Storage Management
Create and manage persistent storage volumes for your virtual machines
The Storage Management system allows you to create and manage persistent storage volumes for your virtual machines.
Prerequisites
Required Before Creating Volumes
- Complete Profile: Your profile must be complete with billing information (address, postal code, country)
- Minimum Balance: Account must have sufficient credits:
- USD: Minimum $1.00
- EUR: Minimum €1.00
- INR: Minimum ₹100.00
To check your profile completion status:
- Navigate to Account Settings
- Verify all required fields are completed
- Ensure billing address is fully filled out
Volume Types
The platform supports different volume types for various use cases:
Standard Volumes
General-purpose storage for data and applications
Specifications:
- Minimum size: 10GB
- Maximum size: 1,048,576GB (1TB)
- Performance: Optimized for GPU workloads
- Persistence: Data persists across VM lifecycles
- Attachment: Can be attached to any VM in the same region
- Use cases: Application data, databases, file storage
Bootable Volumes
Volumes containing an operating system that can boot a VM
Specifications:
- Minimum size: 100GB
- Maximum size: 1,048,576GB (1TB)
- Initialization: Must have a valid OS image
- Usage: Can be used to deploy new VMs
- Benefits: Preserves installed software and configurations
- Use cases: Custom OS setups, pre-configured environments
Volume Storage Pricing
Volume Storage: $0.1 per TB per hour (€0.1 per TB per hour | ₹10 per TB per hour)
Billing is calculated hourly based on provisioned storage capacity.
Volume Dashboard Statistics
The Volumes page displays key statistics for your storage in the selected region:
- Total Volumes: Number of volumes in the selected region
- Total Storage: Combined storage allocated across all volumes (in GB)
- Attached Volumes: Number of volumes currently attached to VMs
- Bootable Volumes: Number of volumes that can be used to boot VMs
Pagination and Display
Volume management includes efficient pagination:
- 6 volumes displayed per page
- Previous/Next navigation with page numbers
- Pagination controls appear when more than 6 volumes exist
- Grid layout adjusts for desktop (3 columns) and mobile (1 column)
Volume Operations
Create Volumes
Add new storage volumes
- Standard and bootable volume creation
- Automatic naming suggestions
- Real-time validation
- OS image integration for bootable volumes
Manage Volumes
Attach, detach, and delete volumes
- Smart VM filtering by region and status
- Graceful attachment/detachment
- Status validation and error handling
- Multi-volume management
Volume Status Indicators
Volumes display status indicators to show their current state:
Storage Best Practices
Regional Planning
Regional Planning
Optimize performance and compliance
- Create volumes in the same region as your VMs to avoid compatibility issues
- Consider data residency requirements for compliance
- Plan for disaster recovery across multiple regions
- Monitor regional availability and pricing differences
Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning
Right-size your storage
- Size volumes appropriately for your workload to optimize cost
- Plan for growth but avoid over-provisioning
- Monitor usage patterns and adjust capacity as needed
- Use bootable volumes for persistent OS configurations that you want to reuse
Data Management
Data Management
Protect and organize your data
- Detach volumes before deleting VMs if you want to preserve the data
- Create regular snapshots before major changes to ensure data recovery options
- Use descriptive naming conventions for easy identification
- Implement proper access controls and security measures
Cost Optimization
Cost Optimization
Manage storage costs effectively
- Monitor your volume usage to avoid unnecessary storage costs
- Delete unused volumes to reduce ongoing costs
- Consider snapshot strategies for long-term data retention
- Regular cleanup of temporary or test volumes
Security & Backup
Security & Backup
Ensure data protection
- Complete your profile and maintain sufficient credits before creating volumes
- Implement regular backup schedules using snapshots
- Consider encryption for sensitive data
- Monitor access logs and unusual activity
Quick Actions
Create Volume
Add persistent storage to your VMs
Manage Volumes
Attach, detach, and delete volumes
Best Practices
Learn storage optimization tips
Next Steps
- Create your first volume - Start with a standard volume for data storage
- Learn volume management - Master attaching and detaching volumes
- Explore bootable volumes - Create reusable OS configurations
Create volumes in the same region as your VMs to avoid compatibility issues and optimize performance.
