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title: "Storage Pools"
slug: "storage-pools"
updated: 2025-06-27T20:50:27Z
published: 2025-06-27T20:50:27Z
canonical: "docs.zpesystems.com/storage-pools"
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# Storage Pools

### Create a Storage Pool

To create a storage pool:

1. Go to *Applications :: Virtual Machines*. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/VMs1(1).png)
2. Click **Storage pools** (displays dialog).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678988911256.png)
3. Click **Create storage pool** (displays dialog).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989114586.png)
  1. Enter **Name.**
  2. On **Type** drop-down, select **Filesystem directory.**
  3. On **Target** **path** drop-down, select **list of file folders**.
4. On **Startup**, select **Start pool when host boots** checkbox.
5. Click **Create**.

### Create sdb Storage

#### Step 1 – Create storage pool

This is used in the *Access Additional Drive(s)/Drive Partitions* procedure.

1. Go to *Applications :: Virtual Machines*.
2. Click **Storage pools**
3. Click **Create storage pool**
4. Enter **Name**
5. On **Type** drop-down, select **Filesystem directory**
6. On **Target** **path** field, enter: **/var/local/file_manager/admin_group/sdb1/**
7. On **Startup**, select **Start pool when host boots** checkbox.
8. Click **Create. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989467724.png)**

#### Step 2 – Create Volume

1. Expand the details (click **Right-arrow** – left side)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989490470.png)
2. Click **Activate**.
3. On *Storage volumes* sub-tab, click **Create a Volume**.
4. Enter **Name**
5. On **Size** drop-down, select **Gib** or **MiB**.
6. On **Format** drop-down, select one (qcow2, raw).
7. Click **Create**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989524943.png)

#### Step 3 – Create Virtual Machine

1. On *Virtual Machine* page, go to *Virtual machines* section:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989558803.png)
2. Click **Create VM**(displays dialog). Enter details:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678989574258.png)
3. Enter **Name.**
4. On **Installation type** drop-down, select **Download an OS.**
5. On **Operating system** drop-down, select one (depends on **Installation type** selection).
6. On **Storage** drop-down, select the **sdb** storage pool.
7. On **Volume** drop-down, select the **sdb**volume.
8. Enter **Size** values.
9. Enter **Memory** values.
10. (if available) Select **Run unattended installation** checkbox.
11. Select **Immediately start VM** checkbox.
12. Click **Create**.