Adding new pool for storage in kvm env

How to add pool of storage(or any other) in KVM

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fig1- Creating new VM.

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Fig- Locating the ISO.

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Fig:- Selecting new pool (mypool).

[[Image:]]Fig- iso is selected from mypool(new pool)

STEPS:

• virsh pool-dumpxml pool(give the name of active default pool) > pool.xml(desired xml name)
• vi pool.xml (or make changes with your other text editor)
  

• virsh pool-define pool.xml
  verify the permissions also of the files
  

• pool-info pool-or-uuid ( #basic information about the pool, ## pool is defined name of pool in xml file)
  

• pool-start pool-or-uuid (active the new pool)