Creating images

Before adding a block device to a node, create a Ceph Block Device image for it in the Ceph storage cluster.

Prerequisites

A running IBM Storage Ceph cluster.
Root-level access to the client node.

Procedure

To create a block device image, run the following command:

Syntax
```
rbd create IMAGE_NAME --size MEGABYTES --pool POOL_NAME
```
Example
```
[root@rbd-client ~]# rbd create image1 --size 1024 --pool pool1
```
This example creates a 1 GB image named image1 that stores information in a pool named pool1.
Note: Ensure the pool exists before creating an image.

Reference

for more information, see Creating block device pools.