Attach a volume

You can attach a volume to a VM (Virtual Machine) within the same Subregion to add storage capacity to it. You can attach several volumes to a VM (up to 40), for example to separate different types of data.

Permissions

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This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• compute.blockStorage.update

Console

1. Log in to the Numspot console.
2. From the left-hand side menu, click Storage → Block Storage → Volumes. The list of volumes appears.
3. Select the volume you want to link.
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   You can also select a VM in the "VM" dashboard and click Link a volume.

4. Under the volume actions menu, click Associate a VM. The Association with a VM dialog box appears.
5. In the "VM" list, select the VM to which you want to link the volume.
6. In the "Devices" list, select the name of the device to which you want to assign the volume.
7. Click Associate with the VM. The volume is linked to the selected VM.
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   Once the volume is attached, you must mount it at the operating system level to make it usable.

API

The PUT /compute/spaces/{spaceId}/volumes/{id}/vms/link command attaches a block storage volume to a VM. The volume and the VM must be located in the same subregion. The VM can be running or stopped. The volume is attached to the specified device of the VM.

Example request: Attach a Volume to a VM ↗

Terraform

The Terraform documentation is available on the Numspot registry ↗.