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2.429. openstack volume create

usage: openstack volume create [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                               [-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>]
                               [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX] --size <size>
                               [--type <volume-type>] [--image <image>]
                               [--snapshot <snapshot>] [--source <volume>]
                               [--description <description>] [--user <user>]
                               [--project <project>]
                               [--availability-zone <availability-zone>]
                               [--property <key=value>]
                               <name>
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Create new volume

Positional arguments

<name>


        Volume name

Optional arguments

-h, --help


        show this help message and exit

--size <size>


        Volume size in GB

--type <volume-type>


        Set the type of volume

--image <image>


        Use <image> as source of volume (name or ID)

--snapshot <snapshot>


      Use <snapshot> as source of volume (name or ID)

--source <volume>


        Volume to clone (name or ID)

--description <description>


      Volume description

--user <user>


        Specify an alternate user (name or ID)

--project <project>


        Specify an alternate project (name or ID)

--availability-zone <availability-zone>


      Create volume in <availability-zone>

--property <key=value>


      Set a property to this volume (repeat option to set
      multiple properties)

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