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CEPH STORAGE ADMINISTRATION

The Ceph Storage Administration course is designed for professionals who want to build expertise in deploying and managing scalable enterprise storage solutions using Ceph. The training covers Ceph cluster deployment, storage management, monitoring, troubleshooting, security, performance optimization, and integration with Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. Through hands-on labs and real-world projects, learners gain practical experience in managing highly available and reliable storage infrastructures. As organizations increasingly rely on software-defined storage, this course is ideal for Linux system administrators, storage engineers, cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, Kubernetes administrators, and infrastructure engineers looking to advance their enterprise storage management skills.

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IT Training Programme

Duration 32 hours

Batch Type Weekdays / Weekends

Mode of Training Classroom / Online / Corporate

Locations Pune, Bangalore, Kochi

Language English

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What you'll learn

Understand core concepts and architecture from the ground up

Get hands-on with the tools used by working professionals

Build real-world projects you can add to your portfolio

Learn industry best practices and coding standards

Practice with real datasets and real-world scenarios

Prepare for certification and technical interviews

Work on collaborative, team-based exercises

Apply performance tuning and optimization techniques

Understand how the technology fits into a larger ecosystem

Complete assignments reviewed by mentors

Programme Overview

30 sections covering the complete curriculum — a single, progressive learning arc.

32 hours

Training Duration

Core Modules

284

Total Lessons

4.4★

Average Rating

50K+

Students Trained

Foundations & Core Concepts

Get hands-on with the fundamentals and architecture — the building blocks for everything that follows.

Fundamentals Architecture Setup

Hands-On Practical Training

Work through real exercises and assignments designed to mirror what you will do on the job.

Practicals Assignments Labs

Real-World Projects

Apply what you have learned to end-to-end projects that go straight into your portfolio.

Projects Portfolio Case Studies

Advanced Techniques

Go beyond the basics with advanced concepts, integrations and production-grade practices.

Advanced Integration Best Practices

Ecosystem Integration

Understand how this technology connects with the broader tools and platforms used in the industry.

Ecosystem Tools Platforms

Performance & Interview Prep

Master optimization techniques and prepare for the technical interview questions employers actually ask.

Optimization Interview Prep Certification

Who is this programme for?

Whether you're already writing code, working with data, or supporting applications today — this programme is built to take you into a STORAGE | NETBACKUP role.

Software Developers

Engineers who want to add this skill set to their toolkit

Analysts & Consultants

Professionals moving into a more technical, hands-on role

IT Professionals

System admins and support engineers upskilling into a new domain

Fresh Graduates

CS/IT graduates aiming for a job-ready technical role

Course Curriculum

30 sections • 284 lessons • 32 hours

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Total Duration

32 hours

100% Practical · Unlimited Doubt Sessions

01 Course Overview

This comprehensive Ceph Storage Administration training is designed to equip Linux System Administrators, Storage Engineers, Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Kubernetes Administrators, and Infrastructure Professionals with the skills required to deploy,

administer, monitor, troubleshoot, secure, and optimize enterprise-grade Ceph storage clusters. The program emphasizes hands-on labs, production-ready architectures, and realworld troubleshooting scenarios.

02 Target Audience

• Linux System Administrators

• RHCSA / RHCE Professionals

• Storage Administrators

• Cloud Engineers

• DevOps Engineers

• Kubernetes Administrators

• OpenShift Administrators

• Infrastructure Engineers

• Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)

• Data Center Engineers

03 Prerequisites

Linux Administration

• Linux File System

• Users & Groups

• Permissions & ACLs

• Package Management

• Systemd Services

• Shell Scripting Basics

• SSH Administration

• Log Analysis

Storage Fundamentals

• HDD vs SSD vs NVMe

• RAID Levels

• SAN

• NAS

• DAS

• LVM

• XFS & EXT4 File Systems

• Storage Performance Concepts

Networking Fundamentals

• TCP/IP

• IP Addressing

• VLAN

• DNS

• NTP

• Routing

• Firewalls

• Network Troubleshooting

Virtualization & Cloud Basics

• KVM

• VMware

• VirtualBox

• OpenStack Fundamentals

04 Module 1: Ceph Fundamentals

Topics

• Introduction to Software Defined Storage

• Evolution of Enterprise Storage

• Ceph Architecture

• Distributed Storage Concepts

• Storage Types

• Object Storage

• Block Storage

• File Storage

• Scale-Out Storage

• High Availability Concepts

05 Module 2: Ceph Architecture

Topics

• Ceph Cluster Components

• MON

• OSD

• MGR

• MDS

• RGW

• CRUSH Algorithm

• Cluster Maps

• Placement Groups

• Data Distribution

• Replication

• Erasure Coding

06 Module 3: Installing Ceph Cluster

Topics

• Hardware Planning

• Cluster Design

• Node Planning

• Network Planning

• cephadm Installation

• Bootstrap Process

• Adding Hosts

• Cluster Expansion

• Host Labels

• Cluster Health

07 Module 4: OSD Administration

Topics

• OSD Deployment

• Disk Preparation

• Bluestore

• Filestore

• OSD Lifecycle

• OSD Recovery

• OSD Replacement

• OSD Performance

• Disk Failure Handling

08 Module 5: MON & MGR Administration

Topics

• Monitor Quorum

• Cluster Maps

• Manager Modules

• Dashboard

• Metrics

• Performance Monitoring

• Failover

• Cluster Health Checks

09 Module 6: Ceph Pools

Topics

• Pool Creation

• Pool Types

• Replication Pools

• Erasure Coding Pools

• Pool Quotas

• Pool Performance

• Pool Recovery

10 Module 7: RADOS

Topics

• Object Storage

• RADOS Commands

• Object Placement

• Object Recovery

• Object Replication

• Data Integrity

• Cluster Operations

11 Module 8: RADOS Gateway (RGW)

Topics

• Object Gateway

• S3 Compatibility

• Swift API

• Buckets

• Users

• Access Keys

• Multi-site Configuration

• Object Lifecycle

12 Module 9: Ceph Block Storage (RBD)

Topics

• RBD Images

• Snapshot Management

• Cloning

• Mapping

• Resizing

• Performance Optimization

• Kubernetes Integration

13 Module 10: CephFS

Topics

• Metadata Server

• File System Creation

• Client Mounting

• Metadata Management

• Snapshots

• Performance Tuning

• HA Configuration

14 Module 11: Ceph Security

Topics

• Ceph Authentication

• cephx

• User Management

• Keyrings

• Encryption

• TLS

• Role-Based Access

• Audit Logging

15 Module 12: Monitoring & Performance Tuning

Topics

• Ceph Dashboard

• Prometheus Integration

• Grafana Dashboards

• Alert Manager

• Performance Metrics

• Capacity Planning

• Bottleneck Analysis

• Health Monitoring

16 Module 13: Backup & Disaster Recovery

Topics

• Backup Strategies

• Snapshot Management

• Replication

• Disaster Recovery Planning

• Cluster Recovery

• Failover

• Data Migration

17 Module 14: Kubernetes & OpenShift Integration

Topics

• CSI Drivers

• Persistent Volumes

• Storage Classes

• Dynamic Provisioning

• OpenShift Storage

• Rook Ceph

• Container Storage

18 Module 15: Troubleshooting & Administration

Topics

• Cluster Health Commands

• PG States

• OSD Failures

• MON Failures

• Network Issues

• Slow Requests

• Recovery Performance

• Log Analysis

19 Module 16: Enterprise Administration

Topics

• Cluster Expansion

• Hardware Replacement

• Version Upgrade

• Rolling Upgrade

• Automation

• Maintenance Windows

• Capacity Management

• Best Practices

20 Hands-On Labs

• Deploy a 3-node Ceph Cluster using cephadm.

• Configure MON, MGR, and OSD services.

