated tests green. Historically it has been very stable, though it is only recommended for testing. The critical point to consider is that upgrades are not supported to or from master builds. To install the helm chart from master, you will need to pass the specific version returned by the `search` command. ```console helm repo add rook-master https://charts.rook.io/master helm search rook-ceph helm install --namespace rook-ceph rook-master/rook-ceph --version ``` For example: ``` helm install --namespace rook-ceph rook-master/rook-ceph --version v0.7.0-278.gcbd9726 ``` ### Development Build To deploy from a local build from your development environment: 1. Build the Rook docker image: `make` 1. Copy the image to your K8s cluster, such as with the `docker save` then the `docker load` commands 1. Install the helm chart ```console cd cluster/charts/rook-ceph helm install --namespace rook-ceph --name rook-ceph . ``` ## Uninstalling the Chart To uninstall/delete the `rook-ceph` deployment: ```console $ helm delete --purge rook-ceph ``` The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and deletes the release. ## Configuration The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the rook-operator chart and their default values. | Parameter | Description | Default | | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | `image.repository` | Image | `rook/ceph` | | `image.tag` | Image tag | `master` | | `image.pullPolicy` | Image pull policy | `IfNotPresent` | | `rbacEnable` | If true, create & use RBAC resources | `true` | | `pspEnable` | If true, create & use PSP resources | `true` | | `resources` | Pod resource requests & limits | `{}` | | `annotations` | Pod annotations | `{}` | | `logLevel` | Global log level | `INFO` | | `nodeSelector` | Kubernetes `nodeSelector` to add to the Deployment. | | | `tolerations` | List of Kubernetes `tolerations` to add to the Deployment. | `[]` | | `hostpathRequiresPrivileged` | Runs Ceph Pods as privileged to be able to write to `hostPath`s in OpenShift with SELinux restrictions. | `false` | | `agent.flexVolumeDirPath` | Path where the Rook agent discovers the flex volume plugins (*) | `/usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/` | | `agent.libModulesDirPath` | Path where the Rook agent should look for kernel modules (*) | `/lib/modules` | | `agent.mounts` | Additional paths to be mounted in the agent container | | | `agent.mountSecurityMode` | Mount Security Mode for the agent. | `Any` | | `agent.toleration` | Toleration for the agent pods | | | `agent.tolerationKey` | The specific key of the taint to tolerate | | | `discover.toleration` | Toleration for the discover pods | | | `discover.tolerationKey` | The specific key of the taint to tolerate | | | `mon.healthCheckInterval` | The frequency for the operator to check the mon health | `45s` | | `mon.monOutTimeout` | The time to wait before failing over an unhealthy mon | `600s` | * For information on what to set `agent.flexVolumeDirPath` to, please refer to the [Rook flexvolume documentation](flexvolume.md) * `agent.mounts` should have this format `mountname1=/host/path:/container/path,mountname2=/host/path2:/container/path2` ### Command Line You can pass the settings with helm command line parameters. Specify each parameter using the `--set key=value[,key=value]` argument to `helm install`. For example, the following command will install rook where RBAC is not enabled. ```console $ helm install --namespace rook-ceph --name rook-ceph rook-release/rook-ceph --set rbacEnable=false ``` ### Settings File Alternatively, a yaml file that specifies the values for the above parameters (`values.yaml`) can be provided while installing the chart. ```console $ helm install --namespace rook-ceph --name rook-ceph rook-release/rook-ceph -f values.yaml ``` Here are the sample settings to get you started. ```yaml image: prefix: rook repository: rook/ceph tag: master pullPolicy: IfNotPresent resources: limits: cpu: 100m memory: 128Mi requests: cpu: 100m memory: 128Mi rbacEnable: true pspEnable: true ```