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diff --git a/docs/formatstorage.html.in b/docs/formatstorage.html.in index dc031ad8f..5c1d36c68 100644 --- a/docs/formatstorage.html.in +++ b/docs/formatstorage.html.in @@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ only occur once. Contains a single attribute <code>path</code> which is the fully qualified path to the block device node. <span class="since">Since 0.4.1</span></dd> + <dt><code>adapter</code></dt> + <dd>Provides the source for pools backed by SCSI adapters. May + only occur once. Contains a single attribute <code>name</code> + which is the SCSI adapter name (ex. "host1"). + <span class="since">Since 0.6.2</span></dd> <dt><code>host</code></dt> <dd>Provides the source for pools backed by storage from a remote server. Will be used in combination with a <code>directory</code> diff --git a/docs/storage.html.in b/docs/storage.html.in index 904fc7ce8..211e687b0 100644 --- a/docs/storage.html.in +++ b/docs/storage.html.in @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ libvirt. <li> <a href="#StorageBackendISCSI">iSCSI backend</a> </li> + <li> + <a href="#StorageBackendSCSI">SCSI backend</a> + </li> </ul> <h2><a name="StorageBackendDir" id="StorageBackendDir">Directory pool</a></h2> @@ -344,5 +347,39 @@ libvirt. <p> The iSCSI volume pool does not use the volume format type element. </p> + + <h2><a name="StorageBackendSCSI" id="StorageBackendSCSI">SCSI volume pools</a></h2> + <p> + This provides a pool based on a SCSI HBA. Volumes are preexisting SCSI + LUNs, and cannot be created via the libvirt APIs. Since /dev/XXX names + aren't generally stable, it is recommended to configure the pool + to use <code>/dev/disk/by-path</code> or <code>/dev/disk/by-id</code> + for the target path. These provide persistent stable naming for LUNs + <span class="since">Since 0.6.2</span></dd> + </p> + + <h3>Example pool input</h3> + <pre> + <pool type="scsi"> + <name>virtimages</name> + <source> + <adapter name="host0"/> + </source> + <target> + <path>/dev/disk/by-path</path> + </target> + </pool></pre> + + <h3>Valid pool format types</h3> + <p> + The SCSI volume pool does not use the pool format type element. + </p> + + <h3>Valid volume format types</h3> + <p> + The SCSI volume pool does not use the volume format type element. + </p> + + </body> </html> |