diff --git a/qa/workunits/ceph-deploy/ceph-deploy_hello_world.sh b/qa/workunits/ceph-deploy/ceph-deploy_hello_world.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+#check ceph health
+ceph -s
+#list pools
+rados lspools
+#lisr rbd images
+rbd ls
+#check that the monitors work
+ceph osd set nodown
+ceph osd unset nodown
+
+exit 0