Storage Pools Configuration

The Storage Pools partition displays active shared and local directories where disk images, templates, and raw volumes reside.

A. Creating a New Storage Pool

1. Navigate to Storage Pools and select + New Pool.
2. Pool Basics: Provide a customized name for the storage volume path.
3. Type Selection: Define the underlying backing infrastructure format by choosing between:

• Directory: Local file system folders.
• Network File System (NFS): Remote network file shares.
• Logical Volume (LVM): Block device volume groups.
• Disk Device / Multipath: Direct storage area network attachments.

4. Source Configuration: Input the specific storage path directory (e.g., /home/awanio/data/ or target NFS mount points/source details).
5. Confirm options and click Create Pool to initialize.

B. Disk Image Customization

• Within an existing pool, administrators can browse and interact with distinct volume formats (.qcow2, .raw, .iso, .img, .vmdk).
• Available storage volume manipulation actions include: Create Volume, Transfer/Download, Duplicate, Move Volume (migrating a virtual disk between distinct storage pools), Resize Volume (expanding virtual disk allocation), and Delete.