diff --git a/nova/Chart.yaml b/nova/Chart.yaml
index c489bdc2b4..edb933e4ff 100644
--- a/nova/Chart.yaml
+++ b/nova/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 appVersion: v1.0.0
 description: OpenStack-Helm Nova
 name: nova
-version: 0.3.32
+version: 0.3.33
 home: https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/
 icon: https://www.openstack.org/themes/openstack/images/project-mascots/Nova/OpenStack_Project_Nova_vertical.png
 sources:
diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_storage-init.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_storage-init.sh.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb3505d485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_storage-init.sh.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+{{/*
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+set -x
+if [ "x$STORAGE_BACKEND" == "xrbd" ]; then
+  SECRET=$(mktemp --suffix .yaml)
+  KEYRING=$(mktemp --suffix .keyring)
+  function cleanup {
+      rm -f ${SECRET} ${KEYRING}
+  }
+  trap cleanup EXIT
+fi
+
+set -ex
+if [ "x$STORAGE_BACKEND" == "xrbd" ]; then
+  ceph -s
+  function ensure_pool () {
+    ceph osd pool stats $1 || ceph osd pool create $1 $2
+    if [[ $(ceph mgr versions | awk '/version/{print $3}' | cut -d. -f1) -ge 12 ]]; then
+        ceph osd pool application enable $1 $3
+    fi
+    size_protection=$(ceph osd pool get $1 nosizechange | cut -f2 -d: | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    ceph osd pool set $1 nosizechange 0
+    ceph osd pool set $1 size ${RBD_POOL_REPLICATION}
+    ceph osd pool set $1 nosizechange ${size_protection}
+    ceph osd pool set $1 crush_rule "${RBD_POOL_CRUSH_RULE}"
+  }
+  ensure_pool ${RBD_POOL_NAME} ${RBD_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE} ${RBD_POOL_APP_NAME}
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml b/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
index 90a91a93b2..564c230949 100644
--- a/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ data:
 {{- end }}
   rally-test.sh: |
 {{ tuple $rallyTests | include "helm-toolkit.scripts.rally_test" | indent 4 }}
+  storage-init.sh: |
+{{ tuple "bin/_storage-init.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
   db-init.py: |
 {{- include "helm-toolkit.scripts.db_init" . | indent 4 }}
   db-sync.sh: |
diff --git a/nova/templates/job-nova-storage-init.yaml b/nova/templates/job-nova-storage-init.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9748a5f45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/templates/job-nova-storage-init.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+{{/*
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+{{- if and .Values.manifests.job_storage_init .Values.conf.ceph.enabled }}
+{{- $envAll := . }}
+
+{{- $serviceAccountName := "nova-storage-init" }}
+{{ tuple $envAll "storage_init" $serviceAccountName | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_rbac_serviceaccount" }}
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - create
+      - update
+      - patch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+    namespace: {{ $envAll.Release.Namespace }}
+---
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+{{- if .Values.helm3_hook }}
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/hook: post-install,post-upgrade
+    helm.sh/hook-weight: "-6"
+{{- end }}
+  name: nova-storage-init
+  labels:
+{{ tuple $envAll "nova" "storage-init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_metadata_labels" | indent 4 }}
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+{{ tuple $envAll "nova" "storage-init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_metadata_labels" | indent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+{{ if $envAll.Values.pod.tolerations.nova.enabled }}
+{{ tuple $envAll "nova" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_tolerations" | indent 6 }}
+{{ end }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{ .Values.labels.job.node_selector_key }}: {{ .Values.labels.job.node_selector_value }}
+      initContainers:
+{{ tuple $envAll "storage_init" list | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_entrypoint_init_container" | indent 8 }}
+        {{- if $envAll.Values.conf.ceph.enabled }}
+        - name: ceph-keyring-placement
+{{ tuple $envAll "nova_storage_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
+          securityContext:
+            runAsUser: 0
+          command:
+            - /tmp/ceph-admin-keyring.sh
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: pod-tmp
+              mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: etcceph
+              mountPath: /etc/ceph
+            - name: nova-bin
+              mountPath: /tmp/ceph-admin-keyring.sh
+              subPath: ceph-admin-keyring.sh
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- if empty .Values.conf.ceph.admin_keyring }}
+            - name: ceph-keyring
