Skip to main content

Create a Volume

Create a Volume​

  1. On the "Volumes" page, click "Add New".

  2. In the "Create A Volume" window, specify a volume name and size in gigabytes, select a storage policy, and then click "Create a Volume".

Create an Image from Volumes​

To create multiple virtual machines with the same boot volume, you can create a template from an existing boot volume and deploy virtual machines with it.

  1. Power off the virtual machine that the original volume is attached to.
  2. Switch to the Volumes page, click the volume’s ellipsis button, and select "Create Image".
  3. In the Create Image window, enter an image name, and then click "Create".

Cloning Volumes​

Limitations​

info

You can clone volumes that are not attached to a virtual machine or attached to the stopped virtual machine.

  1. On the "Volumes" page, click "Volume".
  2. In the volume right pane, click "Clone".
  3. In the Clone Volume window, specify a volume name, size, and storage policy. Click "Save".