Manage Block Storage Volume
Attach Volume
Navigate to a computer
- Navigate to a computer you want to attach the block storage to
- Click on the "Storage" tab
- Then hit the Attach Block Storage Volume button
Attach existing Block Storage Volume
On the window that appears, choose "Existing Volume" and select the volume you want to attach:
If Volume is not visible
If the volume doesn't appear on the list, check if it's not attached to another machine on " Storage" Page on side menu.
Mount Volume
Once the volume is created, you can mount it to a machine:
- Access the console of the your computer where volume is attached
- Create a folder to mount the volume to (if not already created):
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/my-volume- Mount the volume to the folder you created (replace
my-volumewith the label of your volume):
sudo mount /dev/disk/by-label/my-volume /mnt/my-volumeVolume Label
If you forgot the label of your volume, you can always check it with lsblk command:
lsblk -flsblk -o NAME,LABELDetach Volume
Before Detaching
Always make sure your volume is unmounted before detaching it to avoid data loss !
To unmount a volume, run the following command:
sudo umount /mnt/my-volumeWhere my-volume is the label of your volume.
- Simply navigate to your computer where the volume is attached
- On the "Storage" tab, find your volume and click on the "Detach" button
- Navigate to the "Storage" page from the side menu
- Find your volume in the list then click on the "Detach" button