Create a Volume

Eucalyptus offers persistent storage that you can attach to a running instance. These Eucalyptus block storage (EBS) volumes persist autonomously from the running life of an instance. After you attach a block volume to an instance, you can use it like any other physical hard drive.

Create a Volume with the Console

  1. Click the Create Volume link at the top of the Manage Volumes screen. The Create Volume dialog box will appear.
  2. If you would like to create a volume from an existing snapshot, select the snapshot from the Create from snapshot? drop-down listbox.
  3. Enter the size of the volume in gigabytes in the Volume Size (GB) text box.
    Note: If you're creating a volume from a snapshot, you can't enter a volume size that's smaller than the original snapshot you've selected.
  4. Select an availability zone from the Availability Zone drop-down list box.
    Note: You can only attach a volume to an instance in the same availability zone.
  5. Click the Create Volume button.