async def init(self, name, conf=None):
        '''
        Generate a new CryoTank with a given name or get an reference to an existing CryoTank.

        Args:
            name (str): Name of the CryoTank.

        Returns:
            CryoTank: A CryoTank instance.
        '''
        tank = self.tanks.get(name)
        if tank is not None:
            return tank

        iden = s_common.guid()

        logger.info('Creating new tank: %s', name)

        path = s_common.genpath(self.dirn, 'tanks', iden)

        tank = await CryoTank.anit(path, conf)

        node = await self.names.open((name,))
        await node.set((iden, conf))

        self.tanks.put(name, tank)

        return tank
Generate a new CryoTank with a given name or get an reference to an existing CryoTank.

        Args:
            name (str): Name of the CryoTank.

        Returns:
            CryoTank: A CryoTank instance.