diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 4239ead35..b4d53b9f0 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ Testing
 OSDs
 ====
 
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   osds/scenarios
+    
+
 MONs
 ====
 
diff --git a/docs/source/osds/scenarios.rst b/docs/source/osds/scenarios.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ba834c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/osds/scenarios.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+OSD Scenarios
+=============
+
+lvm
+---
+This OSD scenario uses ``ceph-volume`` to create OSDs from logical volumes and
+is only available when the ceph release is Luminous or newer.
+
+.. note::
+   The creation of the logical volumes is not supported by ``ceph-ansible``, ``ceph-volume``
+   only creates OSDs from existing logical volumes.
+
+Use ``osd_scenario: lvm`` to enable this scenario. Currently we only support dedicated journals
+when using lvm, not collocated journals.
+
+To configure this scenario use the ``lvm_volumes`` config option. ``lvm_volumes``  is a dictionary whose
+key/value pairs represent a data lv and a journal pair. Journals can be either a lv, device or partition.
+You can not use the same journal for many data lvs.
+
+.. note::
+   Any logical volume or logical group used in ``lvm_volumes`` must be a name and not a path.
+
+For example, a configuration to use the ``lvm`` osd scenario would look like::
+    
+    osd_scenario: lvm
+    lvm_volumes:
+      data-lv1: journal-lv1
+      data-lv2: /dev/sda
+      data:lv3: /dev/sdb1
diff --git a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
index ae06510ff..2cf8e1292 100644
--- a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ dummy:
 #valid_osd_scenarios:
 #  - collocated
 #  - non-collocated
+#  - lvm
 
 
 # II.  Second scenario: non-collocated
@@ -195,6 +196,18 @@ dummy:
 # /dev/sdc1: PARTLABEL="ceph block.wal" PARTUUID="824b84ba-6777-4272-bbbd-bfe2a25cecf3"
 #bluestore_wal_devices: "{{ dedicated_devices }}"
 
+# III. Use ceph-volume to create OSDs from logical volumes.
+# Use 'osd_scenario: lvm' to enable this scenario. Currently we only support dedicated journals
+# when using lvm, not collocated journals.
+# lvm_volumes is a dictionary whose key/value pair represent a data lv and a journal pair.
+# Journals can be either a lv, device or partition. You can not use the same journal for many data lvs.
+# For example:
+# lvm_volumes:
+#   data-lv1: journal-lv1
+#   data-lv2: /dev/sda
+#   data:lv3: /dev/sdb1
+#lvm_volumes: {}
+
 
 ##########
 # DOCKER #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
index 5ecc9a6a2..c19ee0c77 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@
   # Hard code this so we will skip the entire file instead of individual tasks (Default isn't Consistent)
   static: False
 
-# override ceph_stable_release for ceph_dev and rhcs installations since ceph_stable_release is not mandatory
-- include: ./release-rhcs.yml
-  when: (ceph_rhcs or ceph_dev)
-  tags:
-    - always
-
 - include: ./misc/ntp_redhat.yml
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
@@ -113,6 +107,12 @@
 - set_fact:
     ceph_version: "{{ ceph_version.stdout.split(' ')[2] }}"
 
+# override ceph_stable_release for ceph_dev and rhcs installations since ceph_stable_release is not mandatory
+- include: ./release-rhcs.yml
+  when: (ceph_rhcs or ceph_dev)
+  tags:
+    - always
+
 - include: facts_mon_fsid.yml
   run_once: true
   when:
diff --git a/roles/ceph-defaults/handlers/main.yml b/roles/ceph-defaults/handlers/main.yml
index e8659f904..f661e3b1c 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-defaults/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-defaults/handlers/main.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   when:
   # We do not want to run these checks on initial deployment (`socket_osd_container.results[n].rc == 0`)
   # except when a crush location is specified. ceph-disk will start the osds before the osd crush location is specified
+    - containerized_deployment
     - ((crush_location is defined and crush_location) or item.get('rc') == 0)
     - handler_health_osd_check
     # See https://github.com/ceph/ceph-ansible/issues/1457 for the condition below
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index 1070e46f7..30a087cf6 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ osd_scenario: dummy
 valid_osd_scenarios:
   - collocated
   - non-collocated
+  - lvm
 
 
 # II.  Second scenario: non-collocated
@@ -187,6 +188,19 @@ dedicated_devices: []
 # /dev/sdc1: PARTLABEL="ceph block.wal" PARTUUID="824b84ba-6777-4272-bbbd-bfe2a25cecf3"
 bluestore_wal_devices: "{{ dedicated_devices }}"
 
