Create a volume

Creating a volume from the MyAccount portal takes a name, a size, and a plan, and leaves you with an Available volume ready to attach to a node. The IOPS come bundled and are set for you from the size.

Before you begin

• A MyAccount account with credit.
• A node to attach the volume to later (you can create the volume on its own and attach it when you are ready). See Create a node.

Create the volume

1. Open Storage > Volumes.
2. Click Create Volume.
3. Enter a Volume Name.
4. Move the slider to choose the Volume Size (100 GB to 16 TB). The IOPS field fills in for you, scaled to the size.
5. Choose Hourly or Committed. Committed has a term and an end date, and asks what to do when the term ends: renew it, or switch to hourly. See Convert a volume to committed for what each means.
6. (Optional) Check Enable Encryption to encrypt the volume. A passphrase is optional. See Encrypt a volume for what encryption means for snapshots and later use.
7. Click Launch Volume.

The volume shows in your list with the status Available when it is ready.

The volume shows Available until a node uses it. Next, attach it to a node and mount it in the node’s operating system. Troubleshooting Volumes covers a volume that fails to create.