• Create and manage replicated and erasure-coded pools.

• Configure CephFS and mount it on Linux clients.

• Create and manage RBD images.

• Configure RADOS Gateway with S3-compatible object storage.

• Integrate Ceph with Kubernetes using Rook.

• Configure Prometheus and Grafana monitoring.

• Simulate disk failures and observe self-healing.

• Perform cluster expansion by adding new storage nodes.

21 Assignments

• Install a production-ready Ceph cluster.

• Configure multiple storage pools with different replication policies.

• Create snapshots and restore data from snapshots.

• Configure S3 users and buckets using RADOS Gateway.

• Benchmark storage performance with fio.

• Implement Ceph authentication and user access controls.

• Integrate Ceph with Kubernetes Persistent Volumes.

• Configure monitoring dashboards and alerts.

• Upgrade a Ceph cluster with minimal downtime.

• Document a disaster recovery plan for a Ceph environment.

22 Mini Projects

Project 1

Enterprise Shared Storage using CephFS

Project 2

Private Cloud Object Storage using RADOS Gateway

Project 3

Kubernetes Persistent Storage with Ceph CSI

Project 4

Highly Available Virtual Machine Storage using RBD

Project 5

Monitoring & Alerting Dashboard for Ceph Cluster

23 Real-Time Job-Oriented Scenarios

• Expand a storage cluster without affecting production workloads.

• Recover from multiple simultaneous OSD failures.

• Replace failed storage disks with zero data loss.

• Optimize Ceph performance for VMware virtual machines.

• Deploy Ceph storage for Kubernetes production clusters.

• Configure secure S3 object storage for enterprise backup.

• Plan capacity expansion for a rapidly growing storage environment.

• Perform rolling upgrades without downtime.

• Troubleshoot slow client I/O performance.

• Migrate enterprise workloads from traditional SAN to Ceph.

24 Troubleshooting Scenarios

• OSD marked DOWN or OUT.

• Monitor quorum failure.

• Placement Groups (PGs) stuck in “inactive” or “degraded” state.

• Slow OSD operations.

• Cluster health showing WARN or ERR status.

• Full storage pools causing write failures.

• Network latency affecting cluster replication.

• CephFS client mount failures.

• RBD image mapping issues.

• Authentication and keyring failures.

• Dashboard service unavailable.

• Performance degradation due to imbalanced CRUSH map.

• Recovery taking excessive time after node failure.

• Kubernetes pods unable to provision Ceph volumes.

• Object gateway bucket access failures.

25 Industry Tools

• Ceph Dashboard

• cephadm

• Rook Ceph

• Kubernetes

• Red Hat OpenShift

• Prometheus

• Grafana

• Alertmanager

• fio

• iostat

• smartctl

• LVM

• XFS Tools

• Podman

• Docker

• Git

• Ansible

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

26 Best Practices

• Use dedicated public and cluster networks.

• Deploy monitors with an odd-number quorum.

• Use Bluestore for modern deployments.

• Monitor cluster health continuously.

• Configure replication or erasure coding based on workload.

• Perform regular capacity planning.

• Automate deployments with Ansible and cephadm.

• Schedule periodic health checks and backups.

• Enable authentication (cephx) and encryption.

• Validate recovery procedures through DR drills.

• Follow rolling upgrade strategies.

• Maintain accurate cluster documentation.

27 Industry Certifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ceph Storage

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) – Storage Specialization

• SUSE Enterprise Storage Certification

• Linux Foundation Kubernetes Certifications (CKA/CKS) – for Ceph integration

• Red Hat OpenShift Administration Certifications

28 Mock Interviews

Our mock interview process mirrors real enterprise hiring practices.

• HR screening to assess communication and resume presentation.

• Technical interviews covering Ceph architecture, Linux, networking, storage, and troubleshooting.

• Scenario-based discussions on production outages, cluster recovery, and capacity planning.

• Whiteboard sessions to design scalable storage architectures.

