As demonstrated in the earlier chapters, we will boot up a virtual machine using Vagrant and configure that as our RGW node:

1. Launch rgw-node1 using vagrantfile, as we have done for Ceph nodes in Chapter 1, Ceph – Introduction and Beyond. Make sure you are on the host machine and under the Ceph-Designing-and-Implementing-Scalable-Storage-Systems repository before bringing up rgw-node1 using Vagrant:

        # cd Ceph-Designing-and-Implementing-Scalable-Storage-Systems
        # vagrant up rgw-node1

2. Once rgw-node1 is up, check the Vagrant status, and log into the node:

        $ vagrant status rgw-node1

        $ vagrant ssh rgw-node1

3. Upgrade to the latest CentOS 7.4, you can use the following command:

        $ sudo yum update -y

4. Check if rgw-node1 can reach the Ceph cluster nodes:

        # ping ceph-node1 -c 3
        # ping ceph-node2 -c 3
        # ping ceph-node3 -c 3

5. Verify the localhost file entries, hostname, and FQDN for rgw-node1:

        # cat /etc/hosts | grep -i rgw
        # hostname
        # hostname -f