Storage Management
Create and manage persistent storage volumes for your virtual machines
The Storage Management system allows you to create and manage persistent storage volumes for your virtual machines.
Prerequisites
Required Before Creating Volumes
- Complete Profile: Your profile must be complete with billing information (address, postal code, country)
- Minimum Balance: Account must have sufficient credits:
- USD: Minimum $1.00
- EUR: Minimum €1.00
- INR: Minimum ₹100.00
To check your profile completion status:
- Navigate to Account Settings
- Verify all required fields are completed
- Ensure billing address is fully filled out
Volume Types
The platform supports different volume types for various use cases:
Standard Volumes
General-purpose storage for data and applications
Specifications:
- Minimum size: 10GB
- Maximum size: 1,048,576GB (1TB)
- Performance: Optimized for GPU workloads
- Persistence: Data persists across VM lifecycles
- Attachment: Can be attached to any VM in the same region
- Use cases: Application data, databases, file storage
Bootable Volumes
Volumes containing an operating system that can boot a VM
Specifications:
- Minimum size: 100GB
- Maximum size: 1,048,576GB (1TB)
- Initialization: Must have a valid OS image
- Usage: Can be used to deploy new VMs
- Benefits: Preserves installed software and configurations
- Use cases: Custom OS setups, pre-configured environments
Volume Storage Pricing
Volume Storage: $0.1 per TB per hour (€0.1 per TB per hour | ₹10 per TB per hour)
Billing is calculated hourly based on provisioned storage capacity.
Volume Dashboard Statistics
The Volumes page displays key statistics for your storage in the selected region:
- Total Volumes: Number of volumes in the selected region
- Total Storage: Combined storage allocated across all volumes (in GB)
- Attached Volumes: Number of volumes currently attached to VMs
- Bootable Volumes: Number of volumes that can be used to boot VMs
Pagination and Display
Volume management includes efficient pagination:
- 6 volumes displayed per page
- Previous/Next navigation with page numbers
- Pagination controls appear when more than 6 volumes exist
- Grid layout adjusts for desktop (3 columns) and mobile (1 column)
Volume Operations
Create Volumes
Add new storage volumes
- Standard and bootable volume creation
- Automatic naming suggestions
- Real-time validation
- OS image integration for bootable volumes
Manage Volumes
Attach, detach, and delete volumes
- Smart VM filtering by region and status
- Graceful attachment/detachment
- Status validation and error handling
- Multi-volume management
Volume Status Indicators
Volumes display status indicators to show their current state:
Storage Best Practices
Regional Planning
Regional Planning
Optimize performance and compliance
- Create volumes in the same region as your VMs to avoid compatibility issues
- Consider data residency requirements for compliance
- Plan for disaster recovery across multiple regions
- Monitor regional availability and pricing differences
Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning
Right-size your storage
- Size volumes appropriately for your workload to optimize cost
- Plan for growth but avoid over-provisioning
- Monitor usage patterns and adjust capacity as needed
- Use bootable volumes for persistent OS configurations that you want to reuse
Data Management
Data Management
Protect and organize your data
- Detach volumes before deleting VMs if you want to preserve the data
- Create regular snapshots before major changes to ensure data recovery options
- Use descriptive naming conventions for easy identification
- Implement proper access controls and security measures
Cost Optimization
Cost Optimization
Manage storage costs effectively
- Monitor your volume usage to avoid unnecessary storage costs
- Delete unused volumes to reduce ongoing costs
- Consider snapshot strategies for long-term data retention
- Regular cleanup of temporary or test volumes
Security & Backup
Security & Backup
Ensure data protection
- Complete your profile and maintain sufficient credits before creating volumes
- Implement regular backup schedules using snapshots
- Consider encryption for sensitive data
- Monitor access logs and unusual activity
Quick Actions
Create Volume
Add persistent storage to your VMs
Manage Volumes
Attach, detach, and delete volumes
Best Practices
Learn storage optimization tips
Next Steps
- Create your first volume - Start with a standard volume for data storage
- Learn volume management - Master attaching and detaching volumes
- Explore bootable volumes - Create reusable OS configurations
Create volumes in the same region as your VMs to avoid compatibility issues and optimize performance.