# virsh pool-define-as

> Create a configuration file in `/etc/libvirt/storage` for a persistent virtual machine storage pool from the provided arguments.
> See also: `virsh`, `virsh-pool-build`, `virsh-pool-start`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/virsh>.

- Create the configuration file for a storage pool called pool_name using `/var/vms` as the underlying storage system:

`virsh pool-define-as --name {{pool_name}} --type {{dir}} --target {{/var/vms}}`