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We forgot to document several pool types.

* docs/formatstorage.html.in: Add docs for scsi, mpath, rbd, and
sheepdog.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
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The top level tag for a storage pool document is 'pool'. It has
a single attribute <code>type</code>, which is one of <code>dir</code>,
<code>fs</code>, <code>netfs</code>, <code>disk</code>,
<code>iscsi</code>, <code>logical</code>. This corresponds to the
<code>iscsi</code>, <code>logical</code>, <code>scsi</code>
(all <span class="since">since 0.4.1</span>), <code>mpath</code>
(<span class="since">since 0.7.1</span>), <code>rbd</code>
(<span class="since">since 0.9.13</span>), or <code>sheepdog</code>
(<span class="since">since 0.10.0</span>). This corresponds to the
storage backend drivers listed further along in this document.
The storage pool XML format is available <span class="since">since 0.4.1</span>
</p>
<h3><a name="StoragePoolFirst">General metadata</a></h3>
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<p>
A single <code>source</code> element is contained within the top level
<code>pool</code> element. This tag is used to describe the source of
the storage pool. It can contain the following child elements:
the storage pool. The set of child elements that it will contain
depend on the pool type, but come from the following child elements:
</p>
<pre>
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<dl>
<dt><code>device</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by physical devices.
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by physical devices
(pool types <code>fs</code>, <code>logical</code>, <code>disk</code>,
<code>iscsi</code>).
May be repeated multiple times depending on backend driver. Contains
a single attribute <code>path</code> which is the fully qualified
path to the block device node. <span class="since">Since 0.4.1</span></dd>
<dt><code>directory</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by directories. May
<dt><code>dir</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by directories (pool
type <code>dir</code>). May
only occur once. Contains a single attribute <code>path</code>
which is the fully qualified path to the backing directory.
<span class="since">Since 0.4.1</span></dd>
<dt><code>adapter</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by SCSI adapters. May
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by SCSI adapters (pool
type <code>scsi</code>). May
only occur once. Attribute <code>name</code> is the SCSI adapter
name (ex. "scsi_host1". NB, although a name such as "host1" is
still supported for backwards compatibility, it is not recommended).
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<span class="since">Since 0.6.2</span></dd>
<dt><code>host</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by storage from a
remote server. Will be used in combination with a <code>directory</code>
remote server (pool types <code>netfs</code>, <code>iscsi</code>,
<code>rbd</code>, <code>sheepdog</code>). Will be
used in combination with a <code>directory</code>
or <code>device</code> element. Contains an attribute <code>name</code>
which is the hostname or IP address of the server. May optionally
contain a <code>port</code> attribute for the protocol specific
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<dt><code>auth</code></dt>
<dd>If present, the <code>auth</code> element provides the
authentication credentials needed to access the source by the
setting of the <code>type</code> attribute. The <code>type</code>
must be either "chap" or "ceph". Additionally a mandatory attribute
setting of the <code>type</code> attribute (pool
types <code>iscsi</code>, <code>rbd</code>). The <code>type</code>
must be either "chap" or "ceph". Use "ceph" for
Ceph RBD (Rados Block Device) network sources and use "iscsi" for CHAP
(Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol) iSCSI
targets. Additionally a mandatory attribute
<code>username</code> identifies the username to use during
authentication as well as a sub-element <code>secret</code> with
a mandatory attribute <code>type</code>, to tie back to a
<a href="formatsecret.html">libvirt secret object</a> that
holds the actual password or other credentials. The domain XML
intentionally does not expose the password, only the reference
to the object that manages the password. The secret element
<code>type</code> must be either "ceph" or "iscsi". Use "ceph" for
Ceph RBD (Rados Block Device) network sources and use "iscsi" for CHAP
(Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol) iSCSI targets.
to the object that manages the password.
The <code>secret</code> element requires either a <code>uuid</code>
attribute with the UUID of the secret object or a <code>usage</code>
attribute matching the key that was specified in the
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</dd>
<dt><code>name</code></dt>
<dd>Provides the source for pools backed by storage from a
named element (e.g., a logical volume group name).
Contains a string identifier.
named element (pool types <code>logical</code>, <code>rbd</code>,
<code>sheepdog</code>). Contains a string identifier.
<span class="since">Since 0.4.5</span></dd>
<dt><code>format</code></dt>
<dd>Provides information about the format of the pool. This
<dd>Provides information about the format of the pool (pool
types <code>fs</code>, <code>netfs</code>, <code>disk</code>,
<code>logical</code>). This
contains a single attribute <code>type</code> whose value is
backend specific. This is typically used to indicate filesystem
type, or network filesystem type, or partition table type, or
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<p>
A single <code>target</code> element is contained within the top level
<code>pool</code> element. This tag is used to describe the mapping of
<code>pool</code> element for some types of pools (pool
types <code>dir</code>, <code>fs</code>, <code>netfs</code>,
<code>logical</code>, <code>disk</code>, <code>iscsi</code>,
<code>scsi</code>, <code>mpath</code>). This tag is used to
describe the mapping of
the storage pool into the host filesystem. It can contain the following
child elements:
</p>