Installation guide

Chapter 26. Storage pools

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The device parameter with the path attribute specifies the device path of the storage

device. This example uses the device /dev/sdb .

The file system target parameter with the path sub-parameter determines the location on

the host file system to attach volumes created with this this storage pool.

For example, sdb1, sdb2, sdb3. Using /dev/, as in the example below, means volumes

created from this storage pool can be accessed as /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2, /dev/sdb3.

The format parameter specifies the partition table type. his example uses the gpt in the

example below, to match the GPT disk label type created in the previous step.

Create the XML file for the storage pool device with a text editor.

Example 26.1. Dedicated storage device storage pool

<name>guest_images_disk</name>

</source>

</target>

</pool>

3. Attach the device

Add the storage pool definition using the virsh pool-define command with the XML

configuration file created in the previous step.

# virsh pool-define ~/guest_images_disk.xml

Pool guest_images_disk defined from /root/guest_images_disk.xml

# virsh pool-list --all

Name State Autostart

-----------------------------------------

default active yes

guest_images_disk inactive no

4. Start the storage pool

Start the storage pool with the virsh pool-start command. Verify the pool is started with the

virsh pool-list --all command.

# virsh pool-start guest_images_disk

Pool guest_images_disk started

# virsh pool-list --all

Name State Autostart

-----------------------------------------

default active yes

guest_images_disk active no