4.23. vmpool

The vmpool resource type groups all virtual machine pool resources in a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment.

Table 4.66. Virtual machine pool parameters

Name Type Description Required User Creatable User Updatable
--cluster-id|name
string
A reference to the cluster for the virtual machine pool.
Yes
Yes
Yes
--template-id|name
string
A reference to the template for the virtual machine pool.
Yes
Yes
Yes
--name
string
The name of the virtual machine pool.
Yes
Yes
Yes
--size
integer
The number of the virtual machines in the pool.
Yes
Yes
Yes

Example 4.48. Creating a new virtual machine pool

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# add vmpool --cluster-name MyCluster --template-name MyTemplate --name MyPool --size 3

Example 4.49. Updating a virtual machine pool

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# update vmpool MyPool --size 4

Example 4.50. Deleting a virtual machine pool

[RHEVM shell (connected)]# remove vmpool MyPool