Chapter 10. Volumes

A volume is a block storage device that you can attach to an instance. In the Volumes tab, you can add a new cloud volume, or list all cloud volumes with information including each volume’s Name, Size, Status, Type, if it is Bootable, Availability Zones, and Cloud Provider. Click on a cloud volume to see a summary of the volume. On that screen, you can see which instance is currently using the volume under Relationships, and also see its snapshot. More importantly, you can attach or detach a cloud volume to an instance, and edit or delete a selected volume.

10.1. Adding a New Cloud Volume

  1. Navigate to Compute → Clouds → Volumes.
  2. Click 1847 (Configuration), then click 1862 (Add a new Cloud Volume).
  3. In Basic Information, enter Volume Name and Size (in gigabytes) of the volume.
  4. In Placement, select the instance you want to attach the volume to from the Cloud Tenant list.
  5. Click Add.

10.2. Attaching a Cloud Volume to an Instance

  1. Navigate to Compute → Clouds → Volumes.
  2. Select the cloud volume you want to attach to an instance.
  3. Click 1847 (Configuration), then click volume icon (Attach selected Cloud Volume to an Instance).
  4. Specify the instance you want to attach the selected cloud volume to from the Instance list.
  5. Specify the Device Mountpoint (optional).
  6. Click Attach.

10.3. Detaching a Cloud Volume from an Instance

  1. Navigate to Compute → Clouds → Volumes.
  2. Select the cloud volume you want to detach from an instance.
  3. Click 1847 (Configuration), then click volume icon (Detach selected Cloud Volume from an Instance).
  4. Select the instance you want to detach the selected volume from, from the Instance list.
  5. Click Detach.

10.4. Editing a Cloud Volume

  1. Navigate to Compute → Clouds → Volumes.
  2. Select the cloud volume you want to edit.
  3. Click 1847 (Configuration), then click 1851 (Edit selected Cloud Volume).
  4. Edit Volume Name.
  5. Click Save.

10.5. Deleting Cloud Volumes

  1. Navigate to Compute → Clouds → Volumes.
  2. Select the cloud volume you want to delete.
  3. Click 1847 (Configuration), then click 1861 (Delete selected Cloud Volumes). A warning pop-up window appears to confirm the action.
  4. Click OK.