Storage pools

Purpose

• Define guaranteed storage capacity for VM disks.
• Track guaranteed capacity, usage, and available space per pool.
• See which disks are placed on each pool.

Prerequisites

• Minimum permission to view: compute.storagepools.read
• To create a storage pool: compute.storagepools.create
• To edit a storage pool: compute.storagepools.update
• To delete a storage pool: compute.storagepools.delete
• A storage pool must exist before disks or VMs can be placed on storage.

View storage pools

1. Open Compute → Storage Pools.
2. Review the overview cards for each quota's storage guarantee, available GB, and percentage used.
3. Open a pool to see its summary, resource usage, and the disks placed on it.

Create a storage pool

1. Open Compute → Storage Pools.
2. Select Create Storage Pool.
3. Enter a pool name.
4. Enter the storage guarantee as a whole number of GB; it must not exceed available capacity.
5. Optionally select a storage quota or parent pool and add tags.
6. Save.

Expected result: the storage pool is created and appears in the list, ready for placing disks and VMs.

Edit a storage pool

1. Open Compute → Storage Pools and open a pool.
2. Select Edit.
3. Update the name, capacity, or tags.
4. Save.

Delete a storage pool

1. Open Compute → Storage Pools.
2. Open a pool (or select it in the list) and select Delete.
3. Confirm in the dialog.

Best Practices

• Keep utilisation below 80% — the overview turns amber above 80% and red above 90%.
• Create a storage pool before creating disks or VMs that need storage.
• Ensure no disks remain on a pool before deleting it.