Chapter 13. Storage Connections
13.1. Storage Connection Elements
| Element | Type | Description | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
type | One of nfs, posixfs, local, or iscsi | The type of storage domain. | 
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address | string | The hostname or IP address of the storage domain. | 
(Only required for NFS and iSCSI)
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host | string | The id or name of the hypervisor. The host is optional. Providing it will attempt a connection to the storage via the host; not providing it will lead to persisting storage details in the database. |
| Element | Type | Description | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
path | string | The mounted file path of the storage domain. The path cannot be updated to one already used by a storage connection. |
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mount_options | string | The options for mounting the PosixFS share. | |
vfs_type | string | The Linux-supported file system type of the PosixFS share. |
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nfs_version | string | The version of NFS used. | |
nfs_timeo | integer | The amount of time, in deciseconds, the NFS client will wait for a request to complete. | |
nfs_retrans | integer | The number of retransmissions the NFS client will attempt to complete a request. |
| Element | Type | Description | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
port | integer | The TCP port used for the iSCSI storage domain. |
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target | string | The target IQN for the storage device. |
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username | string | A CHAP user name for logging into a target. | |
password | string | A CHAP password for logging into a target. |
