# Overview

In this self-paced exercise, you will learn how to setup the managed storage add-on.

- This add-on deploys [Rook Ceph](https://rook.io//) into the cluster and will utilize all raw storage devices on nodes that are assigned the storage role.

- The managed storage add-on will create three storageclasses that will expose the following storage types:
  - Block: Create block storage to be consumed by a pod (RWO)
  - Shared Filesystem: Create a filesystem to be shared across multiple pods (RWX)
  - Object: Create an object store that is accessible inside or outside the Kubernetes cluster
- In order to use the managed storage add-on, at least one of these local storage options are required on each storage node in the cluster.
  - Raw devices (no partitions or formatted filesystems)
  - Raw partitions (no formatted filesystem)
  - LVM Logical Volumes (no formatted filesystem)
  - Persistent Volumes available from a storage class in block mode

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## What Will You Do by Part

| Part | What will you do? |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | [Configure and Verify](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/managed_storage/setup/) node configuration |
| 2 | [Create Blueprint](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/managed_storage/blueprint/) and deploy it to the cluster |
| 3 | [Test](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/managed_storage/utilize/) the storage |
| 4 | [Expand](https://docs.rafay.co/learn/quickstart/managed_storage/expand/) the storage |

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## Assumptions

You have already provisioned or imported an upstream Kubernetes cluster using the controller. The cluster nodes must contain a raw, unformatted storage device.

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