Cloud Disk Array - Pool creation

Objective

This guide shows you how to create a pool, using the OVHcloud Control Panel or the OVHcloud API.

Requirements

• A Cloud Disk Array solution
• Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel or to the OVHcloud API

Instructions

Using the OVHcloud Control Panel

First, log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel and click on Bare Metal Cloud. In the section called STORAGE AND BACKUPS, click the Cloud Disk Array service.

Here you will find the existing pools in Pools.

Enter a poolname. It must contain at least three characters.

You can then see that the cluster status has changed because the pool is being created.

Using the API

Use the following API call to create a pool:

serviceName is the fsid of your cluster.

You can check the pool creation by listing pools with the following endpoint:

For example:

GET /dedicated/ceph/98d166d8-7c88-47b7-9cb6-63acd5a59c15/pool
[
{
  replicaCount: 3
  serviceName: "98d166d8-7c88-47b7-9cb6-63acd5a59c15"
  name: "rbd"
  minActiveReplicas: 2
  poolType: "REPLICATED"
  backup: false
},
{
  replicaCount: 3
  serviceName: "98d166d8-7c88-47b7-9cb6-63acd5a59c15"
  name: "testpool"
  minActiveReplicas: 2
  poolType: "REPLICATED"
  backup: true
  }
]

Go further

Visit our dedicated Discord channel: https://discord.gg/ovhcloud. Ask questions, provide feedback and interact directly with the team that builds our Storage and Backup services.

If you need training or technical assistance to implement our solutions, contact your sales representative or click on this link to get a quote and ask our Professional Services experts for assisting you on your specific use case of your project.

Join our community of users.