---
title: "Cloud Disk Array - Pool creation"
description: "This guide shows you how to create a pool using the OVHcloud Control Panel or API"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-create-a-pool
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2025-05-06
---
# 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](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/storage-solutions/cloud-disk-array/) solution


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### OVHcloud Control Panel Access

- **Direct link:** <ManagerLink to="/#/dedicated/cda">Cloud Disk Array</ManagerLink>
- **Navigation path:** <code className="action">Bare Metal Cloud</code> > <code className="action">Cloud Disk Array</code> > Select your service

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## Instructions

:::info
Using the OVHcloud Control Panel is the easiest way to create a pool.

:::

### Using the OVHcloud Control Panel

On your Cloud Disk Array service page, you will find the existing pools in `Pools
`.
![Ceph pools](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-create-a-pool/ceph-add-pool-1.png)
Enter a poolname. It must contain at least three characters.

![Ceph pool creation](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-create-a-pool/ceph-add-pool-2.png)
You can then see that the cluster status has changed because the pool is being created.

![Ceph pool creation is running](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-create-a-pool/ceph-task-1.png)
### Using the API

:::tip
If you are not familiar with the OVHcloud API, read our [First Steps with the OVHcloud API](/en/guides/manage-and-operate/api/first-steps.md) guide.

:::

Use the following API call to create a pool:


🇪🇺EU▾

[POST/dedicated/ceph/{serviceName}/pool](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicated/ceph&branch=v1#post-/dedicated/ceph/-serviceName-/pool)

`serviceName` is the fsid of your cluster.

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


🇪🇺EU▾

[GET/dedicated/ceph/{serviceName}/pool](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicated/ceph&branch=v1#get-/dedicated/ceph/-serviceName-/pool)

For example:

```bash
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
  }
]
```

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