rbd create {image-name} --size {megabytes} --pool {pool-name}
-For example, to create a 1GB image named ``foo`` that stores information in a
+For example, to create a 1GB image named ``bar`` that stores information in a
pool named ``swimmingpool``, execute the following::
- rbd create foo --size 1024
rbd create bar --size 1024 --pool swimmingpool
+If you don't specify pool when creating an image, it will be stored in the
+default pool ``rbd``. For example, to create a 1GB image named ``foo`` stored in
+the default pool ``rbd``, execute the following::
+
+ rbd create foo --size 1024
+
.. note:: You must create a pool first before you can specify it as a
source. See `Storage Pools`_ for details.