+              mountPath: /tmp/client-keyring
+              subPath: key
+              readOnly: true
+            {{ end }}
+        {{ end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: nova-storage-init
+{{ tuple $envAll "nova_storage_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
+{{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.jobs.storage_init | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+          env:
+            - name: NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            - name: STORAGE_BACKEND
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.nova.libvirt.images_type | quote }}
+            {{- if eq .Values.conf.nova.libvirt.images_type "rbd" }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_NAME
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.nova.libvirt.images_rbd_pool | quote }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_APP_NAME
+              value: {{ .Values.rbd_pool.app_name | quote }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_USER
+              value: {{ .Values.conf.nova.libvirt.rbd_user | quote }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_CRUSH_RULE
+              value: {{ .Values.rbd_pool.crush_rule | quote }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_REPLICATION
+              value: {{ .Values.rbd_pool.replication | quote }}
+            - name: RBD_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE
+              value: {{ .Values.rbd_pool.chunk_size | quote }}
+            {{ end }}
+          command:
+            - /tmp/storage-init.sh
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: pod-tmp
+              mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: nova-bin
+              mountPath: /tmp/storage-init.sh
+              subPath: storage-init.sh
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- if eq .Values.conf.nova.libvirt.images_type "rbd" }}
+            - name: etcceph
+              mountPath: /etc/ceph
+            - name: ceph-etc
+              mountPath: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
+              subPath: ceph.conf
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- if empty $envAll.Values.conf.ceph.admin_keyring }}
+            - name: ceph-keyring
+              mountPath: /tmp/client-keyring
+              subPath: key
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
+      volumes:
+        - name: pod-tmp
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: nova-bin
+          configMap:
+            name: nova-bin
+            defaultMode: 0555
+        {{- if $envAll.Values.conf.ceph.enabled }}
+        - name: etcceph
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: ceph-etc
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ .Values.ceph_client.configmap }}
+            defaultMode: 0444
+        {{- if empty .Values.conf.ceph.admin_keyring }}
+        - name: ceph-keyring
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.ceph_client.user_secret_name }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nova/values.yaml b/nova/values.yaml
index a48ecb1953..9c68375d08 100644
--- a/nova/values.yaml
+++ b/nova/values.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ images:
     nova_novncproxy: docker.io/openstackhelm/nova:wallaby-ubuntu_focal
     nova_novncproxy_assets: 'docker.io/kolla/ubuntu-source-nova-novncproxy:wallaby'
     nova_scheduler: docker.io/openstackhelm/nova:wallaby-ubuntu_focal
+    nova_storage_init: 'docker.io/openstackhelm/ceph-config-helper:latest-ubuntu_focal'
     # NOTE(portdirect): we simply use the ceph config helper here,
     # as it has both oscli and jq.
     nova_service_cleaner: 'docker.io/openstackhelm/ceph-config-helper:latest-ubuntu_focal'
@@ -519,6 +520,12 @@ ceph_client:
   configmap: ceph-etc
   user_secret_name: pvc-ceph-client-key
 
+rbd_pool:
+  app_name: nova-vms
+  replication: 3
+  crush_rule: replicated_rule
+  chunk_size: 8
+
 conf:
   security: |
     #
@@ -2387,6 +2394,13 @@ pod:
         limits:
           memory: "1024Mi"
           cpu: "2000m"
+      storage_init:
+        requests:
+          memory: "128Mi"
+          cpu: "100m"
+        limits:
+          memory: "1024Mi"
+          cpu: "2000m"
       db_init:
         requests:
           memory: "128Mi"
@@ -2511,6 +2525,7 @@ manifests:
   ingress_novncproxy: true
   ingress_osapi: true
   job_bootstrap: true
+  job_storage_init: true
   job_db_init: true
   job_db_sync: true
   job_db_drop: false
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova.yaml
index 12af77bd91..b600afba53 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/nova.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova.yaml
@@ -101,4 +101,5 @@ nova:
   - 0.3.30 Add the conditional statement for log_config_append
   - 0.3.31 Add getting LISTEN IP for CIDR
   - 0.3.32 Set the startupProbe for nova-compute
+  - 0.3.33 Add job to create 'vms' pool
 ...