For a Ceph storage pilot, deploy a topology resembling the intended hardware and workload. Write known-checksum data, measure latency and recovery during a node failure, and verify the objects or blocks remain readable. Watch network and disk pressure while recovery runs.
Capacity and placement rules determine durability. Document monitoring, upgrade steps, backups, and a way to recover from operator mistakes; replication alone is not backup. Adopt it only if the team can operate and repair the cluster.
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