• Hands-on practical assessments involving cluster deployment and issue resolution.

• Personalized feedback on technical strengths, communication, and interview performance.

• Repeated mock interviews until the candidate demonstrates confidence and job readiness.

29 Resume Preparation

Our resume preparation is tailored for ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) and enterprise recruitment.

• Build a professional, ATS-friendly resume highlighting Ceph, Linux, storage, and cloud skills.

• Showcase hands-on labs, mini projects, and capstone projects with measurable outcomes.

• Incorporate relevant technical keywords such as Ceph, RADOS, RBD, CephFS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Prometheus, Grafana, Storage Administration, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, and Performance Tuning.

• Optimize LinkedIn profile and GitHub portfolio to demonstrate practical expertise.

• Conduct resume review sessions with personalized improvement recommendations.

30 Placement Assistance

Our placement support focuses on preparing candidates for real-world opportunities.

• Profile evaluation and career counselling.

• Resume and LinkedIn optimization.

• Hands-on project portfolio guidance.

• Technical aptitude and coding assessments (where applicable).

• Regular mock interviews with expert feedback.

• Soft skills and communication training.

• Interview scheduling through recruitment partners.

• Job referrals and hiring drives with infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise organizations.

• Guidance for Red Hat, cloud, DevOps, Kubernetes, and storage administrator roles.

• Continuous placement assistance until candidates secure suitable employment.

Tools & Technologies

Every tool listed here is installed, configured and used in a hands-on lab session.

Core Tools

Hands-On Labs

Practical Environment

Industry-Standard Tools

Real-World Setup

Guided Exercises

Skill Building

Sample Datasets

Practice Material

Practice & Projects

Mini Projects

Applied Practice

Assignments

Mentor Reviewed

Doubt Sessions

Live Support

Career Readiness

Resume Building

Career Support

Mock Interviews

Interview Prep

Certification Prep

Global Recognition

Deployment & Delivery

Production Practices

Real-World Ready

Best Practices

Industry Standards

284+

Hands-On Lessons

Core Modules

32 hours

Training Duration

100%

Practical Training

You don't just learn CEPH STORAGE ADMINISTRATION. You ship it.

Three major projects, each mirroring how production teams actually work — from guided foundations to a portfolio-ready capstone.

PROJECT // 01

Guided Foundation Project

→Requirement Analysis

→Guided Implementation

→Mentor Review

→Iteration

Foundation Beginner

Apply the fundamentals in a structured, mentor-reviewed project

Take the core concepts from the first half of the curriculum and apply them to a realistic scenario, with guidance and feedback from your mentor at every step.

Structured project brief

Step-by-step implementation

Mentor feedback and review

Documented outcome

Stack Core Concepts Best Practices

PROJECT // 02

Applied Practice Project

→Scenario Design

→Independent Build

→Testing & Validation

→Peer Review

Applied Intermediate

Build a more independent project mirroring real production scenarios

Work through a project that combines multiple concepts from the curriculum, closer to how work is actually structured on the job — less hand-holding, more ownership.

End-to-end implementation

Testing and validation

Documentation

Peer/mentor review

Stack Applied Skills Testing

PROJECT // 03

Capstone Project

→Planning

→End-to-End Build

→Review & Refinement

→Presentation

Capstone Advanced

Take a project from requirements to a polished, portfolio-ready deliverable

Your final project — plan, build, test and present a complete solution using everything covered in the curriculum, reviewed by mentors before you graduate.

Complete working solution

Presentation-ready documentation

Mentor sign-off

Portfolio-ready deliverable

Stack Full Curriculum Portfolio

All 3 projects go directly into your portfolio & resume — reviewed by mentors before you graduate.

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At Radical Technologies, we are committed to your success beyond the classroom. Our 100% Job Assistance program ensures that you are not only equipped with industry-relevant skills but also guided through the job placement process. With personalised resume building, interview preparation, and access to our extensive network of hiring partners, we help you take the next step confidently into your IT career.