+# III. Use ceph-volume to create OSDs from logical volumes.
+# Use 'osd_scenario: lvm' to enable this scenario. Currently we only support dedicated journals
+# when using lvm, not collocated journals.
+# lvm_volumes is a dictionary whose key/value pair represent a data lv and a journal pair.
+# Any logical volume or logical group used must be a name and not a path.
+# Journals can be either a lv, device or partition. You can not use the same journal for many data lvs.
+# For example:
+# lvm_volumes:
+#   data-lv1: journal-lv1
+#   data-lv2: /dev/sda
+#   data:lv3: /dev/sdb1
+lvm_volumes: {}
+
 
 ##########
 # DOCKER #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
index 79b99c139..f420dfdaf 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
@@ -81,21 +81,3 @@
     - not item.0.get("skipped")
     - item.0.get("rc", 0) == 0
     - not osd_auto_discovery
-
-- include: osd_fragment.yml
-  when: crush_location
-
-- name: get osd id
-  shell: |
-    ls /var/lib/ceph/osd/ | sed 's/.*-//'
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  always_run: true
-  register: osd_id
-
-- name: start and add that the osd service(s) to the init sequence
-  service:
-    name: ceph-osd@{{ item }}
-    state: started
-  with_items: "{{ (osd_id|default({})).stdout_lines|default([]) }}"
-  changed_when: false
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
index c3ea103b0..384738d8d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,49 @@
     - osd_group_name is defined
     - osd_group_name in group_names
     - not osd_auto_discovery
+    - not osd_scenario == "lvm"
     - devices|length == 0
 
+- name: check if osd_scenario lvm is supported by the selected ceph version
+  fail:
+    msg: "osd_scenario lvm is not supported by the selected Ceph version, use Luminous or newer."
+  when:
+    - osd_group_name is defined
+    - osd_group_name in group_names
+    - not containerized_deployment
+    - osd_scenario == "lvm"
+    - ceph_release_num.{{ ceph_release }} < ceph_release_num.luminous
+
+- name: verify osd_objectstore is 'filestore' when using the lvm osd_scenario
+  fail:
+    msg: "the lvm osd_scenario currently only works for filestore, not bluestore"
+  when:
+    - osd_group_name is defined
+    - osd_group_name in group_names
+    - osd_scenario == "lvm"
+    - not osd_auto_discovery
+    - osd_objectstore != 'filestore'
+
+- name: verify lvm_volumes have been provided
+  fail:
+    msg: "please provide lvm_volumes to your osd scenario"
+  when:
+    - osd_group_name is defined
+    - osd_group_name in group_names
+    - osd_scenario == "lvm"
+    - not osd_auto_discovery
+    - lvm_volumes|length == 0
+
+- name: make sure the lvm_volumes variable is a dictionary
+  fail:
+    msg: "lvm_volumes: must be a dictionary"
+  when:
+    - osd_group_name is defined
+    - osd_group_name in group_names
+    - not osd_auto_discovery
+    - osd_scenario == "lvm"
+    - lvm_volumes is not mapping
+
 - name: make sure the devices variable is a list
   fail:
     msg: "devices: must be a list, not a string, i.e. [ \"/dev/sda\" ]"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/main.yml
index 5fd6185e0..1784e27fc 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@
   # Hard code this so we will skip the entire file instead of individual tasks (Default isn't Consistent)
   static: False
 
