diff --git a/weed/storage/blockvol/blockvol.go b/weed/storage/blockvol/blockvol.go
index d2d6cf459..3dcf89856 100644
--- a/weed/storage/blockvol/blockvol.go
+++ b/weed/storage/blockvol/blockvol.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type CreateOptions struct {
 	WALSize        uint64         // default 64MB
 	Replication    string         // default "000"
 	DurabilityMode DurabilityMode // CP8-3-1: default best_effort (0)
+	StorageProfile StorageProfile // CP11A-1: default single (0)
 }
 
 // ErrVolumeClosed is returned when an operation is attempted on a closed BlockVol.
@@ -92,6 +93,12 @@ func CreateBlockVol(path string, opts CreateOptions, cfgs ...BlockVolConfig) (*B
 	if opts.VolumeSize == 0 {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidVolumeSize
 	}
+	if opts.StorageProfile == ProfileStriped {
+		return nil, ErrStripedNotImplemented
+	}
+	if opts.StorageProfile > ProfileStriped {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %d", ErrInvalidStorageProfile, opts.StorageProfile)
+	}
 
 	sb, err := NewSuperblock(opts.VolumeSize, opts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -620,6 +627,11 @@ func (v *BlockVol) DurabilityMode() DurabilityMode {
 	return DurabilityMode(v.super.DurabilityMode)
 }
 
+// Profile returns the volume's storage profile from the superblock.
+func (v *BlockVol) Profile() StorageProfile {
+	return StorageProfile(v.super.StorageProfile)
+}
+
 // WALUsedFraction returns the fraction of WAL space currently in use (0.0 to 1.0).
 func (v *BlockVol) WALUsedFraction() float64 {
 	if v.wal == nil {
diff --git a/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile.go b/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bdcfde94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package blockvol
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// StorageProfile controls the data layout strategy for a block volume.
+//   - ProfileSingle (0): single-server, one file (default, backward-compat)
+//   - ProfileStriped (1): multi-server striping (reserved, not yet implemented)
+type StorageProfile uint8
+
+const (
+	ProfileSingle  StorageProfile = 0 // zero-value = backward compat
+	ProfileStriped StorageProfile = 1 // reserved — rejected at creation time
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrInvalidStorageProfile = errors.New("blockvol: invalid storage profile")
+	ErrStripedNotImplemented = errors.New("blockvol: striped profile is not yet implemented")
+)
+
+// ParseStorageProfile converts a string to StorageProfile.
+// Empty string is treated as "single" for backward compatibility.
+// Parsing is case-insensitive.
+func ParseStorageProfile(s string) (StorageProfile, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(s)) {
+	case "", "single":
+		return ProfileSingle, nil
+	case "striped":
+		return ProfileStriped, nil
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrInvalidStorageProfile, s)
+	}
+}
+
+// String returns the canonical string representation.
+func (p StorageProfile) String() string {
+	switch p {
+	case ProfileSingle:
+		return "single"
+	case ProfileStriped:
+		return "striped"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("unknown(%d)", p)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile_test.go b/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff8ff6b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/storage/blockvol/storage_profile_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+package blockvol
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestStorageProfile_String(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		p    StorageProfile
+		want string
+	}{
+		{ProfileSingle, "single"},
+		{ProfileStriped, "striped"},
+		{StorageProfile(99), "unknown(99)"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := tt.p.String()
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("StorageProfile(%d).String() = %q, want %q", tt.p, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseStorageProfile_Valid(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  StorageProfile
+	}{
+		{"single", ProfileSingle},
+		{"striped", ProfileStriped},
+		{"", ProfileSingle},       // empty = backward compat
+		{"Single", ProfileSingle},   // case-insensitive
+		{"STRIPED", ProfileStriped},
+		{" single ", ProfileSingle}, // whitespace-tolerant
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got, err := ParseStorageProfile(tt.input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("ParseStorageProfile(%q) error: %v", tt.input, err)
+		}
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("ParseStorageProfile(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseStorageProfile_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ParseStorageProfile("mirrored")
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidStorageProfile) {
+		t.Errorf("ParseStorageProfile(mirrored) error = %v, want ErrInvalidStorageProfile", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStorageProfile_StringRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, p := range []StorageProfile{ProfileSingle, ProfileStriped} {
+		s := p.String()
+		got, err := ParseStorageProfile(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("round-trip %v -> %q: parse error: %v", p, s, err)
+		}
+		if got != p {
+			t.Errorf("round-trip %v -> %q -> %v", p, s, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSuperblock_ProfilePersistence(t *testing.T) {
+	// ProfileSingle persists and reads back correctly.
+	sb, err := NewSuperblock(1*1024*1024*1024, CreateOptions{
+		StorageProfile: ProfileSingle,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewSuperblock: %v", err)
+	}
+	if sb.StorageProfile != uint8(ProfileSingle) {
+		t.Fatalf("StorageProfile = %d, want %d", sb.StorageProfile, ProfileSingle)
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	sb.WriteTo(&buf)
+
+	got, err := ReadSuperblock(&buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadSuperblock: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.StorageProfile != uint8(ProfileSingle) {
+		t.Errorf("StorageProfile = %d, want %d", got.StorageProfile, ProfileSingle)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSuperblock_BackwardCompat_ProfileZero(t *testing.T) {
+	// Existing volumes have 0 at profile offset → ProfileSingle.
+	sb, _ := NewSuperblock(1*1024*1024*1024, CreateOptions{})
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	sb.WriteTo(&buf)
+
+	got, err := ReadSuperblock(&buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadSuperblock: %v", err)
+	}
+	if StorageProfile(got.StorageProfile) != ProfileSingle {
+		t.Errorf("backward compat: StorageProfile = %d, want %d (single)", got.StorageProfile, ProfileSingle)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSuperblock_InvalidProfileRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	sb, _ := NewSuperblock(1*1024*1024*1024, CreateOptions{})
+	sb.StorageProfile = 99
+
+	err := sb.Validate()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Validate should reject StorageProfile=99")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidSuperblock) {
+		t.Errorf("Validate error = %v, want ErrInvalidSuperblock", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate_WithProfile(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	vol, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{
+		VolumeSize:     4 * 1024 * 1024,
+		StorageProfile: ProfileSingle,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Create: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer vol.Close()
+	if vol.Profile() != ProfileSingle {
+		t.Errorf("Profile() = %v, want single", vol.Profile())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate_DefaultProfile(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	vol, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{VolumeSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Create: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer vol.Close()
+	if vol.Profile() != ProfileSingle {
+		t.Errorf("default Profile() = %v, want single", vol.Profile())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpen_ProfileSurvivesReopen(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	vol, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{
+		VolumeSize:     4 * 1024 * 1024,
+		StorageProfile: ProfileSingle,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Create: %v", err)
+	}
+	vol.Close()
+
+	vol2, err := OpenBlockVol(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Open: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer vol2.Close()
+	if vol2.Profile() != ProfileSingle {
+		t.Errorf("Profile() after reopen = %v, want single", vol2.Profile())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate_StripedRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	_, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{
+		VolumeSize:     4 * 1024 * 1024,
+		StorageProfile: ProfileStriped,
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrStripedNotImplemented) {
+		t.Errorf("CreateBlockVol(striped) error = %v, want ErrStripedNotImplemented", err)
+	}
+	// File should not exist.
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(path); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Error("CreateBlockVol(striped) should not leave a file behind")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate_InvalidProfileRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	_, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{
+		VolumeSize:     4 * 1024 * 1024,
+		StorageProfile: StorageProfile(99),
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidStorageProfile) {
+		t.Errorf("CreateBlockVol(profile=99) error = %v, want ErrInvalidStorageProfile", err)
+	}
+	// File should not exist.
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(path); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Error("CreateBlockVol(invalid profile) should not leave a file behind")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpen_InvalidProfileOnDisk(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.blk")
+
+	vol, err := CreateBlockVol(path, CreateOptions{VolumeSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Create: %v", err)
+	}
+	vol.Close()
+
+	// Corrupt the StorageProfile byte on disk (offset 105).
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDWR, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.WriteAt([]byte{99}, 105); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write corrupt byte: %v", err)
+	}
+	f.Close()
+
+	_, err = OpenBlockVol(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("OpenBlockVol should fail with invalid StorageProfile")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/storage/blockvol/superblock.go b/weed/storage/blockvol/superblock.go
index b19bed96e..dc6e5b8ee 100644
--- a/weed/storage/blockvol/superblock.go
+++ b/weed/storage/blockvol/superblock.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Superblock struct {
 	SnapshotCount    uint32
 	Epoch            uint64        // fencing epoch (0 = no fencing, Phase 3 compat)
 	DurabilityMode   uint8         // CP8-3-1: 0=best_effort, 1=sync_all, 2=sync_quorum
+	StorageProfile   uint8         // CP11A-1: 0=single, 1=striped (reserved)
 }
 
