Create an SFS

Create an SFS to get shared file storage that several nodes can mount at once. SFS is available in Delhi and Chennai.

Open the create form

In MyAccount, open Scalable File System. For your first SFS, click Get Started. Once you have one, click the + button, labelled Create SFS.

Set the details

1. Enter a Name for the SFS.
2. Under Select VPC, choose the VPC your node is attached to. A Default VPC gives a fixed pool of 512 IP addresses; a Custom VPC lets you set your own addresses and subnets. If you plan to use backup, choose a Default VPC, because backup runs there.
3. (Optional) Under Select Subnet (Optional), pick a subnet of a Custom VPC. A VPC with a /28 CIDR has no subnets, so this field is left out for it.
4. Move the SFS Size slider to the size you need, in TB, up to 24 TB. Each size is a plan, and the plan also sets the IOPS: how many read and write operations the disk handles per second. You get 15 IOPS for each GB, so a 24 TB SFS gets 360,000 IOPS.

Choose billing

Choose Hourly or Committed. Hourly suits an SFS you are trying out; Committed suits one you will keep, with bigger savings on longer terms. Each committed option shows its term in days and its price for your SFS’s size.

On a Committed plan, also choose what happens when the term ends: it renews automatically, or it switches to hourly billing. Then check the box confirming that the committed price is billed for the whole period.

Turn on encryption

(Optional) To encrypt the SFS’s disk, check Enable Encryption. Encryption stays on for as long as the SFS exists, so decide now. Under Enter Passphrase(Optional), set your own passphrase, or leave it blank and E2E generates one. A passphrase is exactly 12 characters, with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one of ! @ # $ % ^ & *. See SFS encryption.

Create it

Click Launch SFS. The SFS appears in the list as Creating, then reads Available when it is ready.

Creating an SFS in Delhi is restricted for newer accounts. If the dashboard stops you in Delhi, create the SFS in Chennai instead; see Troubleshooting SFS.

Next, give your node access; see Grant a VPC access to an SFS or Configure per-node access to an SFS. Then mount the SFS on the node; see Mount an SFS.