diff --git a/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-init-wrapper.sh b/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-init-wrapper.sh
index 7958f741a..05bed20fe 100755
--- a/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-init-wrapper.sh
+++ b/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-init-wrapper.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,28 @@ else
     IFS=" " read -r -a args <<< "$@"
 fi
 
+# Log Management
+# Adding PID and PPID informations
+log () {
+    local name=""
+    local log_level="$1"
+    # Checking if the first parameter is not a log level
+    if grep -q -v ${log_level} <<< "INFO DEBUG WARN ERROR"; then
+        name=" ($1)";
+        log_level="$2"
+        shift
+    fi
+
+    shift
+
+    local message="$@"
+    # prefix = <pid_subshell> <ppid_name>[<ppid>] <name|optional>
+    local prefix="${BASHPID} $(cat /proc/${PPID}/comm)[${PPID}]${name}"
+    # yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS /etc/init.d/ceph-init-wrapper <prefix> <log_level>: <message>
+    wlog "${prefix}" "${log_level}" "${message}"
+    return 0
+}
+
 is_ppid_sm()
 {
     local ppid_name
@@ -156,28 +178,6 @@ if is_ppid_sm && [ "${SM_CEPH_OSD_CURRENT_STATE}" != "${STATE_RUNNING}" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# Log Management
-# Adding PID and PPID informations
-log () {
-    local name=""
-    local log_level="$1"
-    # Checking if the first parameter is not a log level
-    if grep -q -v ${log_level} <<< "INFO DEBUG WARN ERROR"; then
-        name=" ($1)";
-        log_level="$2"
-        shift
-    fi
-
-    shift
-
-    local message="$@"
-    # prefix = <pid_subshell> <ppid_name>[<ppid>] <name|optional>
-    local prefix="${BASHPID} $(cat /proc/${PPID}/comm)[${PPID}]${name}"
-    # yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS /etc/init.d/ceph-init-wrapper <prefix> <log_level>: <message>
-    wlog "${prefix}" "${log_level}" "${message}"
-    return 0
-}
-
 # Identify the ceph network interface from /etc/platform/platform.conf file
 # The network interface will be set to the 'ceph_network_interface' variable
 # Return 0 if found the variable, and 1 if not.
diff --git a/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-storage-network.sh b/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-storage-network.sh
index b525be6c9..079000aeb 100755
--- a/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-storage-network.sh
+++ b/ceph/ceph/files/ceph-storage-network.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,29 @@ has_ceph_network_carrier()
     return 0
 }
 
+# Verify if oam, cluster host and mgmt networks have carrier.
+# This is a special condition for AIO-DX Direct setup.
+# If all networks have no carrier, then the other host is down.
+# When the other host is down, ceph must start on this host.
+# Return 0 if no carrier is detected on all network interfaces.
+# Return 1 of carrier has been detected in at lease one network interface.
+has_all_network_no_carrier()
+{
+    ip link show "${oam_interface}" | grep NO-CARRIER
+    local oam_carrier=$?
+    ip link show "${cluster_host_interface}" | grep NO-CARRIER
+    local cluster_host_carrier=$?
+    ip link show "${management_interface}" | grep NO-CARRIER
+    local mgmt_carrier=$?
+
+    # Check if all networks have no carrier, meaning the other host is down
+    if [ "${oam_carrier}" -eq 0 ] && [ "${cluster_host_carrier}" -eq 0 ] && [ "${mgmt_carrier}" -eq 0 ]; then
+        log INFO "No carrier detected from all network interfaces"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
 status()
 {
     has_ceph_network_carrier
@@ -127,9 +150,25 @@ status()
         # Service is "running" and has carrier.
         RETVAL=0
     else
-        # Force stop services only if carrier is not detected.
-        [ ${HAS_CARRIER} -ne 0 ] && stop
-        RETVAL=1
+        if [ ${HAS_CARRIER} -ne 0 ]; then
+            if [ "${system_mode}" == "duplex-direct" ]; then
+                has_all_network_no_carrier
+                if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                    log INFO "All network interfaces are not functional, considering the other host is down. Keep Ceph running."
+                    RETVAL=0
+                else
+                    log INFO "Ceph network interface is not functional in duplex-direct, stopping Ceph."
+                    stop
+                    RETVAL=1
+                fi
+            else
+                log INFO "Ceph network interface is not functional, stopping Ceph."
+                stop
+                RETVAL=1
+            fi
+        else
+            RETVAL=1
+        fi
     fi
 
     # NOTE: The Status return is only used in the Start method to validate that there