creating an LVM pool

gistfile1.txt

# creating a new VG with the second hard disk in the system
sudo virsh pool-define-as default logical - - /dev/sdb libvirt_lvm /dev/libvirt_lvm
sudo virsh pool-build default --overwrite
sudo virsh pool-start default

# as a directory
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> virsh pool-edit default                
  <pool type='dir'>
    <name>default</name>
    <uuid>fdab5cc0-94a6-4349-892c-1fe133158406</uuid>
    <capacity unit='bytes'>0</capacity>
    <allocation unit='bytes'>0</allocation>
    <available unit='bytes'>0</available>
    <source>
    </source>
    <target>
      <path>/home/sauer/kubic-project/virsh_pool</path>
    </target>
  </pool>
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> virsh pool-build default
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> virsh pool-start default
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> virsh pool-autostart default

# as a logical volume / partition
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> sudo mkdir /srv/libvirt
sauer@helium:~/kubic-project/automation> sudo virsh pool-create-as default fs --source-dev /dev/vg00/srv_libvirt --target /srv/libvirt
Pool default created