virsh-pool-define-as

Define new libvirt storage pool

TLDR

Define directory pool

$ virsh pool-define-as [name] dir --target [/path/to/pool]

Define LVM pool

$ virsh pool-define-as [name] logical --source-name [vgname] --target [/dev/vgname]

Define NFS pool

$ virsh pool-define-as [name] netfs --source-host [server] --source-path [/export] --target [/mnt]

SYNOPSIS

virsh pool-define-as name type [options]

DESCRIPTION

virsh pool-define-as defines a new storage pool from parameters. Creates pool configuration without starting it. Supports directory, LVM, NFS, iSCSI, and other pool types.

PARAMETERS

dir

Directory pool type.

logical

LVM volume group.

netfs

Network filesystem.

--target path

Mount/target path.

--source-path path

Source path.

--source-host host

Source hostname.

--source-name name

Source name (VG name).