+- name: create lvm osds with ceph-volume
+  include: ./scenarios/lvm.yml
+  when:
+    - osd_scenario == 'lvm'
+    - not containerized_deployment
+  # Hard code this so we will skip the entire file instead of individual tasks (Default isn't Consistent)
+  static: False
+
+- name: ensure osd daemons are started
+  include: start_osds.yml
+  when:
+    - not containerized_deployment
+  # Hard code this so we will skip the entire file instead of individual tasks (Default isn't Consistent)
+  static: False
+
 - include: ./docker/main.yml
   when: containerized_deployment
   # Hard code this so we will skip the entire file instead of individual tasks (Default isn't Consistent)
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daa457c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: use ceph-volume to create filestore osds with dedicated journals
+  command: "ceph-volume lvm create --filestore --data {{ item.key }} --journal {{ item.value }}"
+  with_dict: "{{ lvm_volumes }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/start_osds.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/start_osds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0978fc81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/start_osds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- include: osd_fragment.yml
+  when: crush_location
+
+- name: get osd id
+  shell: |
+    ls /var/lib/ceph/osd/ | sed 's/.*-//'
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  always_run: true
+  register: osd_id
+
+- name: ensure osd daemons are started
+  service:
+    name: ceph-osd@{{ item }}
+    state: started
+  with_items: "{{ (osd_id|default({})).stdout_lines|default([]) }}"
+  changed_when: false
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0bcc99238..cc3b851a7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def node(Ansible, Interface, Command, request):
     address = Interface("eth1").addresses[0]
     subnet = ".".join(ansible_vars["public_network"].split(".")[0:-1])
     num_mons = len(ansible_vars["groups"]["mons"])
-    num_devices = len(ansible_vars["devices"])
+    num_devices = len(ansible_vars.get("devices", []))
+    if not num_devices:
+        num_devices = len(ansible_vars.get("lvm_volumes", []))
     num_osd_hosts = len(ansible_vars["groups"]["osds"])
     total_osds = num_devices * num_osd_hosts
     cluster_name = ansible_vars.get("cluster", "ceph")
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ def node(Ansible, Interface, Command, request):
             osd_ids = cmd.stdout.rstrip("\n").split("\n")
             osds = osd_ids
             if docker:
-                osds = [device.split("/")[-1] for device in ansible_vars["devices"]]
+                osds = [device.split("/")[-1] for device in ansible_vars.get("devices", [])]
 
     data = dict(
         address=address,
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/Vagrantfile b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/Vagrantfile
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..dfd7436c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../Vagrantfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d6bbf7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+
+ceph_stable: True
+cluster: ceph
+public_network: "192.168.3.0/24"
+cluster_network: "192.168.4.0/24"
+monitor_interface: eth1
+journal_size: 100
+osd_objectstore: "filestore"
+osd_scenario: lvm
+copy_admin_key: true
+# test-volume is created by tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml from /dev/sda
+lvm_volumes:
+  test_volume: /dev/sdb
+os_tuning_params:
+  - { name: kernel.pid_max, value: 4194303 }
+  - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
+ceph_conf_overrides:
+  global:
+    osd_pool_default_pg_num: 8
+    osd_pool_default_size: 1
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/hosts b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/hosts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6a265ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/hosts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[mons]
+mon0
+
+[osds]
+osd0
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/vagrant_variables.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbb343842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+---
+
+# DEPLOY CONTAINERIZED DAEMONS
+docker: false
+
+# DEFINE THE NUMBER OF VMS TO RUN
+mon_vms: 1
+osd_vms: 1
+mds_vms: 0
+rgw_vms: 0
+nfs_vms: 0
+rbd_mirror_vms: 0
+client_vms: 0
+iscsi_gw_vms: 0
+mgr_vms: 0
+
+# Deploy RESTAPI on each of the Monitors
+restapi: true
+
+# INSTALL SOURCE OF CEPH
+# valid values are 'stable' and 'dev'
+ceph_install_source: stable
+
+# SUBNETS TO USE FOR THE VMS
+public_subnet: 192.168.3
+cluster_subnet: 192.168.4
+
+# MEMORY
+# set 1024 for CentOS
+memory: 512
+
+# Ethernet interface name
+# use eth1 for libvirt and ubuntu precise, enp0s8 for CentOS and ubuntu xenial
+eth: 'eth1'
+
+# Disks
+# For libvirt use disks: "[ '/dev/vdb', '/dev/vdc' ]"
+# For CentOS7 use disks: "[ '/dev/sda', '/dev/sdb' ]"
+disks: "[ '/dev/sdb', '/dev/sdc' ]"
+
+# VAGRANT BOX
+# Ceph boxes are *strongly* suggested. They are under better control and will
+# not get updated frequently unless required for build systems. These are (for
+# now):
+#
+# * ceph/ubuntu-xenial
+#
+# Ubuntu: ceph/ubuntu-xenial bento/ubuntu-16.04 or ubuntu/trusty64 or ubuntu/wily64
+# CentOS: bento/centos-7.1 or puppetlabs/centos-7.0-64-puppet
+# libvirt CentOS: centos/7
+# parallels Ubuntu: parallels/ubuntu-14.04
+# Debian: deb/jessie-amd64 - be careful the storage controller is named 'SATA Controller'
+# For more boxes have a look at:
+#   - https://atlas.hashicorp.com/boxes/search?utf8=✓&sort=&provider=virtualbox&q=
+#   - https://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/purpleidea/vagrant/
+vagrant_box: centos/7
+#ssh_private_key_path: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
+# The sync directory changes based on vagrant box
+# Set to /home/vagrant/sync for Centos/7, /home/{ user }/vagrant for openstack and defaults to /vagrant
+#vagrant_sync_dir: /home/vagrant/sync
+#vagrant_sync_dir: /
+# Disables synced folder creation. Not needed for testing, will skip mounting
+# the vagrant directory on the remote box regardless of the provider.
+vagrant_disable_synced_folder: true
+# VAGRANT URL
+# This is a URL to download an image from an alternate location.  vagrant_box
+# above should be set to the filename of the image.
+# Fedora virtualbox: https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/22/Cloud/x86_64/Images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-22-20150521.x86_64.vagrant-virtualbox.box
+# Fedora libvirt: https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/22/Cloud/x86_64/Images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-22-20150521.x86_64.vagrant-libvirt.box
+# vagrant_box_url: https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/22/Cloud/x86_64/Images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-22-20150521.x86_64.vagrant-virtualbox.box
+
+os_tuning_params:
+  - { name: kernel.pid_max, value: 4194303 }
+  - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
diff --git a/tests/functional/dev_setup.yml b/tests/functional/dev_setup.yml
index 72bdf6368..bf07351c6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/dev_setup.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/dev_setup.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: false
-  become: yes
+  become: no
   tags:
     - vagrant_setup
   tasks:
diff --git a/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42e36d920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+
+- hosts: osds
+  gather_facts: false
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    
+    - name: create physical volume
+      command: pvcreate /dev/sda
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: create volume group
+      command: vgcreate test_group /dev/sda
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: create logical volume
+      command: lvcreate --yes -l 100%FREE -n test_volume test_group
+      failed_when: false
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 15758c546..c22f14736 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = {dev,jewel,luminous,rhcs}-{ansible2.2}-{xenial_cluster,journal_collocation,centos7_cluster,dmcrypt_journal,dmcrypt_journal_collocation,docker_cluster,purge_cluster,purge_dmcrypt,docker_dedicated_journal,docker_dmcrypt_journal_collocation,update_dmcrypt,update_cluster,cluster,purge_docker_cluster,update_docker_cluster}
-  {dev,luminous}-{ansible2.2}-{bluestore_journal_collocation,bluestore_cluster,bluestore_dmcrypt_journal,bluestore_dmcrypt_journal_collocation,bluestore_docker_cluster,bluestore_docker_dedicated_journal,bluestore_docker_dmcrypt_journal_collocation}
+  {dev,luminous}-{ansible2.2}-{bluestore_journal_collocation,bluestore_cluster,bluestore_dmcrypt_journal,bluestore_dmcrypt_journal_collocation,bluestore_docker_cluster,bluestore_docker_dedicated_journal,bluestore_docker_dmcrypt_journal_collocation,lvm_osds}
 
