XenServer Administrator's Guide 4.1.0

Storage

SR type device-config

parameter, in order of

dependency

Can be probed? Required for sr-create?

username No Yes

password No Yes

chapuser No No

chappassword No No

aggregate No Yes

FlexVols No No

allocation No No

asis No No

nfs server No Yes

serverpath Yes Yes

lvm device No Yes

ext device No Yes

3.3.3. Creating a local LVM SR (lvm)

Device-config parameters for lvm SRs are:

Parameter Name Description Required

Device device name on the local host to

use for the SR

Yes

To create a local lvm SR on /dev/sdb use the following command.

xe sr-create host-uuid=<VALID_UUID> content-type=user \

name-label="Example Local LVM SR" shared=false \

device-config:device=/dev/sdb type=lvm

3.3.4. Creating a local EXT3 SR (ext)

Device-config parameters for ext SRs:

Parameter Name Description Required

Device device name on the local host to

use for the SR

Yes

To create a local ext SR on /dev/sdb use the following command.

xe sr-create host-uuid=<VALID_UUID> content-type=user \

name-label="Example Local EXT3 SR" shared=false \

device-config:device=/dev/sdb type=ext

3.3.5. Creating a shared NFS SR (nfs)

Device-config parameters for nfs SRs: