Storage pool and volume configuration-XMLs

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Configure storage pools with storage pool configuration-XML files, and configure storage pool volumes with volume configuration-XML files.

Storage pool

Root element

pool

Selected child elements

name, source, target

Example

<pool type="dir">
  <name>myPool</name>
  <target>
    <path>/var/lib/libvirt/images</path>
  </target>
</pool>

Storage pool volume

Root element

volume

Selected child elements

name, key, allocation, capacity

Example

<volume type="file">
  <name>federico.img</name>
  <key>/var/lib/libvirt/images/federico.img</key>
  <target>
    <path>/var/lib/libvirt/images/federico.img</path>
    <format type="qcow2"/>  
  </target>
</volume>