commit 0629a803d7a1ecb651ed34c402c41f72bafaec7d
Author: Mark Kirkwood <mark.kirkwood@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Nov 17 00:43:20 2013 +1300

    Initial prototype for handling unknown distribution types.

diff --git a/ceph_deploy/hosts/__init__.py b/ceph_deploy/hosts/__init__.py
index f4ba203..8f6a541 100644
--- a/ceph_deploy/hosts/__init__.py
+++ b/ceph_deploy/hosts/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on the type of distribution/version we are dealing with.
 """
 import logging
 from ceph_deploy import exc, lsb
-from ceph_deploy.hosts import debian, centos, fedora, suse, remotes
+from ceph_deploy.hosts import debian, centos, fedora, suse, remotes, unknown
 from ceph_deploy.connection import get_connection
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def _get_distro(distro, fallback=None):
         'redhat': centos,
         'fedora': fedora,
         'suse': suse,
+        'unknown': unknown,
         }
     try:
         return distributions[distro]
@@ -79,4 +80,6 @@ def _normalized_distro_name(distro):
         return 'scientific'
     elif distro.startswith(('suse', 'opensuse')):
         return 'suse'
+    elif distro.startswith('unknown'):
+        return 'unknown'
     return distro
diff --git a/ceph_deploy/hosts/remotes.py b/ceph_deploy/hosts/remotes.py
index 62766f7..c759982 100644
--- a/ceph_deploy/hosts/remotes.py
+++ b/ceph_deploy/hosts/remotes.py
@@ -18,10 +18,21 @@ def platform_information():
         major_version = release.split('.')[0]
         codename = debian_codenames.get(major_version, '')
 
+    distro = str(distro).rstrip(),
+    distro = str(release).rstrip(),
+    distro = str(codename).rstrip()
+
+    if distro == '':
+        distro = 'unknown'
+    if release == '':
+        release = 'unknown'
+    if codename == '':
+        codename = 'unknown'
+
     return (
-        str(distro).rstrip(),
-        str(release).rstrip(),
-        str(codename).rstrip()
+        str(distro),
+        str(release),
+        str(codename)
     )
 
 
diff --git a/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/__init__.py b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67ad7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import mon
+
+# Allow to set some information about this distro
+#
+
+distro = None
+release = None
+codename = None
diff --git a/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/__init__.py b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca0e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from create import create
diff --git a/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/create.py b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/create.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed2a3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph_deploy/hosts/unknown/mon/create.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from ceph_deploy.hosts import common
+from ceph_deploy.lib.remoto import process
+
+
+def create(distro, args, monitor_keyring):
+    hostname = distro.conn.remote_module.shortname()
+    common.mon_create(distro, args, monitor_keyring, hostname)
+
+    # no idea about startup architecture so start directly, run + create keys
+    process.run(
+        distro.conn,
+        [
+            'ceph-mon',
+            '--cluster', args.cluster,
+            '-c', '/etc/ceph/{cluster}.conf'.format(cluster=args.cluster),
+            '-i', hostname,
+        ],
+        timeout=7,
+    )
+
+    process.run(
+        distro.conn,
+        [
+            'ceph-create-keys',
+            '--cluster', args.cluster,
+            '-i', hostname,
+        ],
+        timeout=7,
+    )
+