⁠7.6. Creating a Volume

Compute instances support the attachment and detachment of Block Storage volumes. This procedure details the steps involved in creating a logical volume using the Dashboard.
To create a volume from the Dashboard, you must have first:
  • Installed the Dashboard.
  • Installed the Block Storage service.
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Procedure 7.6. Creating a Volume using the Dashboard

  1. Log in to the Dashboard.
  2. In the Project tab, click on Volumes under the Manage Compute menu.
  3. Click the Create Volume button. The Create Volume dialog is displayed.
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    The create volume dialog.

    Figure 7.8. Create Volume Dialog

  4. Configure the values that will define your new volume.
    1. Enter a Volume Name to identify your new volume.
    2. Enter a Description to further describe your new volume.
    3. Enter the Size of your new volume in gigabytes (GB).
    4. Choose a source for your volume from the Volume Source dropdown list. You can choose to load an empty volume or from an image.

    Important

    Your new volume will be allocated from the cinder-volumes volume group. There must be enough free disk space in the cinder-volumes volume group for your new volume to be allocated.
  5. Click the Create Volume button to create the new volume.
You have successfully created a volume using the Dashboard.
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