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- NAME
- gcloud netapp storage-pools create - create a Cloud NetApp Storage Pool
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud netapp storage-pools create(STORAGE_POOL:--location=LOCATION)--capacity=CAPACITY--network=[name=NAME],[psa-range=PSA-RANGE]--service-level=SERVICE_LEVEL[--active-directory=ACTIVE_DIRECTORY][--allow-auto-tiering=ALLOW_AUTO_TIERING][--async][--custom-performance-enabled=CUSTOM_PERFORMANCE_ENABLED][--description=DESCRIPTION][--enable-ldap=ENABLE_LDAP][--kms-config=KMS_CONFIG][--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--qos-type=QOS_TYPE][--replica-zone=REPLICA_ZONE][--total-iops=TOTAL_IOPS][--total-throughput=TOTAL_THROUGHPUT][--type=TYPE][--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
- Creates a Storage Pool to contain Volumes with a specified Service Level andcapacity.
- EXAMPLES
- The following command creates a Storage Pool named NAME using all possiblearguments with a VPC network in the same project
gcloudnetappstorage-poolscreateNAME--location=us-central1--service-level=standard--capacity=2048--network=name=default--active-directory=ad1--kms-config=kms-config1--enable-ldap=true--description="example description"The following command creates a Storage pool named NAME using all possiblearguments with a shared VPC network in a separate project called VPC_PROJECT
gcloudnetappstorage-poolscreateNAME--location=us-central1--service-level=standard--capacity=2048--network=name=projects/VPC_PROJECT/locations/us-central1/networks/default--active-directory=ad1--kms-config=kms-config1--enable-ldap=true--description="example description" - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
- Storage pool resource - The Storage Pool to create. The arguments in this groupcan be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributesare not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
storage_poolon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
STORAGE_POOL- ID of the storage_pool or fully qualified identifier for the storage_pool.
To set the
storage_poolattribute:- provide the argument
storage_poolon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.
- provide the argument
--location=LOCATION- The location of the storage_pool.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
storage_poolon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--locationon the command line; - set the property
netapp/location.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- Storage pool resource - The Storage Pool to create. The arguments in this groupcan be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributesare not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
--capacity=CAPACITY- The desired capacity of the Storage Pool in GiB or TiB units.If no capacity unitis specified, GiB is assumed.
--network=[name=NAME],[psa-range=PSA-RANGE]- Network configuration for a Cloud NetApp Files Storage Pool. Specifying
psa-rangeis optional.name- The name of the Google Compute EngineVPC network to whichthe volume is connected. Short-form (VPC network ID) or long-form (full VPCnetwork name: projects/PROJECT/locations/LOCATION/networks/NETWORK) are bothaccepted, but please use the long-form when attempting to create a Storage Poolusing a shared VPC.
psa-range- This field is not implemented. The values provided in this field are ignored.
--service-level=SERVICE_LEVEL- The service level for the Cloud NetApp Storage Pool. For more details, see:https://cloud.google.com/netapp/volumes/docs/configure-and-use/storage-pools/overview#service_levels
SERVICE_LEVELmust be one of:extreme- Extreme Service Level for Cloud NetApp Storage Pool. The Extreme Service Levelhas a throughput per GiB of allocated volume size of 128 KiB/s.
flex- Flex Service Level for Cloud NetApp Storage Pool. The Flex Service Level has athroughput per GiB of allocated volume size of 16 KiB/s.
premium- Premium Service Level for Cloud NetApp Storage Pool. The Premium Service Levelhas a throughput per GiB of allocated volume size of 64 KiB/s.
standard- Standard Service Level for Cloud NetApp Storage Pool. The Standard Service Levelhas a throughput per GiB of allocated volume size of 16 KiB/s.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
- Active directory resource - The Active Directory to attach to the Storage Pool.This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given argumentsin this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--active-directoryon the command line with afully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--active-directoryon the command line with afully specified name; - provide the argument
--locationon the command line; - set the property
netapp/location.
- provide the argument
--active-directory=ACTIVE_DIRECTORY- ID of the active_directory or fully qualified identifier for theactive_directory.
To set the
active_directoryattribute:- provide the argument
--active-directoryon the command line.
- provide the argument
--allow-auto-tiering=ALLOW_AUTO_TIERING- Boolean flag indicating whether Storage Pool is allowed to use auto-tiering
--async- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--custom-performance-enabled=CUSTOM_PERFORMANCE_ENABLED- Boolean flag indicating whether Storage Pool is a custom performance StoragePool or not
--description=DESCRIPTION- A description of the Cloud NetApp Storage Pool
--enable-ldap=ENABLE_LDAP- Boolean flag indicating whether Storage Pool is a NFS LDAP Storage Pool or not
- Kms config resource - The KMS config to attach to the Storage Pool. Thisrepresents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments inthis group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--kms-configon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--kms-configon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--locationon the command line; - set the property
netapp/location.
- provide the argument
--kms-config=KMS_CONFIG- ID of the kms_config or fully qualified identifier for the kms_config.
To set the
kms_configattribute:- provide the argument
--kms-configon the command line.
- provide the argument
--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]- List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.
Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens(
-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, andnumbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores(_), lowercase characters, and numbers. --qos-type=QOS_TYPE- Quality of service (QoS) type for the Storage Pool.
QOS_TYPEmust be one of:auto,manual,qos-type-unspecified. --replica-zone=REPLICA_ZONE- String indicating replica zone for the Storage Pool
--total-iops=TOTAL_IOPS- Integer indicating total IOPS of the Storage Pool
--total-throughput=TOTAL_THROUGHPUT- The total throughput of the Storage Pool in MiB/s or GiB/s units. If nothroughput unit is specified, MiB/s is assumed.
--type=TYPE- The type of the Storage Pool.
FILEpools support file-based volumesonly.UNIFIEDpools support both file and block volumes.TYPEmust be one of:file- File-based volumes only (default).
unified- Both file and block volumes.
--zone=ZONE- String indicating active zone of the Storage Pool
- Active directory resource - The Active Directory to attach to the Storage Pool.This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given argumentsin this group but can be set in other ways.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloudalphanetappstorage-poolscreategcloudbetanetappstorage-poolscreate
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Last updated 2026-01-21 UTC.