diff --git a/doc/source/reference/storage/external-ceph-guide.rst b/doc/source/reference/storage/external-ceph-guide.rst index 1b34e2bfb2..b90a66e46f 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/storage/external-ceph-guide.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/storage/external-ceph-guide.rst @@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ External Ceph ============= -Sometimes it is necessary to connect OpenStack services to an existing Ceph -cluster instead of deploying it with Kolla. This can be achieved with only a -few configuration steps in Kolla. +Kolla Ansible does not provide support for provisioning and configuring a +Ceph cluster directly. Instead, administrators should use a tool dedicated +to this purpose, such as: + +* `ceph-ansible <https://docs.ceph.com/ceph-ansible>`_ +* `ceph-deploy <https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/start/>`_ +* `cephadm <https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/bootstrap/>`_ + +The desired pool(s) and keyrings should then be created via the Ceph CLI +or similar. Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~