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/usr/bin/monmaptool

Shared filesystem layout and plugins used by every Ceph daemon

From ceph-18-base 18.2.8-r10 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running monmaptool --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: monmaptool [--print] [--create [--clobber] [--fsid uuid]]
        [--enable-all-features]
        [--generate] [--set-initial-members]
        [--add name 1.2.3.4:567] [--rm name]
        [--addv name [v2:1.2.4.5:567,v1:1.2.3.4:568]]
        [--feature-list [plain|parseable]]
        [--feature-set <value> [--optional|--persistent]]
        [--feature-unset <value> [--optional|--persistent]]
        [--set-min-mon-release <release-major-number>]
        <mapfilename>
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
--printprint a plaintext dump of the map, after any modifications are made.man
--createcreate a new monitor map with a new UUID (and with it, a new, empty Ceph cluster).man
--clobberallow monmaptool to create a new mapfilename in place of an existing map.man
--generategenerate a new monmap based on the values on the command line or specified in the ceph configuration.man
--monmap filename2.man
--mon-host 'host13.man
--filter-initial-membersfilter the initial monmap by applying the mon initial members setting.man
--rm nameremove the monitor with the specified name from the map.man
--fsid uuidset the fsid to the given uuid.man
--enable-all-featuresenable all supported features.man
--set-min-mon-release releaseset the min_mon_release.man
Examples (3) from the manual page, untested

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