Forrest logo
back to the virsh tool

virsh-pool-define-as:tldr:ab9d1

virsh-pool-define-as: Create the configuration file for a storage pool called pool_name using `/var/vms` as the underlying storage system.
$ virsh pool-define-as --name ${pool_name} --type ${dir} --target ${-var-vms}
try on your machine

This command is used to define a new storage pool in the libvirt environment using the "virsh" command-line interface.

  • "virsh" is a command-line tool that allows you to manage virtualization domains and storage pools using libvirt.
  • "pool-define-as" is a subcommand that is used to define a new storage pool.
  • "--name ${pool_name}" specifies the name of the pool. "${pool_name}" is a placeholder for the actual name you want to give to the pool.
  • "--type ${dir}" specifies the type of the pool. "${dir}" is a placeholder for the type of the storage pool you want to create. In this case, it is expected to be set as "dir" which means it will be a directory-based storage pool.
  • "--target ${-var-vms}" specifies the target path or target location for the storage pool. "${-var-vms}" is a placeholder for the actual target path you want to use.

Overall, this command is creating a new storage pool with a specified name, type, and target location in the libvirt environment.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
back to the virsh tool