 skipsdist = True
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ setenv=
   luminous: CEPH_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG = tag-build-master-luminous-ubuntu-16.04
   luminous: UPDATE_CEPH_STABLE_RELEASE = luminous
   luminous: UPDATE_CEPH_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG = tag-build-master-luminous-ubuntu-16.04
+  lvm_osds: CEPH_STABLE_RELEASE = luminous
 deps=
   ansible1.9: ansible==1.9.4
   ansible2.1: ansible==2.1
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ changedir=
   bluestore_docker_cluster: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/centos/7/bs-docker
   bluestore_docker_dedicated_journal: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/centos/7/bs-dock-ded-jrn
   bluestore_docker_dmcrypt_journal_collocation: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/centos/7/bs-dock-crypt-jrn-col
+  lvm_osds: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds
 
 commands=
   rhcs: ansible-playbook -vv -i "localhost," -c local {toxinidir}/tests/functional/rhcs_setup.yml --extra-vars "change_dir={changedir}" --tags "vagrant_setup"
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ commands=
   vagrant up --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
+  lvm_osds: ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
+
   rhcs: ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/tests/functional/rhcs_setup.yml --extra-vars "ceph_docker_registry={env:CEPH_DOCKER_REGISTRY:docker.io} repo_url={env:REPO_URL:} rhel7_repo_url={env:RHEL7_REPO_URL:}" --skip-tags "vagrant_setup"
 
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/{env:PLAYBOOK:site.yml.sample} --extra-vars "\