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    Installing CephFS Client Software on Windows
    • 06 May 2024
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    Installing CephFS Client Software on Windows

    • Updated on 06 May 2024
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    The official CephFS documentation for installing on Windows can be found here: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/install/windows-install/

    We will give a quick summary of the process.

    Prerequisites

    IMPORTANT: YOUR SERVER WILL NOT BOOT AFTER CEPHFS INSTALL IF YOU HAVE NOT DISABLED SECURE BOOT


    Installation

    Install Dokany

    First, install Dokany by double clicking the DokanSetup.exe program.


    Installing...

    Completed...


    Install CephFS

    Double click the CephFS installer



    Accept the terms.


    Ensure it will install both components (Ceph CLI and Windows Ceph RBD driver).

    Click Next


    Click Install.

    Accept the driver installation.


    Installation Completed.

    Important
    You'll need to restart Windows for the RBD / Ceph driver to work correctly.
    Please restart Windows before you proceed with any further guides.



    Continue your CephFS configuration with the following guide:

    Mount a CephFS share to a folder in Windows


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