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This article explains how to expose a pre-formatted block device partition as storage pool, using [[virsh]]. | |||
{{Warn|Do not use this procedure to configure an entire disk as storage pool. Follow this procedure for that [[KVM_Virtualization_Disk-Based_Storage_Pool_Configuration|Disk-based Storage Pool Configuration]].}} | |||
=Procedure= | |||
Create a new partition to be exposed as the local storage pool. Use [[fdisk]]. For this example, the partition will be referred to as /dev/sda7. | |||
Create a file system on the newly allocated partition, as described in [[mkfs.xfs]] or [[mkfs.ext4]]: | |||
<pre> | |||
mkfs.xfs /dev/sda7 | |||
</pre> | |||
Create a new storage pool definition: | |||
<pre> | |||
virsh pool-define-as main-storage-pool fs --source-dev /dev/sda7 --target /main-storage-pool | |||
</pre> | |||
More details on the pool-define-as command in [[Virsh pool-define-as|virsh pool-define-as]]. | |||
Verify the new pool: | |||
<pre> | |||
virsh pool-list --all | |||
Name State Autostart | |||
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main-storage-pool inactive no | |||
</pre> | |||
More details on the pool-list command in [[Virsh pool-list|virsh pool-list]]. | |||
Build the pool and create the mount point. More details here [[virsh pool-build]]. | |||
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virsh pool-build main-storage-pool | |||
</pre> | |||
Start the storage pool. This command mounts the filesystem onto the mount point created during the previous step. More details here: [[virsh pool-start]]. | |||
<pre> | |||
virsh pool-start main-storage-pool | |||
</pre> | |||
Configure the storage pool to start at boot. More details here: [[virsh pool-autostart]]. | |||
<pre> | |||
virsh pool-autostart main-storage-pool | |||
</pre> | |||
Restart the virtualization host and make sure the filesystem is mounted after the restart and the storage pool is active, with [[virsh pool-info|pool-info]]: | |||
<pre> | |||
virsh pool-info main-storage-pool | |||
</pre> | |||
Latest revision as of 21:36, 26 June 2017
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Overview
This article explains how to expose a pre-formatted block device partition as storage pool, using virsh.
Do not use this procedure to configure an entire disk as storage pool. Follow this procedure for that Disk-based Storage Pool Configuration.
Procedure
Create a new partition to be exposed as the local storage pool. Use fdisk. For this example, the partition will be referred to as /dev/sda7.
Create a file system on the newly allocated partition, as described in mkfs.xfs or mkfs.ext4:
mkfs.xfs /dev/sda7
Create a new storage pool definition:
virsh pool-define-as main-storage-pool fs --source-dev /dev/sda7 --target /main-storage-pool
More details on the pool-define-as command in virsh pool-define-as.
Verify the new pool:
virsh pool-list --all Name State Autostart ------------------------------------------- main-storage-pool inactive no
More details on the pool-list command in virsh pool-list.
Build the pool and create the mount point. More details here virsh pool-build.
virsh pool-build main-storage-pool
Start the storage pool. This command mounts the filesystem onto the mount point created during the previous step. More details here: virsh pool-start.
virsh pool-start main-storage-pool
Configure the storage pool to start at boot. More details here: virsh pool-autostart.
virsh pool-autostart main-storage-pool
Restart the virtualization host and make sure the filesystem is mounted after the restart and the storage pool is active, with pool-info:
virsh pool-info main-storage-pool