 // superblockOnDisk is the fixed-size on-disk layout (binary.Write/Read target).
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ type superblockOnDisk struct {
 	SnapshotCount    uint32
 	Epoch            uint64
 	DurabilityMode   uint8
+	StorageProfile   uint8
 }
 
 // NewSuperblock creates a superblock with defaults and a fresh UUID.
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ func NewSuperblock(volumeSize uint64, opts CreateOptions) (Superblock, error) {
 		WALOffset:      SuperblockSize,
 		WALSize:        walSize,
 		DurabilityMode: uint8(opts.DurabilityMode),
+		StorageProfile: uint8(opts.StorageProfile),
 	}
 	copy(sb.Magic[:], MagicSWBK)
 	sb.UUID = id
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ func (sb *Superblock) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 		SnapshotCount:    sb.SnapshotCount,
 		Epoch:            sb.Epoch,
 		DurabilityMode:   sb.DurabilityMode,
+		StorageProfile:   sb.StorageProfile,
 	}
 
 	// Encode into beginning of buf; rest stays zero (padding).
@@ -166,6 +170,8 @@ func (sb *Superblock) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	endian.PutUint64(buf[off:], d.Epoch)
 	off += 8
 	buf[off] = d.DurabilityMode
+	off++
+	buf[off] = d.StorageProfile
 
 	n, err := w.Write(buf)
 	return int64(n), err
@@ -228,6 +234,8 @@ func ReadSuperblock(r io.Reader) (Superblock, error) {
 	sb.Epoch = endian.Uint64(buf[off:])
 	off += 8
 	sb.DurabilityMode = buf[off]
+	off++
+	sb.StorageProfile = buf[off]
 
 	return sb, nil
 }
@@ -263,5 +271,8 @@ func (sb *Superblock) Validate() error {
 	if sb.DurabilityMode > 2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid DurabilityMode %d", ErrInvalidSuperblock, sb.DurabilityMode)
 	}
+	if sb.StorageProfile > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid StorageProfile %d", ErrInvalidSuperblock, sb.StorageProfile)
+	}
 	return nil
 }