14.4. Parameters for creating storage pools

When you want to create or modify a directory-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_dir

<pool type='dir'>
  <name>dirpool</name>
  <target>
    <path>/guest_images</path>
  </target>
</pool>

When you want to create or modify a disk-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_disk

<pool type='disk'>
  <name>phy_disk</name>
  <source>
    <device path='/dev/sdb'/>
    <format type='gpt'/>
  </source>
  <target>
    <path>/dev</path>
  </target>
</pool>

When you want to create or modify a filesystem-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_fs

<pool type='fs'>
  <name>guest_images_fs</name>
  <source>
    <device path='/dev/sdc1'/>
    <format type='auto'/>
  </source>
  <target>
    <path>/guest_images</path>
  </target>
</pool>

When you want to create or modify an iSCSI-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_iscsi

<pool type='iscsi'>
  <name>iSCSI_pool</name>
  <source>
    <host name='server1.example.com'/>
    <device path='iqn.2010-05.com.example.server1:iscsirhel7guest'/>
  </source>
  <target>
    <path>/dev/disk/by-path</path>
  </target>
</pool>

When you want to create or modify an LVM-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_logical

<source>
  <device path='/dev/sda1'/>
  <device path='/dev/sdb3'/>
  <device path='/dev/sdc2'/>
  ...
</source>

<pool type='logical'>
  <name>guest_images_lvm</name>
  <source>
    <device path='/dev/sdc'/>
    <name>libvirt_lvm</name>
    <format type='lvm2'/>
  </source>
  <target>
    <path>/dev/libvirt_lvm</path>
  </target>
</pool>

When you want to create or modify an NFS-based storage pool using an XML configuration file, you must include certain required parameters. See the following table for more information about these parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_netfs

<pool type='netfs'>
  <name>nfspool</name>
  <source>
    <host name='file_server'/>
    <format type='nfs'/>
    <dir path='/home/net_mount'/>
  </source>
  <target>
    <path>/var/lib/libvirt/images/nfspool</path>
  </target>
</pool>

To create or modify an XML configuration file for a SCSi-based storage pool that uses a virtual host adapter bus (vHBA) device, you must include certain required parameters in the XML configuration file. See the following table for more information about the required parameters.

You can use the virsh pool-define command to create a storage pool based on the XML configuration in a specified file. For example:

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images.xml
  Pool defined from guest_images_vhba